1824 Indiana's 1st congressional district special election explained

A special election was held for the after William Prince (DR-Jackson) died on September 8, 1824.

Consequently, a special election was held to fill the vacancy.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[1]	Percent
	Jacob Call		Jacksonian	2,155	50.4%
	Thomas H. Blake		Anti-Jacksonian	2,087	48.8%
	Ratliff Boon^[2]		Jacksonian	36	0.8%

Call took his seat on December 23, 1824,^[3] serving until the end of the 18th Congress on March 13, 1825.

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: View Election . https://archive.today/20130106112550/http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=in.usrepresentative.1st.special.1824 . 6 January 2013 . dead.
2. Elected to the 19th Congress
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-12-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103947/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/18.pdf . 2016-03-04 .