1828 New Jersey's at-large congressional district special election

A special election was held in New Jersey's at-large congressional district to fill two vacancies caused by the deaths of George Holcombe (J) on January 14, 1828, and Hedge Thompson (A) on July 23, 1828.^[1] The elections were held at the same time as the election for the 21st Congress.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes[2]	Percent
Thomas Sinnickson	Anti-Jacksonian	23,425	26.0%
James F. Randolph	Anti-Jacksonian	23,387	25.9%
James Parker	Jacksonian	21,757	24.1%
James Westcott	Jacksonian	21,577	23.9%

Sinnickson and Randolph took their seats on December 1, 1828.^[1] Randolph was also elected to the 21st Congress.

See also

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

References

1. 20th Congress membership roster Archived 2013-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
2. Election results from Ourcampaigns.com