1810 Maryland's 4th congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on October 1, 1810^[1] to fill a vacancy in the 11th Congress left by the resignation, on May 14, 1810, of the previous incumbent, Roger Nelson (DR).^[2] This election was held at the same time as the general election for the 12th Congress.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[3]	Percent
	Samuel Ringgold		Democratic-Republican	1,732	98.1%
	Benjamin Galloway		Federalist	29	1.6%

Ringgold also won election to the 12th Congress. He took his seat in the 11th Congress on December 7, 1810^[2]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results, by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company, 1998)
2. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/11.pdf 11th Congress membership roster
3. http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=md.uscongress4.special.1810 A New Nation Votes