A special election was held in to fill a vacancy caused by John Bailey (DR) being declared not eligible for the seat which he'd won the previous year on March 24, 1824.[1] The election was held on August 30, 1824, with additional ballots held on November 1 and November 29 due to a majority not being achieved on the first or second ballot.
| Candidate | Party | First ballot[2] | Second ballot[3] | Third ballot[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | |||
| John Bailey | Adams-Clay Republican | 871 | 47.3% | 1,112 | 42.1% | 1,661 | 50.1% | |
| Sher Leland | Democratic-Republican | 567 | 30.8% | |||||
| Richard Sullivan | Federalist | 672 | 25.5% | |||||
| Rufus G. Amory | Unknown | 1,038 | 31.3% | |||||
| Samuel Bugbee | Unknown | 643 | 24.4% | 472 | 14.2% | |||
| Scattering | 402 | 21.9% | 213 | 8.1% | 147 | 4.4% | ||
Bailey was seated again December 13, 1824.[1]