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1816 Maryland's 3rd congressional district special election

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A special election was held in Maryland's 3rd congressional district in 1816 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Alexander C. Hanson (F) upon being elected to the United States Senate.

Election results

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Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
George Peter Federalist 1,849 45.5%
Charles Kilgour Federalist 1,255 30.9%
Nicholas Snethen Democratic-Republican 954 23.5%

George Peter was seated on December 2, 1816.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ A New Nation Votes results for Maryland's 3rd district special election, 1816 Archived January 6, 2013, at archive.today
  2. ^ "Membership roster for the 14th Congress" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2014.