1815 Tennessee's 2nd congressional district special election
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On September 24, 1815, John Sevier (DR), representative for Tennessee's 2nd district, died in office. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy December 7–8, 1815.[1]
Election results
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes[2] | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| William G. Blount | Democratic-Republican | 1,583 | 48.4% |
| John Cocke | Democratic-Republican | 1,355 | 41.5% |
| George Dougherty | 330 | 10.1% |
Blount took office on January 8, 1816[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "View Election". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Archived from the original on January 6, 2013.
- ^ "View Election". Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
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