On August 9, 1820, William Woodbridge, the first delegate for Michigan Territory, resigned, after having served since March 2, 1820.[1] A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.

Election results

Candidate Votes[2] Percent
Solomon Sibley 213 41.4%
Augustus B. Woodward 206 40.0%
James MacCloskey 89 17.3%
Jonathan R. Williams 7 1.4%

Sibley took his seat on November 20, 1820.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) footnote 71
  2. ↑ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) footnote 72
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