On January 1, 1818, a special election was held in to fill a vacancy left by the death of Representative-elect Alexander McMillan (F) before the 15th Congress had assembled., footnote 33
Election results Candidate Party Votes Percent James Stewart Federalist 1,719 40.6% John Culpepper Federalist 1,562 36.9% Atlas Jones Federalist 767 18.1% James Gaines Party affiliation not given in source 137 3.2% Joseph Winslow Federalist 53 1.3%
Stewart took his seat on January 26, footnote 34
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives 1818 and 1819 United States House of Representatives elections List of United States representatives from North Carolina
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