1820 Michigan Territory's at-large congressional district special election explained

On August 9, 1820, William Woodbridge, the first delegate for, resigned, after having served since March 2, 1820.^[1] A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.

Election results

Candidate	Votes^[2]	Percent
Solomon Sibley	213	41.4%
Augustus B. Woodward	206	40.0%
James MacCloskey	89	17.3%
Jonathan R. Williams	7	1.4%

Sibley took his seat on November 20, 1820.^[3]

See also

• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
• 1820 and 1821 United States House of Representatives elections

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130309015156/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/16.pdf . March 9, 2013 . February 8, 2013. footnote 71
2. Web site: A New Nation Votes . 2021-01-25 . elections.lib.tufts.edu.
3. Web site: Archived copy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130309015156/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/16.pdf . March 9, 2013 . February 8, 2013. footnote 72