On May 8, 1822, William Lowndes (DR) of resigned. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.
Election results Candidate Party Votes Percent James Hamilton, Jr. Democratic-Republican 740 56.7% Richard B. Screvan 389 29.8% William Elliott 175 13.4%
Hamilton took his seat on January 6, 1823.
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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