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  OH District 16 - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Ohio > OH - District 16
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1842 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open April 26, 1842 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close April 26, 1842 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start April 27, 1842 - 12:00pm
Term End March 03, 1843 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH January 15, 2011 06:58pm
Data SourcesUnited States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin
Description Giddings resigned in response to being censured for offering anti-slavery resolutions.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyWhig Won10/13/1840
NameJoshua R. Giddings Votes11,725 (66.03%)
Term03/04/1841 - 03/22/1842 Margin5,692 (+32.05%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won10/10/1843
NameJames Mathews Votes4,427 (55.68%)
Term03/04/1843 - 03/03/1845 Margin903 (+11.36%)
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Name Rep. Joshua R. Giddings John M. Edwards  
PartyWhig Democratic  
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Certified Votes 7,484 (65.49%) 3,943 (34.51%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -3,541 (-30.99%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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