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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]
The first special election was held on January 27, 1816 to replace Moore. [2]
Candidate | Party | Votes [3] | Percent |
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Samuel Smith | Democratic-Republican | 2,515 | 70.1% |
Peter Little | Democratic-Republican | 1,069 | 29.8% |
Smith took his seat in the 14th Congress on February 4, 1816. [1]
The second election was held on September 3 to fill the vacancy left by Pickney's resignation. [4]
Candidate | Party | Votes [5] | Percent |
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Peter Little | Democratic-Republican | 3,367 | 54.4% |
Tobias Stansbury | Democratic-Republican | 2,816 | 45.6% |
Little took his seat on December 2, 1816, at the start of the Second Session. [1]
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