1817 Connecticut's at-large congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 A special election was held in CT AL Connecticut's at-large district in 1817 The exact election date is unknown but must have been held between the death of Backus on February 15, 1817 and the May 12, 1817 publication of a news story on the election. to fill two vacancies in the 15th Congress, both of which had occurred before the start of that Congress. The vacancies were left by the death of members-elect Sylvanus Backus (F) on February 15, 1817, and Charles Dennison (F) who declined the seat. Election results As there were two vacancies in an at-large district, the top two candidates were elected to represent Connecticut. Candidate Party Voteshttps://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/wd375x18w A New Nation Votes Percent Ebenezer Huntington Federalist 5,449 29.2% Nathaniel Terry Federalist 4,201 22.5% Sylvester GilbertLater elected in a second special election Democratic-Republican 3,115 16.7% Lyman Law Federalist 2,240 12.0% Lewis B. Sturges Federalist 1,829 9.8% Epaphroditus Champion Federalist 1,248 6.7% Asa Bacon Jr. Federalist 593 3.2% Huntington and Terry took their seats with the rest of the 15th Congress. See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives Notes References Connecticut 1817 At-large 1817 At-large Connecticut At-large United States House of Representatives Category:United States House of Representatives special elections in Connecticut