1820 Massachusetts's 1st congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 A special election was held in MA 1 on October 23, 1820, to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Jonathan Mason (F) on May 15, 1820.16th Congress membership roster https://web.archive.org/web/20130309015156/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/16.pdf 2013-03-09 As a majority was not achieved on the first ballot, a second ballot was held November 6, 1820 Election results Candidate Party First ballot1st district special election, 1820 first ballot Second ballot1st district special election, 1820 second ballot Votes Percent Votes Percent Benjamin Gorham Democratic-RepublicanGorham Some sources cite Benjamin Gorham as a Federalist. 1,635 48.3% 2,262 58.0% Henry Orne Democratic-Republican 882 26.1% Samuel Wells Independent 866 25.6% 1,565 40.1% Jesse Putnam Unknown 55 1.4% Scattering 20 0.5% Gorham took his seat on November 27, 1820. See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives Notes References Massachusetts 1820 01 Massachusetts 1820 01 1820 01 Massachusetts 01 United States House of Representatives 01