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1808 North Carolina's 7th congressional district special election

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A special election was held in **** on February 1, 1808. In the 1806 elections, John Culpepper (F) had defeated incumbent Duncan McFarlan (DR), but McFarlan contested the election, and, on January 2, 1808, the House Committee on Elections declared the seat vacant.

Election results

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
John CulpepperFederalist2,57856.5%
Duncan McFarlanDemocratic-Republican1,94742.7%

Culpepper was thus returned to the House, resuming his seat on February 23, 1808.

References

References

  1. ''United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results'', by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company, 1998)
  2. [http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/10.pdf 10th Congress membership roster] {{webarchive. link. (2013-03-06)
  3. [https://archive.today/20130106112343/http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=nc.uscongress7.specialelection.1808 A New Nation Votes]
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