On December 20, 1820, Jesse Slocumb (DR) of North Carolina's 4th district died.[1] A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy
Election results
Blackledge took office on February 7, 1821,[4] near the end of the 16th Congress. He was also elected to the 17th Congress.
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) footnote 45 - ^ http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=nc.uscongress4.special.1821[permanent dead link]
- ^ Source does not provide party affiliation
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
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