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  US House Speaker - Special Election
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Parents > United States > U.S. House of Representatives > Speaker of the House
OfficeSpeaker of the House
HonorificSpeaker of the House - Abbr: Speaker of the House
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline December 01, 1876 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open December 04, 1876 - 12:05pm Central
Polls Close December 04, 1876 - 12:10pm Central
Term Start December 04, 1876 - 12:15pm
Term End March 04, 1877 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedRBH January 28, 2011 01:41am
Data SourcesNew York Times 12/5/1876
Description Special election held to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Speaker Kerr.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won12/06/1875
NameMichael C. Kerr Votes173 (60.70%)
Term12/06/1875 - 08/19/1876 Margin67 (+23.51%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won10/15/1877
NameSamuel J. Randall Votes149 (53.02%)
Term10/15/1877 - 03/04/1879 Margin17 (+6.05%)
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Name Rep. Samuel J. Randall Rep. James A. Garfield  
PartyDemocratic Republican  
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Certified Votes 161 (66.26%) 82 (33.75%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -79 (-32.51%)  
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