On May 27, 1815, Representative Matthew Clay (DR) of died in office before the start of the 1st session of the 14th Congress. A special election was held in October of that year to fill the resulting vacancy.
Election results Candidate Party Votes Percent John Kerr Democratic-Republican 560 44.0% William Rice Federalist 339 26.6% Thomas Wooding Democratic-Republican 250 19.6% Isaac Medley Democratic-Republican 94 7.4% WhiteSource did not give full name Federalist 31 2.4%
Kerr had been defeated for re-election in the regular 1815 elections and took his seat December 5, 1815, at the start of the 1st session.
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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