On March 12, 1815, a few days after the legal start of the 14th Congress, but long before the first meeting of that Congress, David Bard (DR), who'd been re-elected to the , died. A special election was held on October 10 to fill the vacancy left by his death.
Election results Candidate Party Votes Percent Thomas Burnside Democratic-Republican 2,757 76.1% John Bratton Federalist 865 24.9%
The 9th district did not change parties with this election. On December 11, Burnside took his seat in the 14th Congress. He would subsequently resign, in April, 1816, footnote 51 to accept a judicial position, resulting in a second special election. He thus served for only a few months as Representative.
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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