New Jersey's at-large congressional district special election, 1810

A special election was held in New Jersey's at-large congressional district on October 30, 1810 to fill a vacancy left in the 11th Congress by the death of James Cox (DR) on September 12, 1810.[1]

Election returns

Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
John A. Scudder Democratic-Republican 2,345 76.7%
John Linn Democratic-Republican 329 10.8%
Jacob S. Thompson Democratic-Republican 311 10.2%
Isaac Mickle Democratic-Republican 71 2.3%

Scudder took his seat on December 3, 1810[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 11th Congress Membership roster
  2. Election details from Ourcampaigns.com
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