On May 20, 1822, Samuel Moore (DR) of resigned. footnote 52 A special election was held on October 1, 1822, to fill the resulting vacancy.
Election result Candidate Party Votes Percent Samuel D. Ingham Democratic-Republican 6,131 60.5% Samuel Sitgreaves Federalist 4,002 39.5%
Ingham took his seat on December 2, 1822. footenote 53
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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