Aspecial election was held inPennsylvania's 1st congressional district on October 10, 1809, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of RepresentativeBenjamin Say (DR) in June of that year.
Say, who had been elected ina special election the previous year, spent a little under a year in Congress, serving in the second session of the 10th Congress[1] and the first session of the 11th Congress.[2]
| Candidate | Party | Votes[3] | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Seybert | Democratic-Republican | 5,936 | 59.5% |
| Richard R. Smith | American-Republican | 4,043 | 40.5% |
Seybert took his seat November 27, 1809, at the start of the second session of the 11th Congress[2]
