On April 21, 1823, William B. Rochester (DR) of was appointed judge of the Eighth Circuit Court and resigned his seat in the House. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.
Election results Candidate Party Votes Percent William Woods Democratic-Republican 834 51.4% Daniel Cruger Democratic-Republican 789 48.6%
Woods took his seat on December 1, 1823, at the start of the 1st Session of the 18th Congress.
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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