1814 New Jersey's 3rd congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in October 10–11, 1814 to fill a vacancy left by the death of Jacob Hufty (F) on May 20, 1814.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[1]	Percent
	Thomas Bines		Democratic-Republican	17,357	51.3%
	William Ewing		Federalist	16,501	48.7%

Bines took his seat on November 2, 1814^[2]

See also

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

References

1. Web site: Our Campaigns - NJ - Southern District - Special Election Race - Oct 10, 1814.
2. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/13.pdf 13th Congress membership roster (see footnote 38)