A special election was held in in 1816 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Alexander C. Hanson (F) upon being elected to the United States Senate.
Election results Candidate Party VotesA New Nation Votes results for Maryland's 3rd district special election, 1816 Percent George Peter Federalist 1,849 45.5% Charles Kilgour Federalist 1,255 30.9% Nicholas Snethen Democratic-Republican 954 23.5%
George Peter was seated on December 2, 1816.
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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