A special election was held in on November 29, 1798, to fill a vacancy left by the death of Representative-election Joshua Seney (Democratic-Republican) before the start of the 6th United States Congress.
Election results Candidate Party VotesMaryland district 7 race from Ourcampaigns.com Percent Joseph H. Nicholson Democratic-Republican 1,351 51.4% John Goldsborough Federalist 1,278 48.6%
Nicholson took his seat with the rest of the 6th Congress at the start of the 1st session.
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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