In April, 1816, John McLean (DR) of Ohio's 1st district resigned. A special election was called to fill the resulting vacancy.
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In April, 1816, John McLean (DR) of Ohio's 1st district resigned. A special election was called to fill the resulting vacancy.
| Candidate | Party | Votes [1] | Percent |
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| William Henry Harrison [2] | Democratic-Republican | 3,370 | 58.6% |
| Thomas R. Ross | Democratic-Republican | 1,783 | 31.0% |
| William C. Schenck | Federalist | 351 | 6.1% |
| William Corry | Federalist | 112 | 1.9% |
| Matthias Ross | Democratic-Republican | 91 | 1.6% |
| Ethan A. Brown | Democratic-Republican | 40 | 0.7% |
Harrison took his seat on December 2, 1816 [3]
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A special election was held in Delaware's at-large congressional district on October 1, 1822 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Caesar A. Rodney (DR) on January 24, 1822, having been elected to the Senate. This election was held on the same day as the general elections for Congress in Delaware.
In December 1816, a special election was held in Georgia's at-large district to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Alfred Cuthbert (DR) on November 9. Cuthbert himself had been elected in a special election in 1813.
On March 12, 1815, a few days after the legal start of the 14th Congress, but long before the first meeting of that Congress, David Bard (DR), who'd been re-elected to the 9th district, died. A special election was held on October 10 to fill the vacancy left by his death.
On October 8, 1816, a special election was held in Pennsylvania's 9th district, the second special election in that district in the 14th Congress. The reason for the special election was Thomas Burnside (DR)'s resignation to accept a judicial appointment in April of that year. Burnside himself had been elected to the seat in the previous special election.
On June 4, 1816, after being defeated for re-election, Enos T. Throop (DR) of New York's 20th district resigned his seat. A special election was held in September of that year to fill the vacancy left for the remainder of the 14th Congress
In April 1816, James Clark (DR), of Kentucky's 1st district, resigned his seat to accept a position as circuit court judge. A special election was held for his replacement.
The 1816 special elections for Maryland's 5th congressional district were to fill two separate vacancies. The 5th district was a plural district, with two seats. Both seats were vacated, the first by Representative Nicholas R. Moore (DR) in 1815, before the 14th Congress even met, and the second by Rep. William Pinkney (DR) on April 18, 1816 after being named Minister to Russia.
A special election was held in Maryland's 3rd congressional district in 1816 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Alexander C. Hanson (F) upon being elected to the United States Senate.
On December 15, 1815, having been elected to the Senate, Nathaniel Macon (DR) of North Carolina's 6th district resigned. To fill the vacancy left in North Carolina's representation for the 14th Congress, a special election was held on January 22, 1816.
On April 16, 1816, Richard Stanford (DR) of North Carolina's 8th district died in office. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy
On September 24, 1815, John Sevier (DR), representative for Tennessee's 2nd district, died in office. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy December 7–8, 1815.
On July 4, 1816, Representative Thomas Gholson, Jr. (DR) of Virginia's 18th district died in office. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy on October 10, 21–23, and 28, 1816.
On September 16, 1816, Representative-elect Henry B. Lee (DR) of New York's 4th district died before the start of the 15th Congress, to which he'd been elected. A special election was held prior to the beginning of the first session of Congress to fill the resulting vacancy.
On October 13, 1821, before the first meeting of the 17th Congress, Wingfield Bullock (DR) of Kentucky's 8th district died. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.
On December 20, 1820, Jesse Slocumb (DR) of North Carolina's 4th district died. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy
On September 7, 1821, Representative-elect Selah Tuthill (DR) of New York's 6th district died before the first meeting of the 17th Congress. A special election was held November 6–8, 1821 to fill the resulting vacancy.
On April 21, 1823, William B. Rochester (DR) of New York's 28th district was appointed judge of the Eighth Circuit Court and resigned his seat in the House. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.
On May 8, 1822, James Blair (DR) of South Carolina's 9th district resigned. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy. Blair himself had been elected in a special election earlier in the same Congress.
On May 8, 1822, William Lowndes (DR) of South Carolina's 2nd district resigned. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy
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