Kentucky's 1st congressional district special election, 1816

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.

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
Thomas Fletcher Democratic-Republican 3,416 58.9%
Chilton Allan Democratic-Republican 2,380 41.1%

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=ky.specialuscongress1.1816
  2. ↑ http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/14.pdf footnote 15
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