1824 Indiana's 1st congressional district special election

On September 8, 1824, William Prince (DR-Jackson), of Indiana's 1st district died. A special election was held to fill the vacancy left in Indiana's congressional representation by his death

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
Jacob Call Jacksonian 2,155 50.4%
Thomas H. Blake Anti-Jacksonian 2,087 48.8%
Ratliff Boon[2] Jacksonian 36 0.8%

Call took his seat on December 23, 1824,[3] serving until the end of the 18th Congress on March 13, 1825.

See also

References

  1. Elected to the 19th Congress
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-12-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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