1825 South Carolina's 1st congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on May 17, 1825, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Joel R. Poinsett (J) on March 7, 1825^[1] to become Minister to Mexico.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	Percent
William Drayton	Jacksonian	1,236	74.8%
William Crafts	Federalist	417	25.2%

Drayton took his seat on December 5, 1825^[1]

See also

• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
• 1824 and 1825 United States House of Representatives elections

Notes and References

1. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/19.pdf 19th Congress membership roster
2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=274017 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com