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1824 Massachusetts's 10th congressional district special election

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A special election was held in **** to fill a vacancy caused by John Bailey (DR) being declared not eligible for the seat which he had won the previous year on March 24, 1824. The election was held on August 30, 1824, with additional ballots held on November 1 and November 29 due to a majority not being achieved on the first or second ballot.

Election results

Candidate	Party	First ballot	Second ballot	Third ballot	Votes	Percent	Votes
John Bailey	Adams-Clay Republican	871	47.3%	1,112	42.1%	1,661	50.1%
Sher Leland	Democratic-Republican	567	30.8%
Richard Sullivan	Federalist		672	25.5%
Rufus G. Amory	Unknown		1,038	31.3%
Samuel Bugbee	Unknown		643	24.4%	472	14.2%
Scattering	402	21.9%	213	8.1%	147	4.4%

Bailey was seated again December 13, 1824.

References

[http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/18.pdf 18th Congress membership roster] {{webarchive. link. (2016-03-04)
[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=727532 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com]
[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=727533 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com]
[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=727531 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com]

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