New Jersey's at-large congressional district special election, 1808

A special election was held in New Jersey's at-large congressional district on March 8, 1808 to fill a vacancy left by the death of Ezra Darby (DR) on January 27, 1808[1]

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
Adam Boyd Democratic-Republican 7,515 82.3%
Aaron Ogden Federalist 884 9.7%
Ebenezer Elmer Democratic-Republican 369 4.0%
Scattering 359 3.9%

Boyd took office on April 1, 1808[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Membership roster for the 10th Congress
  2. New Jersey At-large special election race from Ourcampaigns.com
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