1817 Connecticut's at-large congressional district special election

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A special election was held in Connecticut's at-large district in 1817 [lower-alpha 1] to fill two vacancies in the 15th Congress, both of which had occurred before the start of that Congress. The vacancies were left by the death of members-elect Sylvanus Backus (F) on February 15, 1817 and Charles Dennison (F) who declined the seat.

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Election results

As there were two vacancies in an at-large district, the top two candidates were elected to represent Connecticut.

CandidatePartyVotes [1] Percent
Ebenezer Huntington Federalist5,44929.2%
Nathaniel Terry Federalist4,20122.5%
Sylvester Gilbert [2] Democratic-Republican3,11516.7%
Lyman Law Federalist2,24012.0%
Lewis B. Sturges Federalist1,8299.8%
Epaphroditus Champion Federalist1,2486.7%
Asa Bacon, Jr.Federalist5933.2%

Huntington and Terry took their seats with the rest of the 15th Congress.

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Notes

  1. The exact election date is unknown but must have been held between the death of Backus on February 15, 1817 and the May 12, 1817 publication of a news story on the election.

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References

  1. "A New Nation Votes".
  2. Later elected in a second special election