In 1818, Uriel Holmes (F) of resigned from the House. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.
Election results Candidate Party Votes Percent Sylvester Gilbert Democratic-Republican 4,561 48.6% Lyman Law Federalist 2,232 23.8% Asa Bacon, Jr. Federalist 1,429 15.2% Epaphroditus Champion Federalist 661 7.0% Lewis B. Sturges Federalist 172 1.8% Charles Dennison Federalist 141 1.5% Nathan Smith Federalist 103 1.1%
Gilbert took his seat November 16, 1818, footnote 6 at the start of the Second Session.
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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