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  NC District 05 - Special Election
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Parents > United States > North Carolina > NC - District 05
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1803 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open August 09, 1805 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close August 09, 1805 - 11:00am Central
Term Start November 02, 1805 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1807 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler February 07, 2005 05:21pm
Data SourcesThe Wilmington Gazette, 8/13/1805, reported the county breakdown of the vote. The official vote of Onslow County is located in the N.C. Department of Archives and History. The Gazette left out Sampson County, and its numbers are derived from subtraction.
Description James Gillespie died on 1/10/1805, during the lame duck session of Congress. Dubin reports that this special election took place on 8/8/1805.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic-Republican Won08/10/1804
NameJames Gillespie Votes1,698 (52.50%)
Term03/04/1805 - 03/04/1807 Margin399 (+12.34%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic-Republican Won08/15/1806
NameThomas Kenan Votes398 (86.33%)
Term03/04/1807 - 03/04/1809 Margin359 (+77.87%)
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Name Thomas Kenan St. Sen. Benjamin Smith  
PartyDemocratic-Republican Democratic-Republican  
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Uncertified Votes 2,320 (65.35%) 1,230 (34.65%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,090 (-30.70%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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