1807 Delaware's at-large congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 October 2024 A special election was held in Delaware's at-large congressional district on October 6, 1807, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of James M. Broom (Federalist). Background In 1806, James M. Broom was re-elected to a second term in DE AL Delaware's at-large district. He'd won his first term in a special election caused by James A. Bayard's election to the Senate. However, Broom did not serve this second term, instead resigning as well, before the start of the Tenth Congress. A special election was held for his replacement. Election results Candidate Party Voteshttps://archive.today/20130106130801/http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=de.uscongress.1807 A New Nation Votes Percent Nicholas Van Dyke Federalist 3,294 51.7% John Dickinson Democratic-Republican 3,078 48.3% Others 3 0.05% See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References collapsed Delaware 1807 at-large 1807 at-large Special Delaware at-large Special United States House of Representatives at-large Special Category:United States House of Representatives special elections in Delaware