1801 New York's 6th congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 A special election was held in NY 6 October 6–8, 1801United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results, by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company, 1998). to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of John Bird (F) on July 26, 1801,7th Congress membership roster https://web.archive.org/web/20141206141022/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/7.pdf 2014-12-06 prior to the first meeting of the 7th Congress. Election results Candidate Party Voteshttps://archive.today/20130106122622/http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=ny.specialuscongress.1801 A New Nation Votes Percent John P. Van Ness Democratic-Republican 1,981 64.1% Hezekiah L. Hosmer Federalist 1,111 35.9% John P. Van Ness took his seat December 7, 1801, but did not complete the term, as he was appointed by President Thomas Jefferson as a major in the militia of the District of Columbia and on January 17, 1803, his seat was declared vacantArticle I, Section 6, of the United States Constitution says that "...no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office." The question, if a militia appointment in the federal district is such an office, was put to the whole House and answered unanimously in the affirmative see Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States (Vol. IV; page 290) and left vacant until the start of the Eighth Congress. See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References collapsed New York 1801 06 New York 1801 06 1801 06 New York 06 United States House of Representatives 06 United States House of Representatives 1801 06