1816 Ohio's 1st congressional district special election

In April, 1816, John McLean (DR) of Ohio's 1st district resigned. A special election was called to fill the resulting vacancy.

Election results

CandidatePartyVotes[1]Percent
William Henry Harrison[2]Democratic-Republican3,37058.6%
Thomas R. RossDemocratic-Republican1,78331.0%
William C. SchenckFederalist3516.1%
William CorryFederalist1121.9%
Matthias RossDemocratic-Republican911.6%
Ethan A. BrownDemocratic-Republican400.7%

Harrison took his seat on December 2, 1816[3]

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