On April 20, 1818,, footnote 44 Jacob Spangler (DR) resigned from Congress, where he had represented . A special election was held that year to fill the resulting vacancy.The source used states that the election was held on March 17, but this would appear to be an error, as that is over a month before Spangler resigned.
Election results Candidate Party Votes Percent Jacob Hostetter Democratic-Republican 771 49.7% Samuel Bacon Democratic-Republican 693 44.7% John Clark Source did not give party affiliation 88 5.7%
Hostetter took his seat on November 16, footnote 45 at the start of the Second Session.
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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