A special election was held in on October 8, 1821, to fill a vacancy caused by the death of John Linn (DR) on January 5, 1821, prior to the start of the 17th Congress.16th Congress membership roster

Election results Candidate Party VotesElection details from Ourcampaigns.com Percent Lewis Condict Democratic-Republican 9,900 46.5% Robert W. Rutherford Democratic-Republican 6,662 31.3% James Parker Federalist 4,737 22.2%

Condict took his seat with the rest of New Jersey's delegation at the start of the 1st session of the 17th Congress.

See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

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