1814 Massachusetts's 12th congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on August 4, 1814, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Daniel Dewey (F) on February 24, 1814, having been appointed justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts^[1]

Electoral results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	Percent
	John W. Hulbert		Federalist	2,216	51.4%
	William P. Walker		Democratic-Republican	2,098	48.6%

Hulbert took his seat September 26, 1814^[1]

See also

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

References

1. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/13.pdf 13th Congress membership roster
2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=729812 Election results from Ourcampaigns.com (lists different district number)