1816 Maryland's 5th congressional district special elections

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The 1816 special elections for Maryland's 5th congressional district were to fill two separate vacancies. The 5th district was a plural district, with two seats. Both seats were vacated, the first by Representative Nicholas R. Moore (DR) in 1815, before the 14th Congress even met,[1] and the second by Rep. William Pinkney (DR) on April 18, 1816 after being named Minister to Russia.[2]

Election results

January election

The first special election was held on January 27, 1816 to replace Moore.[3]

Candidate Party Votes[4] Percent
Samuel Smith Democratic-Republican 2,515 70.1%
Peter Little Democratic-Republican 1,069 29.8%

Smith took his seat in the 14th Congress on February 4, during the First Session.[5]

September election

The second election was held on September 3 to fill the vacancy left by Pickney's resignation.[6]

Candidate Party Votes[7] Percent
Peter Little Democratic-Republican 3,367 54.4%
Tobias Stansbury Democratic-Republican 2,816 45.6%

Little took his seat on December 2, at the start of the Second Session.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ footnote 22
  2. ^ footnote 18
  3. ^ [1][dead link]
  4. ^ [2][dead link]
  5. ^ footnote 23
  6. ^ [3][dead link]
  7. ^ [4][dead link]
  8. ^ footnote 19
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