1816 Kentucky's 1st congressional district special election

In April 1816, James Clark (DR), of , resigned his seat to accept a position as circuit court judge. A special election was held for his replacement.

Election results Candidate Party Votes Percent Thomas Fletcher Democratic-Republican 3,416 58.9% Chilton Allan Democratic-Republican 2,380 41.1%

Fletcher took his seat on December 2, footnote 15 at the start of the second session of the 14th Congress.

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

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