1797 Massachusetts's 11th congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on August 4, 1797, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Theophilus Bradbury (F) upon his appointment to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on July 24, 1797.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[1]	Percent
Bailey Bartlett	Federalist	451	81.4%
Scattering		103	18.6%

Bartlett took his seat November 27, 1797^[2]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=729879 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com
2. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/5.pdf 5th Congress membership roster