1801 New York's 6th congressional district special election
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A John Bird (F) on July 26, 1801,[2] prior to the first meeting of the 7th Congress.
Election results
| Candidate | Party | Votes[3] | Percent |
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John P. Van Ness
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Democratic-Republican | 1,981 | 64.1% |
| Hezekiah L. Hosmer | Federalist | 1,111 | 35.9% |
John P. Van Ness took his seat December 7, 1801,District of Columbia and on January 17, 1803, his seat was declared vacant[4] and left vacant until the start of the Eighth Congress.
See also
References
- ^ United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results, by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company, 1998).
- ^ a b 7th Congress membership roster Archived 2014-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A New Nation Votes
- United States Constitution says that "...no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office." The question, if a militia appointment in the federal district is such an office, was put to the whole House and answered unanimously in the affirmative see Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States (Vol. IV; page 290)