1821 New York's 6th congressional district special election explained

On September 7, 1821, Representative-elect Selah Tuthill (DR) of died before the first meeting of the 17th Congress.^[1] A special election was held November 6–8, 1821 to fill the resulting vacancy.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	Percent
	Charles Borland, Jr.		Democratic-Republican	1,277	53.7%
	John Duer		Democratic-Republican	1,097	46.1%

Borland took his seat December 3, 1821, at the start of the First Session o the 17th Congress^[3]

See also

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

References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-12-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121213144812/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/17.pdf . 2012-12-13 . footnote 33
2. Web site: View Election . https://archive.today/20130106122552/http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=ny.specialcongress6.1821 . 6 January 2013 . dead.
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-12-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121213144812/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/17.pdf . 2012-12-13 . footnote 34