1805_North_Carolina's_5th_congressional_district_special_election Knowpia

A special election was held in North Carolina's 5th congressional district on August 8, 1805^[1] to fill a vacancy left by the death of Representative James Gillespie (DR) on January 5, 1805,^[2] before the 9th Congress began, but after the general elections had taken place for the 8th Congress.

Election results edit

Candidate	Party	Votes^[3]	Percent
Thomas Kenan	Democratic-Republican	2,320	65.3%
Benjamin Smith	Democratic-Republican^[4]	1,234	34.7%

The first session of the 9th Congress began on December 2, 1805^[5] so that this vacancy was filled prior to the first meeting of Congress.

^ United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results, by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company, 1998)
^ "8th congress membership roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012.
^ "A New Nation Votes".^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Also supported by the Federalists".^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "9th Congress membership roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012.