1815 Virginia's 15th congressional district special election
On May 27, 1815, Representative Matthew Clay (DR) of Virginia's 15th district died in office before the start of the 1st session of the 14th Congress. A special election was held in October of that year to fill the resulting vacancy.
Election results
| Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Kerr | Democratic-Republican | 560 | 44.0% |
| William Rice | Federalist | 339 | 26.6% |
| Thomas Wooding | Democratic-Republican | 250 | 19.6% |
| Isaac Medley | Democratic-Republican | 94 | 7.4% |
| White[2] | Federalist | 31 | 2.4% |
Kerr had been defeated for re-election in the regular 1815 elections and took his seat December 5, 1815,[3] at the start of the 1st session.
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References
- http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=va.uscongress.15.special.1815%5B%5D
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- http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/14.pdf Archived 2014-12-06 at the Wayback Machine footnote 69
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