1824 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district special election

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On April 20, 1824, Thomas J. Rogers (DR) of Pennsylvania's 8th district resigned, leaving a vacancy which was filled by a special election on October 12, 1824, the same day as the general election for the 19th Congress.

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Election results

CandidatePartyVotes [1] Percent
George Wolf Democratic-Republican4,765100%

Wolf ran unopposed. He also won the same seat in the 19th Congress.

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References

  1. "U. S. Congressional Election 8 October 1822" (PDF).