On February 29, 1824, Representative William Lee Ball (DR) of died in office. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.
Election results Candidate Party Votes Percent John Taliaferro Democratic-Republican 455 55.8% John P. Hungerford Federalist 359 44.0% William Hungerford 1 0.1%
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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