1798 Maryland's 7th congressional district special election
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.
Elections in Maryland |
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Election results
Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
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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.
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