On September 16, 1816,History of Putnam County, New York Representative-elect Henry B. Lee (DR) of died before the start of the 15th Congress, to which he had been elected. A special election was held prior to the beginning of the first session of Congress to fill the resulting vacancy.
Special election Candidate Party Votes Percent James Tallmadge, Jr. Democratic-Republican 1,457 47.7% Lemuel Clift Federalist 1,176 38.5% Abraham Adriance Democratic-Republican 421 13.8%
Tallmadge took his seat on December 1, footnote 30 at the start of the First Session of the 15th Congress.
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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