United States Senate special election in Delaware, 1795
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| | | Nominee | Henry Latimer | John Dickinson | | Party | Federalist | Democratic-Republican | Popular vote | 15 | 14 | Percentage | 51.72% | 48.28% | |
U.S. senator before election George Read Federalist | Elected U.S. Senator Henry Latimer Federalist | |
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The Delaware United States Senate special election for 1795 was held on March 16, 1795. The former Senator George Read had resigned to take the position of Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. Henry Latimer defeated the former governor of Delaware, governor of Pennsylvania and Continental Congressmen from Delaware and Pennsylvania by one vote.
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- ^ "United States Senate election in Delaware, 1795".
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