On April 16, 1816, Richard Stanford (DR) of North Carolina's 8th district died in office.[1] A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy
Candidate | Party | Votes[2] | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Samuel Dickens | Democratic-Republican | 2,487 | 52.2% |
John Craig | Democratic-Republican | 2,273 | 47.8% |
Dickens took his seat December 2, 1816,[3] at the start of the Second Session of the 14th Congress.
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