1796 North Carolina's 4th congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 A special election was held in NC 4 on November 23, 1796, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Absalom Tatom (DR) on June 1, 1796.4th Congress membership roster https://web.archive.org/web/20121213104926/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/4.pdf 2012-12-13 Tatom had, himself, been elected in a special election the previous year. Election results Candidate Party VotesElection details from Ourcampaigns.com Percent William F. Strudwick Federalist 264 76.3% Richard Stanford Democratic-Republican 78 22.5% Scattering 4 1.2% Strudwick took his seat on December 13, 1796 See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References North Carolina 1796 04 North Carolina 1796 04 1796 04 North Carolina 04 United States House of Representatives 04 United States House of Representatives 1796 04