1810 Massachusetts's 11th congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on October 8, 1810, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of William Stedman (F) on July 16, 1810.^[1]

Election returns

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	Percent
	Abijah Bigelow		Federalist	2,123	72.3%
	Timothy Whiting		Democratic-Republican	790	26.9%
	Moses White		Democratic-Republican	23	0.8%

Bigelow took his seat December 14, 1810^[1]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/11.pdf 11th Congress membership roster
2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=729878 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com