1815 New York's 6th congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 In March 1815, Jonathan Fisk (DR), who'd been re-elected to NY 6 New York's 6th district, resigned to accept an appointment as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. A special election was held in April of that year to fill the vacancy left by his resignation. Election results Candidate Party VotesNew York 1815 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6, Special https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/v979v413n 2024-09-10 elections.lib.tufts.edu Percent James W. Wilkin Democratic-Republican 1,429 59.2% Samuel S. Seward Federalist 981 40.6% Wilkin took his seat at the start of the 14th Congress. See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References Category:Special elections to the 14th United States Congress 1815 06 New York 1815 06 Category:1815 New York (state) elections New York 06 United States House of Representatives 1815 06