On July 20, 1821, William Cox Ellis (F) from resigned. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy on October 9, 1821.
Election results Candidate Party Votes Percent Thomas Murray, Jr. Democratic-Republican 6,038 50.3% William Cox Ellis Federalist 5,961 49.7%
Murray took his seat on December 12, 1821. footnote 49
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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