A special election was held in April 24–26, 1804 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of John Smith (DR) on February 22, 1804,8th Congress membership roster after being elected to the Senate. The election was held at the same time as the elections for the 9th Congress and were combined into a single election, with the candidate receiving the most votes going to the 9th Congress and the candidate with the second most votes going to the 8th Congress.
Election results Candidate Party Votes Percent Eliphalet Wickes Democratic-Republican 1,052 36.3% Samuel Riker Democratic-Republican 1,044 36.0% Joshua Smith Federalist 801 27.6% Others 3 0.1%
Wickes won the seat for the 9th Congress and Riker for the remainder of the 8th Congress, taking his seat on November 5, 1804.
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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