A special election was held in Vermont's 1st congressional district on September 6, 1808 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of James Witherell (DR) on May 1 of the same year, to accept a position as judge of the Supreme Court of Michigan Territory.
Candidate | Party | Votes | Percent |
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Samuel Shaw | Democratic-Republican | 3,202 | 56.7% |
Nathan Robinson | Federalist | 1,169 | 20.7% |
Chauncey Langdon | Federalist | 1,073 | 19.0% |
Jonas Galusha | Democratic-Republican | 136 | 2.4% |
Others | 63 | 1.1% |
Shaw took his seat on November 8, 1808
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