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1813 New York's 2nd congressional district special election

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On August 2, 1813, at the end of the 1st session of the 13th Congress,[1] Egbert Benson (F) of New York's 2nd district resigned. A special election was held for his replacement December 28–30, 1813[2]

Election results[edit]

Candidate Party Votes[3] Percent
William Irving Democratic-Republican 3,895 52.5%
Peter A. Jay Federalist 3,518 47.5%

Irving took his seat on January 22, 1814[4]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) footnote 39
  2. ^ Date of election [source: United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results, by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company, 1998)].
  3. ^ http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=ny.specialelectioncongress2.1813[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) footnote 40