A special election was held in on September 17, 1804, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Thomson J. Skinner (DR) on August 10, 1804Membership roster for the 8th Congress from the House website (footnote 14)
Election results Candidate Party VotesMA District 12 (Berkshire) special election race from Ourcampaigns.com Percent Simon Larned Democratic-Republican 1,241 61.9% Daniel Dewey Federalist 765 38.1%
Larned took his seat on November 5, 1804, at the start of the 2nd sessionMembership roster for the 8th Congress from the House website (footnote 15)
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives elections, 1804 and 1805
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