1807 Delaware's at-large congressional district special election

A special election was held in Delaware's at-large congressional district on October 6, 1807, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of James M. Broom (Federalist).

Background In 1806, James M. Broom was re-elected to a second term in . He'd won his first term in a special election caused by James A. Bayard's election to the Senate. However, Broom did not serve this second term, instead resigning as well, before the start of the Tenth Congress. A special election was held for his replacement.

Election results Candidate Party Votes Percent Nicholas Van Dyke Federalist 3,294 51.7% John Dickinson Democratic-Republican 3,078 48.3% Others 3 0.05%

See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

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