1820 Virginia's 10th congressional district special election explained

On February 10, 1820, George F. Strother (DR), Representative for, 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		377	27.5%
	John Love		Democratic-Republican	370	27.0%
Mark A. Chilton		62	4.5%

Moore took his seat on November 13, 1820.^[3]

See also

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

References

1. Web site: SIXTEENTH CONGRESS . 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..
2. Web site: Virginia 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, District 10, Special . 2024-09-12 . elections.lib.tufts.edu.
3. Web site: SIXTEENTH CONGRESS . 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..