1816 Kentucky's 1st congressional district special election

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In April 1816, James Clark (DR), of Kentucky's 1st district , resigned his seat to accept a position as circuit court judge. A special election was held for his replacement.

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Election results

CandidatePartyVotes [1] Percent
Thomas Fletcher Democratic-Republican3,41658.9%
Chilton Allan Democratic-Republican2,38041.1%

Fletcher took his seat on December 2, [2] at the start of the second session of the 14th Congress.

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References

  1. ↑ https://archive.today/20130106181018/http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=ky.specialuscongress1.1816
  2. ↑ "Fourteenth Congress March 4, 1815, to March 3, 1817" (PDF). Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2015. footnote 15
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