1800 Virginia's 13th congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on July 31, 1800, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation, on June 7, 1800,^[1] of John Marshall (F), who was named Secretary of State by President John Adams.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	Percent
Littleton W. Tazewell	Democratic-Republican	778	64.5%
John Mayo	Federalist	428	35.5%

Tazewell took his seat November 26, 1800^[1]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 6th Congress membership roster . 2015-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141206141016/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/6.pdf . 2014-12-06 . dead .
2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=282236 Virginia district 13 race from Ourcampaigns.com