1821 North Carolina's 4th congressional district special election

On December 20, 1820, Jesse Slocumb (DR) of North Carolina's 4th district died.[1] A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes[2]	Percent
William S. Blackledge	Democratic-Republican	880	57.7%
Barnabus MacKinnie	[a]	644	42.3%

Blackledge took office on February 7, 1821,[3] near the end of the 16th Congress. He was also elected to the 17th Congress.

See also

• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
• 1820 and 1821 United States House of Representatives elections
• List of United States representatives from North Carolina

Notes

1. Source does not indicate party affiliation.

References

1. "SIXTEENTH CONGRESS" (PDF). artandhistory.house.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Footnote 45: Died December 20, 1820.
2. "North Carolina 1821 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4, Special". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
3. "SIXTEENTH CONGRESS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013. Footnote 46: Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Jesse Slocumb, and took his seat February 7, 1821.