1825 Kentucky's 3rd congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 A special election was held in KY 3 on August 1, 1825, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry Clay (A) on March 6, 182519th Congress membership roster https://web.archive.org/web/20130309015521/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/19.pdf 2013-03-09 upon being named Secretary of State by President John Quincy Adams. Election results James Clark of the Anti-Jacksonian Party defeated Henry Bowman of the Democratic-Republican Party with 59.4% of the vote. Clark took his seat December 5, 1825 Candidate Party VotesElection details from Ourcampaigns.com Percent James Clark Anti-Jacksonian 2,961 59.4% Henry Bowman Democratic-Republican 2,026 40.6% See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References Kentucky 1825 03 Kentucky 1825 03 1825 03 Kentucky 03 United States House of Representatives 03 United States House of Representatives 1825 03