On May 27, 1815, Representative Matthew Clay (DR) of died in office before the start of the 1st session of the 14th Congress. A special election was held in October of that year to fill the resulting vacancy.

Election results

Kerr had been defeated for re-election in the regular 1815 elections and took his seat December 5, 1815,http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/14.pdf {{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206143055/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/14.pdf , date=2014-12-06 footnote 69 at the start of the 1st session.

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Election results

See also

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