On February 10, 1820, George F. Strother (DR), Representative for Virginia's 10th district, resigned,[1] 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
|
Votes[2]
|
Percent
|
Thomas L. Moore
|
Democratic-Republican
|
563
|
41.0%
|
Zephaniah Turner
|
[3]
|
377
|
27.5%
|
John Love
|
Democratic-Republican
|
370
|
27.0%
|
Mark A. Chilton
|
[3]
|
62
|
4.5%
|
Moore took his seat on November 13, 1820[4]
See also
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