1800 Massachusetts's 10th congressional district special election

A special election was held in Massachusetts's 10th congressional district on August 25, 1800, and October 20, 1800, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Samuel Sewall (F).

1800 Massachusetts's 10th congressional district special election

August 25, 1800 (first round) October 20, 1800 (runoff)
Massachusetts's 10th congressional district
Nominee Nathan Read Jacob Crowninshield Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 1,567 1,364 Percentage 53.5% 46.5%
U.S. Representative before election Samuel Sewall Federalist Elected U.S. Representative Nathan Read Federalist

Election results

Massachusetts electoral law required a majority for election, which was not met on the first election, necessitating a second election.

Candidate	Party	First trial		Second trial
		Votes	Percent	Votes	Percent
Nathan Read	Federalist	803	45.3%	1,567	53.5%
Jacob Crowninshield	Democratic-Republican	873	49.2%	1,364	46.5%
Scattering		97	5.5%

Read took his seat on November 25, 1800

See also

• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives