New Hampshire's at-large congressional district special election, 1802

A special election was held in New Hampshire's at-large congressional district on August 30, 1802 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Joseph Peirce (F) earlier that year.

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
Samuel Hunt Federalist 5,322 55.8%
Nahum Parker Democratic-Republican 3,912 41.1%
Others 297 3.1%

Hunt took office on December 6, 1802[2]

See also

References

  1. Election details from Ourcampaign.com
  2. 7th Congress membership roster, see footnote 24


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