For anyone thinking that they won't vote Tues because a by-election isn't important, pls consider the following Dee Watt Stratford CT One Vote How important is one vote? In 1649 one vote caused Charles I of England to be executed. In 1776 one vote gave America the English language instead of German In 1845 one vote brought Texas into the Union. In 1868 one vote saved President Andrew Johnson from impeachment. In 1875 one vote changed France from a monarchy into a Republic. In 1876 one vote gave Rutherford B. Hayes the Presidency of the United States.