1820 Virginia's 20th congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 On February 1, 1820, James Johnson (DR) of VA 20 Virginia's 20th district resigned from his position as Representative.SIXTEENTH CONGRESS http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/16.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130309015156/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/16.pdf 2013-03-09 artandhistory.house.gov Footnote 59: Resigned February 1, 1820. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy. Election results Candidate Party VotesVirginia 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 20, Special https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/x633f156c 2024-09-12 elections.lib.tufts.edu Percent John C. Gray Democratic-Republican 967 52.6% Arthur Smith Democratic-Republican 873 47.4% Gray took his seat on November 13, 1820.SIXTEENTH CONGRESS http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/16.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130309015156/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/16.pdf 2013-03-09 artandhistory.house.gov Footnote 60: Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of James Johnson, and took his seat November 13, 1820. See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References Virginia 1820 20 Virginia 1820 20 1820 20 Virginia 20 United States House of Representatives 20 United States House of Representatives 1820 20