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.
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Broom took his seat with the rest of the 9th Congress on December 2, 1805.
Election returns
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| 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
| County | Broom# | Broom% | Hall# | Hall% | Starr# | Starr% | Richie# | Richie% | Total |
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| 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
References
- Delaware at-large special election race from Ourcampaigns.com
- "Our Campaigns - DE District At Large - Special Election Race - Oct 01, 1805". Our Campaigns. January 15, 2011.
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