1800 Massachusetts's 10th congressional district special election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1800 Massachusetts's 10th congressional district special election

| country = Massachusetts

| type = by-election

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1798–1799 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

| previous_year = 1798–1799

| next_election = 1800–1801 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

| next_year = 1800–1801

| seats_for_election = Massachusetts's 10th congressional district

| election_date = August 25, 1800 (first round)
October 20, 1800 (runoff)

| image1 = 160x160px

| nominee1 = Nathan Read

| party1 = Federalist Party

| popular_vote1 = 1,567

| percentage1 = 53.5%

| image2 = 160x160px

| nominee2 = Jacob Crowninshield

| party2 = Democratic-Republican Party

| popular_vote2 = 1,364

| percentage2 = 46.5%

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Samuel Sewall

| before_party = Federalist Party

| after_election = Nathan Read

| after_party = Federalist Party

}}

{{Elections in Massachusetts}}

A special election was held in {{ushr|MA|10}} on August 25, 1800, and October 20, 1800, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Samuel Sewall (F).[http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/6.pdf 6th Congress membership roster] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206141016/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/6.pdf |date=2014-12-06 }}

Election results

Massachusetts electoral law required a majority for election, which was not met on the first election, necessitating a second election.

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! rowspan=2|Candidate

! rowspan=2|Party

! colspan=2|First trial[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=729754 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com]

! colspan=2|Second trial[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=729753 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com]

Votes

! Percent

! Votes

! Percent

{{Party shading/Federalist}}

| Nathan Read

| Federalist

| 803

| 45.3%

| 1,567

| 53.5%

{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}}

| Jacob Crowninshield

| Democratic-Republican

| 873

| 49.2%

| 1,364

| 46.5%

colspan=2|Scattering

| 97

| 5.5%

| colspan=2|

Read took his seat on November 25, 1800

See also

References