1822 South Carolina's 9th congressional district special election explained

On May 8, 1822, James Blair (DR) of resigned.[1] A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy. Blair himself had been elected in a special election earlier in the same Congress.

Election results

CandidatePartyVotes[2] Percent
John CarterDemocratic-Republican1,13236.4%
James G. Spann1,11435.8%
John Waties86427.8%

Carter took his seat December 11, 1822.[3]

See also

Notes and 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 56
  2. Web site: View Election . https://archive.today/20130217113735/http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=sc.uscongress.kershaw.specialelection.1822 . 17 February 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 57

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