1828 Mississippi's at-large congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on October 20, 1828, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of William Haile (J) on September 12, 1828^[1]

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	Percent
Thomas Hinds	Jacksonian	1,238	92.9%
Others		95	7.1%

Hinds took his seat December 8, 1828.^[1] Hinds had earlier won the general election to the 21st Congress.

See also

• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
• List of United States representatives from Mississippi
• 1828 United States House of Representatives elections

Notes and References

1. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/20.pdf 20th Congress membership roster
2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=482970 Election results from Ourcampaigns.com