1816 New York's 21st congressional district special election

A special election was held in New York's 21st congressional district April 30-May 2, 1816 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Peter B. Porter (DR) on January 23, 1816^[1] after being appointed a Commissioner under the Treaty of Ghent. The special election was held at the same time as the general elections to the 15th Congress in New York.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes[2]	Percent
Archibald S. Clarke	Democratic-Republican	8,788	58.7%
Daniel W. Lewis	Federalist	6,171	41.3%

Clarke took his seat December 2, 1816^[1]

See also

• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
• 1816 and 1817 United States House of Representatives elections

References

1. 14th Congress membership roster Archived 2014-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
2. Election details from Ourcampaigns.com