1807 Massachusetts's 12th congressional district special election

A special election was held in Massachusetts's 12th congressional district in 1807 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Barnabas Bidwell (DR), who had been appointed Massachusetts Attorney General on July 13 of that year.

Election results

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Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
Ezekiel Bacon Democratic-Republican 949 88.7%
Daniel Dewey Federalist 121 11.3%

Bacon took his seat on November 2, 1807.[2]

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