1822 Delaware's at-large congressional district special election

A special election was held in Delaware's at-large congressional district on October 1, 1822 ^[1] to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Caesar A. Rodney (DR) on January 24, 1822, ^[2] having been elected to the Senate. This election was held on the same day as the general elections for Congress in Delaware.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes [3]	Percent
Daniel Rodney	Federalist	3,884	51.5%
James Derickson	Democratic-Republican	3,653	48.4%

Rodney took his seat December 2, 1822, ^[4] at the start of the 2nd session of the 17th Congress.

See also

• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
• 1822 and 1823 United States House of Representatives elections
• List of United States representatives from Delaware

References

1. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results, by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company, 1998)].
2. "SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Footnote 8: Resigned January 24, 1822, having been elected Senator.
3. "Delaware 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
4. "SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS" (PDF). artandhistory.house.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Footnote 9: Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Caesar A. Rodney, and took his seat December 2, 1822.