special election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...

was held in September 15–16, 1814 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of

Felix Grundy Felix Grundy (September 11, 1777 – December 19, 1840) was an American politician who served as a congressman and senator from Tennessee as well as the 13th attorney General of the United States. Biography Early life Born in Berkeley Cou ...

(DR) earlier that year.13th Congress membership roster

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Newton Cannon Newton Cannon (May 22, 1781 – September 16, 1841) was an American politician who served as the eighth Governor of Tennessee from 1835 to 1839. He also served several terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1814 to 1817, and f ...

, , Democratic-Republican , 2,871 , 50.2% , - , , Thomas Claiborne , {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican , Democratic-Republican , 1,482 , 25.9% , - , William W. Cooke , Party affiliation not given in source , 890 , 15.6% , - , John Reid , , 480 , 8.4% Cannon took his seat on October 15, 1814.

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