A special election was held in on September 23, 1811, and November 4, 1811, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR) upon being elected to the Senate on June 29, 181112th Congress Membership Roster
Election results Two elections were required, due to a majority not being achieved on the first election Candidate Party First election Second election VotesElection details from Ourcampaigns.com Percent VotesElection details from Ourcampaigns.com Percent William M. Richardson Democratic-Republican 1,754 52.1% John Tuttle Democratic-Republican 1,361 44.5% Loammi Baldwin Federalist 1,142 37.4% 1,169 34.7% Edmund Foster Democratic-Republican 382 12.5% 277 8.2% Marshall Spring Democratic-Republican 173 5.7% 168 5.0%
Richardson took his seat January 22, 1812
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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