1821 North Carolina's 4th congressional district special election

On December 20, 1820, Jesse Slocumb (DR) of died. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.

Election results Candidate Party Votes Percent William S. Blackledge Democratic-Republican 880 57.7% Barnabus MacKinnie 644 42.3%

Blackledge took office on February 7, 1821, near the end of the 16th Congress. He was also elected to the 17th Congress.

See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives 1820 and 1821 United States House of Representatives elections List of United States representatives from North Carolina

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