1822 Delaware's at-large congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on October 1, 1822^[1] to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Caesar A. Rodney (DR) on January 24, 1822,^[2] having been elected to the Senate. This election was held on the same day as the general elections for Congress in Delaware.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[3]	Percent
	Daniel Rodney		Federalist	3,884	51.5%
	James Derickson		Democratic-Republican	3,653	48.4%

Rodney took his seat December 2, 1822,^[4] at the start of the 2nd session of the 17th Congress.

See also

• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
• 1822 and 1823 United States House of Representatives elections
• List of United States representatives from Delaware

Notes and References

1. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results, by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company, 1998)
2. Web site: SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121213144812/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/17.pdf . December 13, 2012 . Footnote 8: Resigned January 24, 1822, having been elected Senator..
3. Web site: Delaware 1822 U.S. House of Representatives, Special . 2024-09-12 . elections.lib.tufts.edu.
4. Web site: SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121213144812/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/17.pdf . December 13, 2012 . artandhistory.house.gov . Footnote 9: Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Caesar A. Rodney, and took his seat December 2, 1822..