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1816 Kentucky's 1st congressional district special election

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In April 1816, James Clark (DR), of , resigned his seat to accept a position as circuit court judge. A special election was held for his replacement.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
	Thomas Fletcher		Democratic-Republican	3,416	58.9%
	Chilton Allan		Democratic-Republican	2,380	41.1%

Fletcher took his seat on December 2, at the start of the second session of the 14th Congress.

References

https://archive.today/20130106181018/http://elections.lib.tufts.edu/aas_portal/view-election.xq?id=ky.specialuscongress1.1816
"Fourteenth Congress March 4, 1815, to March 3, 1817". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives.

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