A special election was held in South Carolina's 6th congressional district June 1–2, 1807[1] to fill a vacancy left by the death of Levi Casey (DR) on February 3, 1807.
[2] Casey had been elected for a third term to the 10th United States Congress in the 1806 elections.
His death left a vacancy for the remainder of the 9th Congress, which remained unfilled, as well as for the 10th Congress.
Calhoun took his seat October 26, 1807,[5] at the start of the 1st session of the 10th Congress.