1816 Maryland's 5th congressional district special elections

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The 1816 special elections for Maryland's 5th congressional district were to fill two separate vacancies. The 5th district was a plural district, with two seats. Both seats were vacated, the first by Representative Nicholas R. Moore (DR) in 1815, before the 14th Congress even met, [1] and the second by Rep. William Pinkney (DR) on April 18, 1816 after being named Minister to Russia. [1]

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Election results

January election

The first special election was held on January 27, 1816 to replace Moore. [2]

CandidatePartyVotes [3] Percent
Samuel Smith Democratic-Republican2,51570.1%
Peter Little Democratic-Republican1,06929.8%

Smith took his seat in the 14th Congress on February 4, 1816. [1]

September election

The second election was held on September 3 to fill the vacancy left by Pickney's resignation. [4]

CandidatePartyVotes [5] Percent
Peter Little Democratic-Republican3,36754.4%
Tobias StansburyDemocratic-Republican2,81645.6%

Little took his seat on December 2, 1816, at the start of the Second Session. [1]

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