1827 Maine's 1st congressional district special election

Summary

A special election was held in Maine's 1st congressional district on September 27, 1827 to fill a vacancy left by the death of William Burleigh (A) on July 2, 1827[1]

Election results edit

Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
Rufus McIntire Jacksonian 2,174 52.9%
John Holmes Adams 1,932 47.1%

McIntire took his seat December 3, 1827. Holmes was subsequently elected to the Senate, taking his seat January 26, 1829[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b 20th Congress membership roster Archived 2013-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Election results from OurCampaigns.com