On February 10, 1820, George F. Strother (DR), Representative for Virginia's 10th district, resigned,[1] having been appointed as receiver of public money in St. Louis, Missouri. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy
Candidate | Party | Votes[2] | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Thomas L. Moore | Democratic-Republican | 563 | 41.0% |
Zephaniah Turner | [3] | 377 | 27.5% |
John Love | Democratic-Republican | 370 | 27.0% |
Mark A. Chilton | [3] | 62 | 4.5% |
Moore took his seat on November 13, 1820[4]