A special election was held in Maryland's 3rd congressional district in 1816 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Alexander C. Hanson (F) upon being elected to the United States Senate.

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
George Peter Federalist 1,849 45.5%
Charles Kilgour Federalist 1,255 30.9%
Nicholas Snethen Democratic-Republican 954 23.5%

George Peter was seated on December 2, 1816.[2]

See also

References

  1. A New Nation Votes results for Maryland's 3rd district special election, 1816 Archived January 6, 2013, at archive.today
  2. "Membership roster for the 14th Congress" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2014.
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