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  NY District 08 - Special Election
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Parents > United States > New York > NY - District 08
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1885 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 03, 1885 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close November 03, 1885 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start November 03, 1885 - 12:00pm
Term End March 03, 1887 - 12:00pm
ContributorRMF
Last ModifiedRBH May 21, 2016 09:08pm
Data SourcesDubin, Congressional Elections, 1788-1997
Description Special election to fill the remainder of the term of Samuel S. Cox, who resigned to become Minister to Turkey.

Campbell had the backing of the Tammany and Irving Hall organizations, while Galvin also ran on the New York County Democracy line.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1884
NameSamuel Sullivan Cox Votes19,386 (81.22%)
Term03/04/1885 - 05/20/1885 Margin14,903 (+62.44%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1886
NameTimothy J. Campbell Votes12,179 (50.59%)
Term03/04/1887 - 03/03/1889 Margin380 (+1.58%)
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Name Timothy J. Campbell John Galvin  
PartyDemocratic Republican  
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Uncertified Votes 11,931 (51.93%) 11,044 (48.07%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -887 (-3.86%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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