1808 Rhode Island's at-large congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 A special election was held in RI AL on August 30, 1808, to fill a vacancy resulting from the death of Nehemiah Knight (DR) on June 13, 1808.Membership roster for the 10th Congress https://web.archive.org/web/20130306182505/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/10.pdf 2013-03-06 This election was held at the same time as the 1808 elections. Election results Candidate Party VotesRhode Island at-large special election race from Ourcampaigns.com Percent Richard Jackson, Jr. Federalist 3,262 63.4% Jonathan Russell Democratic-Republican 1,887 36.6% Jackson took his seat on November 11, 1808. Jackson also won election to the 11th Congress at the same time. See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References Rhode Island 1808 at-large Rhode Island 1808 at-large 1808 Rhode Island United States House of Representatives at-large United States House of Representatives 1808 at-large