1827 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election
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In the 1826 elections in Pennsylvania, a tie vote occurred in the 2nd district. As a result, no candidate won in that district and a special election was held on October 9, 1827.[1]
Election results
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Sergeant | Anti-Jacksonian | 2,702 | 51.4% |
| Joseph Hemphill | Jacksonian | 2,557 | 48.6% |
Sergeant took his seat at the start of the First Session of the 20th Congress. His election was unsuccessfully contested.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Cox, Harold E. (January 14, 2007). "20th Congress 1827-1829" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
- ^ "Twentieth Congress March 4, 1827, to March 3, 1829" (PDF). Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013. footnote 48