1801 New York's 6th congressional district special election
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Elections in New York State |
---|
A special election was held in New York's 6th congressional district October 6–8, 1801[1] to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of John Bird (F) on July 26, 1801,[2] prior to the first meeting of the 7th Congress.
Election results
Candidate | Party | Votes[3] | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
John P. Van Ness | Democratic-Republican | 1,981 | 64.1% |
Hezekiah L. Hosmer | Federalist | 1,111 | 35.9% |
John P. Van Ness took his seat December 7, 1801,[2] but did not complete the term, as he was appointed by President Thomas Jefferson as a major in the militia of the District of Columbia and on January 17, 1803, his seat was declared vacant[4] and left vacant until the start of the Eighth Congress.
See also
References
- ^ United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results, by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company, 1998).
- ^ a b 7th Congress membership roster Archived 2014-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A New Nation Votes
- ^ Article I, Section 6, of the United States Constitution says that "...no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office." The question, if a militia appointment in the federal district is such an office, was put to the whole House and answered unanimously in the affirmative see Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States (Vol. IV; page 290)
Categories:
- Webarchive template wayback links
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Use mdy dates from September 2023
- Special elections to the 7th United States Congress
- United States House of Representatives special elections
- United States House of Representatives elections in New York (state)
- 1801 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1801 New York (state) elections
- New York (state) special elections