1826 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district special election
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On August 14, 1826, Henry Wilson (J) of Pennsylvania's 7th district died.[1] A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy on October 10, 1826.
Election results
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes[2] | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Krebs | Jacksonian | 5,063 | 63.4% |
| George Kerk | Federalist | 2,929 | 36.6% |
Krebs took his seat at the start of the Second Session of the 19th Congress.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Nineteenth Congress March 4, 1825, to March 3, 1827" (PDF). Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2022. footnote 51
- ^ Cox, Harold E. (January 14, 2007). "19th Congress 1825–1827" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
- ^ "Nineteenth Congress March 4, 1825, to March 3, 1827" (PDF). Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2022. footnote 52
Categories:
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- United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
- 1826 United States House of Representatives elections
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- October 1826 events