In April, 1816, John McLean (DR) of resigned. A special election was called to fill the resulting vacancy.
Election results Candidate Party Votes Percent William Henry HarrisonPreviously served as delegate from the Northwest Territory, later served as President Democratic-Republican 3,370 58.6% Thomas R. Ross Democratic-Republican 1,783 31.0% William C. Schenck Federalist 351 6.1% William Corry Federalist 112 1.9% Matthias Ross Democratic-Republican 91 1.6% Ethan A. Brown Democratic-Republican 40 0.7%
Harrison took his seat on December 2, 1816
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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