1796 Massachusetts's 1st congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 A special election was held in MA 1 on September 5, 1796, and November 21, 1796, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Theodore Sedgwick (F) upon his election to the Senate4th Congress membership roster https://web.archive.org/web/20121213104926/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/4.pdf December 13, 2012 Election results Two elections were held due to a majority not being achieved on the first ballot. Candidate Party First ballotElection details from Ourcampaigns.com Second ballotElection details from Ourcampaigns.com Votes Percent Votes Percent Thomson J. Skinner Democratic-Republican 1,325 48.0% 746 62.7% Ephraim Williams Federalist 1,379 49.9% 380 32.0% Scattering 59 2.1% 63 5.3% Skinner took office on January 27, 1797 See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References Massachusetts 1796 01 Massachusetts 1796 01 1796 01 Massachusetts 01 United States House of Representatives 01