1815 Virginia's 15th congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 On May 27, 1815, Representative Matthew Clay (DR) of VA 15 Virginia's 15th district died in office before the start of the 1st session of the 14th Congress. A special election was held in October of that year to fill the resulting vacancy. Election results Candidate Party VotesVirginia 1815 U.S. House of Representatives, District 15, Special https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/bc386j898 2024-09-11 elections.lib.tufts.edu Percent John Kerr Democratic-Republican 560 44.0% William Rice Federalist 339 26.6% Thomas Wooding Democratic-Republican 250 19.6% Isaac Medley Democratic-Republican 94 7.4% WhiteSource did not give full name Federalist 31 2.4% Kerr had been defeated for re-election in the regular 1815 elections and took his seat December 5, 1815,FOURTEENTH CONGRESS http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/14.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20141206143055/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/14.pdf 2014-12-06 artandhistory.house.gov Footnote 69: Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Matthew Clay, and took his seat December 5, 1815. at the start of the 1st session. See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References Category:Special elections to the 14th United States Congress 1815 15 Virginia 1815 15 Category:1815 Virginia elections Virginia 15 United States House of Representatives 1815 15