A special election was held in Maryland's 7th congressional district on November 29, 1798, to fill a vacancy left by the death of Representative-election Joshua Seney (DR) before the start of the 6th Congress.
Election results
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes[1]
|
Percent
|
Joseph H. Nicholson
|
Democratic-Republican
|
1,351
|
51.4%
|
John Goldsborough
|
Federalist
|
1,278
|
48.6%
|
Nicholson took his seat with the rest of the 6th Congress at the start of the 1st session.
See also
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