On April 20, 1818, Thomas B. Robertson (DR) of resigned. footnote 18 A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.
Election results Candidate Party Votes Percent Thomas Butler Democratic-Republican 1,866 45.1% Edward Livingston Democratic-Republican 1,384 33.4% Joseph Johnston Party affiliation not given in source 810 19.6% Fulwar Skipwith 62 1.5%
In addition, Robertson himself received 16 votes, presumably unsolicited. Butler took office on November 16 footnote 19
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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