wˌaɪl bɹˈɪdʒᵻz ˈoʊpənli ɹˈæn fɚðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, hɪz əpˈoʊnənt, dʒˈʌdʒ ˈælbɚt wˈɛlkɚ, kənsˈɪdɚd hɪmsˈɛlf ɐ kˈændᵻdˌeɪt fɚðə pɹəvˈɪʒənəl kənfˈɛdɚɹət kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, ðˌoʊ bˈoʊθ wɜːɹ ɔnðə sˈeɪm bˈælət.
While Bridges openly ran for the United States Congress, his opponent, Judge Albert Welcker, considered himself a candidate for the Provisional Confederate Congress, though both were on the same ballot.