A special election was held in in 1807 to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Barnabas Bidwell (DR), who had been appointed Massachusetts Attorney General on July 13 of that year.
Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ezekiel Bacon | Democratic-Republican | 949 | 88.7% | |
Daniel Dewey | Federalist | 121 | 11.3% |
Bacon took his seat on November 2, 1807.[2]