1799 New York's 1st congressional district special election

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A special election was held in New York's 1st congressional district December 27-29, 1799 to fill a vacancy left by the death of Jonathan N. Havens (DR) on October 25, 1799.

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
John Smith Democratic-Republican 1,599 56.2%
Silas Wood Federalist 1,098 38.6%
Gazen Ryers Federalist 148 5.2%

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