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1799 New Hampshire's at-large congressional district special election

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A special election was held in New Hampshire's at-large congressional district on November 18, 1799, to replace a vacancy caused by Peleg Sprague (F) declining to serve in the 6th Congress.

Election result

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Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
James Sheafe Federalist 3,605 69.3%
Woodbury Langdon Democratic-Republican 723 13.9%
Jeremiah Mason Federalist 131 2.5%
John Prentice Federalist 105 2.0%
Others 641 12.3%

Sheafe took his seat with the rest of the 6th Congress when the 1st session began on December 2, 1799

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