On January 1, 1818,[1] a special election was held in North Carolina's 7th district to fill a vacancy left by the death of Representative-elect Alexander McMillan (F) before the 15th Congress had assembled.[2]
Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
James Stewart | Federalist | 1,719 | 40.6% |
John Culpepper | Federalist | 1,562 | 36.9% |
Atlas Jones | Federalist | 767 | 18.1% |
James Gaines | [3] | 137 | 3.2% |
Joseph Winslow | Federalist | 53 | 1.3% |
Stewart took his seat on January 26[4]