1820 Massachusetts's 13th congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in 1820 in to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Edward Dowse (DR) on May 26, 1820^[1]

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	Percent
William Eustis	Democratic-Republican	1,160	56.2%
James Richardson	Federalist	792	38.4%
Scattering		111	5.4%

Eustis took his seat November 13, 1820^[1]

See also

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

References

1. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/16.pdf 16th Congress membership roster
2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=727529 Election details