Special Election
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
An election specially called for an emergency, as opposed to general election (q. v.)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
An election for a particular emergency; out of the regular course ; as one held to fill a vacancy arising by death of the incumbent of the office.
Defined under Election in Black's Law Dictionary.