1823 New York's 28th congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 On April 21, 1823, William B. Rochester (DR) of NY 28 New York's 28th district was appointed judge of the Eighth Circuit Court and resigned his seat in the House. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy. Election results Candidate Party VotesNew York 1823 U.S. House of Representatives, District 28, Special https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/0p0968009 2024-09-12 elections.lib.tufts.edu Percent William Woods Democratic-Republican 834 51.4% Daniel Cruger Democratic-Republican 789 48.6% Woods took his seat on December 1, 1823,EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/18.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103947/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/18.pdf 2016-03-04 2012-12-25 artandhistory.house.gov Footnote 24: Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of William B. Rochester, and took his seat December 1, 1823. at the start of the 1st Session of the 18th Congress. See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References Category:Special elections to the 18th United States Congress 1823 New York 1823 28 Category:1823 New York (state) elections United States House of Representatives 1823 28 New York 28