A special election was held in on September 6, 1808, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of James Witherell (DR) on May 1 of the same year, to accept a position as judge of the Supreme Court of Michigan Territory.
Election results Candidate Party VotesElection returns from Ourcampaigns.com Percent Samuel Shaw Democratic-Republican 3,202 56.7% Nathan Robinson Federalist 1,169 20.7% Chauncey Langdon Federalist 1,073 19.0% Jonas Galusha Democratic-Republican 136 2.4%Others 63 1.1%
Shaw took his seat on November 8, 1808
See also United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont, 1808 United States House of Representatives elections, 1808 and 1809 List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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