1820_New_Jersey's_at-large_congressional_district_special_election Knowpia

John Condit (Democratic-Republican) of New Jersey's at-large congressional district resigned to become assistant collector of the Port of New York.^[1]

Charles Kinsey (also Democratic-Republican) was elected February 2, 1820 to replace him. Kinsey had previously served as a member from New Jersey but had lost re-election to Condit in 1818.

He was seated February 16, 1820.^[1]

√ Charles Kinsey (Democratic-Republican) 62.2%
James Parker 10.1%
George Cassedy 5.1%
Lewis Condict 3.4%
Ebenezer Elmer 3.3%
Gerard Rutgers 3.2%
John Rutherford 2.9%
Charles Kinsey 2.2%
James D. Westcott 1.4%
Thomas T. Kinney 1.1%
scattering 5.1%

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^ ^a ^b "Sixteenth Congress March 4, 1819, to March 3, 1821". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 23, 2019 – via History.house.gov.

"New Jersey 1820 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 29, 2019.