1811 Maryland's 6th congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on October 2, 1811, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of John Montgomery (DR) on April 29, 1811.^[1]

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	Percent
	Stevenson Archer		Democratic-Republican	1,859	76.1%
	William Hollingsworth		Federalist	584	23.9%

Archer took his seat on November 4, 1811^[1]

See also

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

References

1. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/12.pdf 12th Congress membership roster
2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=69084 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com