On January 14, 1822, Solomon Van Rensselaer (DR) of resigned to accept a position as Postmaster of Albany. A special election was held February 25–27, 1822.
Election results Candidate Party Votes Percent Stephen Van Rensselaer Federalist 2,266 80.7% Solomon Southwick Democratic-Republican ("Bucktail" faction) 499 17.8% Others 43 1.5%
Rensselaer took his seat on March 12, 1822.
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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