1790_Virginia's_9th_congressional_district_special_election Knowpia

A special election was held in Virginia's 9th congressional district in July, 1790, to fill the vacancy left by the death of Theodorick Bland (A) on June 1, 1790.^[1]

Election results edit

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	Percent
William B. Giles	Anti-Administration	1,561	54.5%
Thomas Edmunds	Pro-Administration	1,301	45.5%

Giles took his seat December 7, 1790^[1]

^ ^a ^b "First Congress membership roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
^ A New Nation Votes