A special election was held in on November 18, 1799, to replace a vacancy caused by Peleg Sprague (F) declining to serve in the 6th Congress.
Election result Candidate Party VotesNew Hampshire At-large Special Election Race from Ourcampaigns.com Percent James Sheafe Federalist 3,605 69.3% Woodbury Langdon Democratic-Republican 723 13.9% Jeremiah Mason Federalist 131 2.5% John Prentice Federalist 105 2.0%Others 641 12.3%
Sheafe took his seat with the rest of the 6th Congress when the 1st session began on December 2, 1799
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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