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1816 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district special election

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On October 8, 1816, a special election was held in , the second special election in that district in the 14th Congress. The reason for the special election was Thomas Burnside (DR)'s resignation to accept a judicial appointment in April of that year. Burnside himself had been elected to the seat in the previous special election.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
	William P. Maclay		Democratic-Republican	2,169	68.5%
	James Banks		Democratic-Republican	999	31.%

Maclay took his seat December 3, 1816, at the start of the 2nd session of the 14th Congress

References

"Results".
"Fourteenth Congress March 4, 1815, to March 3, 1817". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives.

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