1826 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election

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At some point in 1826, Joseph Hemphill (J) of Pennsylvania's 2nd district resigned from Congress. [1] A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.

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Election results

CandidatePartyVotes [2] Percent
Thomas Kittera Anti-Jacksonian2,39955.0%
Henry Horn Jacksonian1,96145.0%

Kittera took his seat at the start of the Second Session of Congress. [3]

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References

  1. "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 47
  2. Cox, Harold E. (January 14, 2007). "19th Congress 1825–1827" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
  3. "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 48