1814 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district special election

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A special election was held in Kentucky's 2nd congressional district in 1814 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Henry Clay (DR) on January 19, 1814, to accept a diplomatic position to the United Kingdom. [1]

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Election results

CandidatePartyVotes [2] Percent
Joseph H. Hawkins Democratic-Republican1,51547.1%
George Trotter Jr.Federalist1,37342.7%
William B. BlackburnDemocratic-Republican32910.2%

Hawkins took his seat March 29, 1814, [1] during the 2nd (of 3) Session of the 13th Congress. Hawkins did not run for re-election in the 14th Congress and was succeeded by Henry Clay again.

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