1820 Virginia's 10th congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 On February 10, 1820, George F. Strother (DR), Representative for VA 10 Virginia's 10th district, resigned,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 65: Resigned February 10, 1820. having been appointed as receiver of public money in St. Louis, Missouri. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy Election results Candidate Party VotesVirginia 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 10, Special https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/z603r031k 2024-09-12 elections.lib.tufts.edu Percent Thomas L. Moore Democratic-Republican 563 41.0% Zephaniah Turner Source does not give party affiliation no-party 377 27.5% John Love Democratic-Republican 370 27.0% Mark A. Chilton Source does not give party affiliation no-party 62 4.5% Moore 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 66: Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of George F. Strother, and took his seat November 13, 1820. See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives Notes References Virginia 1820 10 Virginia 1820 10 1820 10 Virginia 10 United States House of Representatives 10 United States House of Representatives 1820 10