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1823 New York's 28th congressional district special election

On April 21, 1823, William B. Rochester (DR) of New York's 28th district was appointed judge of the Eighth Circuit Court and resigned his seat in the House. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
William Woods Democratic-Republican 834 51.4%
Daniel Cruger Democratic-Republican 789 48.6%

Woods took his seat on December 1, 1823,[2] at the start of the 1st Session of the 18th Congress.

See also

References

  1. ^ "New York 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 28, Special". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS" (PDF). artandhistory.house.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2012. Footnote 24: Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of William B. Rochester, and took his seat December 1, 1823.
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