1810 Massachusetts' 10th congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on October 8, 1810, to have Joseph Allen (F) fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Jabez Upham (F).

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes[1]	Percent
	Joseph Allen		Federalist	1,802	55.2%
	John Spurr		Democratic-Republican	1,464	44.8%

Allen took his seat on December 13, 1810, and left in the new year.^[2]

See also

• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

Notes and References

1. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=729752 election details from Ourcampaigns.com
2. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/11.pdf 11th Congress membership roster