1824 Vermont's at-large congressional district special election

On October 15, 1824, Charles Rich of Vermont's at-large district died in office. A special election was held for his replacement.

Election results
Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
Henry Olin Democratic-Republican 5,197 59.3%
Charles K. Williams [2] 3,420 39.0%

Olin took his seat in the 18th Congress on December 13, 1824.[3]

See also

References
  1. "View Election". Archived from the original on January 6, 2013.
  2. Source does not list party affiliation for Williams. Williams was later elected Governor of Vermont as a Whig, which suggests he may have been a Democratic-Republican in 1824, but this is not certain
  3. "Eighteenth Congress" (PDF). Artandhistory.house.gov. 1823. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
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