1796 North Carolina's 4th congressional district special election

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A special election was held in North Carolina's 4th congressional district on November 23, 1796 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Absalom Tatom (DR) on June 1, 1796. [1] Tatom had, himself, been elected in a special election the previous year.

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Election results

CandidatePartyVotes [2] Percent
William F. Strudwick Federalist26476.3%
Richard Stanford Democratic-Republican7822.5%
Scattering41.2%

Strudwick took his seat on December 13, 1796 [1]

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