1821 South Carolina's 9th congressional district special election
In 1821, Representative-elect John S. Richards (DR), who'd been elected to represent South Carolina's 9th district, declined to serve. A special election was held to fill the resulting, the first of two special elections in the 9th district for the 17th Congress.
Election results
| Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Blair | Democratic-Republican | 1,116 | 49.1% |
| Joseph Brevard | Democratic-Republican | 991 | 43.6% |
| James C. Postell | 165 | 7.3% |
Blair took his seat at the start of the 17th Congress. Blair himself subsequently resigned May 8, 1822,[2] resulting in a second special election.
See also
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Seventeenth Congress March 4, 1821, to March 3, 1823" (PDF). Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012. footnote 56