1806 Maryland's 7th congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on September 27 and October 4, 1806^[1] to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Joseph H. Nicholson (DR)

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	Percent
	Edward Lloyd		Democratic-Republican^[3]	1,237	83.8%
	James Brown		Quid	240	16.2%

Lloyd took his seat in the 9th Congress on December 3, 1806, two days after the start of the 2nd session of the 9th Congress^[4]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results, by Michael J. Dubin (McFarland and Company, 1998)
2. http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=md.uscongress7.special.1806 A New Nation Votes
3. Party affiliations based on this page for the 7th district's general election
4. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/9.pdf 9th Congress membership roster