1820 Massachusetts's 8th congressional district special election

None February 2026 September 2023 A special election was held in MA 8 on October 16, 1820, and November 24, 1820, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Zabdiel Sampson (DR) on July 26, 1820.16th Congress membership roster https://web.archive.org/web/20130309015156/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/16.pdf 2013-03-09 Election results Although a majority was achieved on the first ballot, a second election was ordered because elections had not been held in the town of Hanson. Candidate Party First ballotFirst ballot details Second ballotSecond ballot details Votes Percent Votes Percent Aaron Hobart Democratic-Republican 872 52.1% 588 68.7% William Baylies Federalist 803 47.9% Scattering 268 31.3% Hobart took his seat on December 18, 1820 See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References Massachusetts 1820 08 Massachusetts 1820 08 1820 08 Massachusetts 08 United States House of Representatives 08