1810 New York's 2nd congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in April 24–26, 1810 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of William Denning (DR), who had never actually served.^[1]

Election returns

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	Percent
	Samuel L. Mitchill		Democratic-Republican	6,129	52.4%
	John B. Coles		Federalist	5,568	47.8%

Mitchill took his seat on December 4, 1810^[1]

See also

• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

Notes and References

1. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/11.pdf 11th Congress membership roster
2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=737034 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com