1800 Massachusetts's 4th congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 A special election was held in MA 4 on August 25, 1800, and October 20, 1800, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Dwight Foster (F) after his election to the Senate,Sixth Congress membership roster https://web.archive.org/web/20141206141016/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/6.pdf December 6, 2014 the second election required because the first did not result in a majority. Election results CandidatePartyFirst trialMA - 4th Western - Special Election - 1st Trial. ourcampaigns.comSecond trialMA - 4th Western - Special Election - 2nd Trial. ourcampaigns.com Votes Percent Votes Percent Levi Lincoln Sr. Democratic-Republican 1,038 47.1% 1,079 49.8% Jabez Upham Federalist 572 25.9% 843 38.9% Seth Hastings Federalist 302 13.7% 129 6.0% Salem Towne Federalist 256 11.6% 103 4.7%Scattering 37 1.7% 14 0.7% Lincoln took his seat on February 6, 1801. See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References Massachusetts 04 Massachusetts 1800 04 1800 04 Massachusetts 04 United States House of Representatives 04 Massachusetts's 4th congressional district special election Massachusetts's 4th congressional district special election