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 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	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

See also

• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives