| Elections in North Carolina |
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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.
| Candidate | Party | Votes [3] | Percent |
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| 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.
The 1804–05 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 24, 1804, and August 5, 1805. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 9th United States Congress convened on December 2, 1805. The elections occurred at the same time as President Thomas Jefferson's re-election. Elections were held for all 142 seats, representing 17 states.
The 1802 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held from April 27 to 29, 1802, to elect 17 U.S. Representatives to represent the State of New York in the United States House of Representatives of the 8th United States Congress.
The 1804 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held from April 24 to 26, 1804, to elect 17 U.S. Representatives to represent the State of New York in the United States House of Representatives of the 9th United States Congress. At the same time, a vacancy was filled in the 8th United States Congress.
A special election was held in Virginia's 9th congressional district in July, 1790, to fill the vacancy left by the death of Theodorick Bland (A) on June 1, 1790.
A special election was held in New York's 1st congressional district April 24–26, 1804 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of John Smith (DR) on February 22, 1804, after being elected to the Senate. The election was held at the same time as the elections for the 9th Congress and were combined into a single election, with the candidate receiving the most votes going to the 9th Congress and the candidate with the second most votes going to the 8th Congress.
A special election was held in Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district on October 8, 1805, to fill a vacancy left by the death of John A. Hanna (DR) on July 23, 1805, before the first session of the 9th Congress.
A special election was held in Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district on October 8, 1805, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of John B. Lucas (DR) before the first session of the 9th Congress to take a position as district judge for the District of Louisiana.
A special election was held in Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district on November 27, 1806, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Michael Leib (DR) on February 14, 1806.
A special election was held in Maryland's 7th congressional district on September 27 and October 4, 1806 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Joseph H. Nicholson (DR)
A special election was held in South Carolina's 6th congressional district June 1–2, 1807 to fill a vacancy left by the death of Levi Casey (DR) on February 3, 1807.
A special election was held in Connecticut's at-large congressional district on September 17, 1810 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Samuel W. Dana (F) in May, 1810 after being elected to the Senate.
A special election was held in Georgia's at-large congressional district on December 13, 1813 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of William W. Bibb (DR) on November 6, 1813, after being elected to the Senate.
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.
Georgia's at-large congressional district special election, 1819 was called to fill a vacancy created when the former congressman was elected to the United States Senate.
A special election was held in Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district on October 13, 1829, to fill two vacancies in the state's congressional delegation before the first session of the 21st Congress.
On December 15, 1829, a special election was held in Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative-elect William Wilkins (AM) on November 9, 1829, prior to the start of the 21st Congress.
A special election was held in North Carolina's 8th congressional district on August 6, 1801, to fill a vacancy created when David Stone (F) resigned upon being elected to the Senate before the 7th Congress began.
A special election was held in Massachusetts's 12th congressional district on September 17, 1804, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Thomson J. Skinner (DR) on August 10, 1804
There were two special elections in Georgia's at-large congressional district in 1806; one on September 15, 1806, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Joseph Bryan (DR) earlier that year, and the other sometime before December 6, 1806, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas Spalding (DR) earlier that year.
A special election was held in Virginia's 5th congressional district on January 21, 1826, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of John Randolph (J) on December 26, 1825, after being elected to the Senate.
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