1818 Louisiana's at-large congressional district special election

On April 20, 1818, Thomas B. Robertson (DR) of Louisiana's at-large district resigned.[1] A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes[2]	Percent
Thomas Butler	Democratic-Republican	1,866	45.1%
Edward Livingston	Democratic-Republican	1,384	33.4%
Joseph Johnston	[3]	810	19.6%
Fulwar Skipwith	[3]	62	1.5%

In addition, Robertson himself received 16 votes, presumably unsolicited. Butler took office on November 16[4]

References

"Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via History.house.gov. footnote 18
"Louisiana 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
Party affiliation not given in source
"Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via History.house.gov. footnote 19

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[15R-1] "Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via History.house.gov. footnote 18

[2] "Louisiana 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 23, 2019.

[np-3] Party affiliation not given in source

[4] "Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via History.house.gov. footnote 19

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See also: Political party strength in Louisiana

1818 Louisiana's at-large congressional district special election

Election results

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