1805 Delaware's at-large congressional district special election

A special election was held in Delaware's at-large congressional district on October 1, 1805, to fill a vacancy resulting from the resignation of James A. Bayard, a Federalist, upon election to the Senate. Bayard had earlier served in the House in the 5th, 6th, and 7th congresses before being narrowly defeated for re-election in 1802 by Caesar A. Rodney, whom he, in turn, defeated in 1804.

1805 Delaware's at-large congressional district special election

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Candidate James M. Broom David Hall
Party Federalist Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 3,011 2,682
Percentage 52.65% 46.90%

U.S. representative before election

James A. Bayard
Federalist

Elected U.S. representative

James M. Broom
Federalist

Broom took his seat with the rest of the 9th Congress on December 2, 1805.

Election returns

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1805 Delaware's at-large congressional district special election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Federalist James M. Broom 3,011 52.65
Democratic-Republican David Hall 2,682 46.90
Democratic-Republican Isaac Starr 24 0.42
Unknown Hugh W. Richie 2 0.04
Majority 329 5.75
Total votes 5,719 100.00
Federalist hold

Results by county

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County Broom# Broom% Hall# Hall% Starr# Starr% Richie# Richie% Total
Kent 966 61.06% 593 37.48% 23 1.45% 1,582
New Castle 683 32.63% 1,407 67.22% 1 0.05% 2 0.10% 2,093
Sussex 1,362 66.63% 682 33.37% 2,044

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Delaware at-large special election race from Ourcampaigns.com
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - DE District At Large - Special Election Race - Oct 01, 1805". Our Campaigns. January 15, 2011.