A special election was held in to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of

John Brown John Brown most often refers to: *John Brown (abolitionist) (1800–1859), American who led an anti-slavery raid in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859 John Brown or Johnny Brown may also refer to: Academia * John Brown (educator) (1763–1842), Ir ...

(DR) to accept a position as clerk of the county court of

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.11th Congress membership roster
Brown had earlier been re-elected to the 12th Congress, thus, his resignation created vacancies in both the 11th and 12th Congresses. Unusually, a single ballot was used for both vacancies. This was the first of at least three examples of this sort of dual-vacancy being filled with one ballot.A New Nation Votes: District 7 special election, footnote

Election results

Robert Wright took his seat December 3, 1810 at the start of the Third Session of the 11th Congress.

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Election results

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