1798 Maryland's 7th congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 A special election was held in MD 7 on November 29, 1798, to fill a vacancy left by the death of Representative-election Joshua Seney (Democratic-Republican) before the start of the 6th United States Congress. Election results Candidate Party VotesMaryland district 7 race from Ourcampaigns.com Percent Joseph H. Nicholson Democratic-Republican 1,351 51.4% John Goldsborough Federalist 1,278 48.6% Nicholson took his seat with the rest of the 6th Congress at the start of the 1st session. See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References Maryland 1798 07 Maryland 1798 07 1798 07 Maryland 07 United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives 1798 07