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1828 Mississippi's at-large congressional district special election

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A special election was held in Mississippi's at-large congressional district on October 20, 1828, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of William Haile (J) on September 12, 1828[1]

Election results

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Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
Thomas Hinds Jacksonian 1,238 92.9%
Others 95 7.1%

Hinds took his seat December 8, 1828.[1] Hinds had earlier won the general election to the 21st Congress.

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