1813 New York's 2nd congressional district special election explained

On August 2, 1813, at the end of the 1st session of the 13th Congress,^[1] Egbert Benson (F) of New York's resigned. A special election was held for his replacement December 28–30, 1813.^[2]

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[3]	Percent
	William Irving		Democratic-Republican	3,895	52.5%
	Peter A. Jay		Federalist	3,518	47.5%

Irving took his seat on January 22, 1814.

See also

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

References

1. Web site: THIRTEENTH CONGRESS . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121213140702/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/13.pdf . 2012-12-13 . 2012-12-18 . artandhistory.house.gov .
2. Book: Dubin, Michael J. . United States Congressional elections, 1788-1997: the official results of the elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses . 1998 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-0283-0 . Jefferson, N.C.
3. Web site: New York 1813 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2, Special . 2024-09-10 . elections.lib.tufts.edu.