1790 Virginia's 9th congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in in July, 1790, to fill the vacancy left by the death of Theodorick Bland (A) on June 1, 1790.^[1]

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	Percent
	William B. Giles		Anti-Administration	1,561	54.5%
	Thomas Edmunds		Pro-Administration	1,301	45.5%

Giles took his seat December 7, 1790.^[1]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: First Congress membership roster . 2015-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141205220514/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/1.pdf . 2014-12-05 . dead .
2. https://archive.today/20121212120329/http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=va.special.uscongress.9.1790 A New Nation Votes