1814 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 A special election was held in KY 2 in 1814 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Henry Clay (DR) on January 19, 1814, to accept a diplomatic position to the United Kingdom.13th Congress membership roster https://web.archive.org/web/20121213140702/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/13.pdf 2012-12-13 Election results Candidate Party Voteshttps://archive.today/20130106113835/http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=ky.specialelectionuscongress2.1814 A New Nation Votes Percent Joseph H. Hawkins Democratic-Republican 1,515 47.1% George Trotter Jr. Federalist 1,373 42.7% William B. Blackburn Democratic-Republican 329 10.2% Hawkins took his seat March 29, 1814, during the 2nd (of 3) Session of the 13th Congress. Hawkins did not run for re-election in the 14th Congress and was succeeded by Henry Clay again. See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References 2nd congressional district special election Kentucky 02 1814 02 Kentucky 1814 02 Kentucky 1814 02 United States House of Representatives 1814 02