On July 4, 1816, Representative Thomas Gholson, Jr. (DR) of died in office. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy on October 10, 21–23, and 28, 1816 (each of the three districts within the 18th district held their election on a different day).
Election results Candidate Party Votes Percent Thomas M. Nelson Democratic-Republican 625 55.0% James J. Harrison Federalist 512 45.0%
Nelson took his seat on December 4, 1816, at the start of the 2nd session of the 14th Congress.
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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