A special election was held in in 1817 to fill two vacancies in the 15th Congress, both of which had occurred before the start of that Congress. The vacancies were left by the death of members-elect Sylvanus Backus (F) on February 15, 1817, and Charles Dennison (F) who declined the seat.
Election results As there were two vacancies in an at-large district, the top two candidates were elected to represent Connecticut.
Candidate Party Votes Percent Ebenezer Huntington Federalist 5,449 29.2% Nathaniel Terry Federalist 4,201 22.5% Sylvester GilbertLater elected in a second special election Democratic-Republican 3,115 16.7% Lyman Law Federalist 2,240 12.0% Lewis B. Sturges Federalist 1,829 9.8% Epaphroditus Champion Federalist 1,248 6.7% Asa Bacon Jr. Federalist 593 3.2%
Huntington and Terry took their seats with the rest of the 15th Congress.
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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