1814 Tennessee's 5th congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in September 15–16, 1814^[1] to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Felix Grundy (DR) earlier that year.^[2]

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[3]	Percent
	Newton Cannon		Democratic-Republican	2,871	50.2%
	Thomas Claiborne		Democratic-Republican	1,482	25.9%
William W. Cooke	^[4]	890	15.6%
John Reid		480	8.4%

Cannon took his seat on October 15, 1814.^[2]

See also

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

References

1. United States Congressional Elections, 1788–1997: The Official Results, by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company, 1998)
2. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/13.pdf 13th Congress membership roster
3. http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=tn.special.congress.5.1814 A New Nation Votes
4. Party affiliation not given in source