1827 Delaware's at-large congressional district special election

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A special election was held October 2, 1827 in Delaware's at-large congressional district to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Louis McLane (J) before the start of Congress, after being elected to the Senate [1]

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Election results

CandidatePartyVotes [2] Percent
Kensey Johns, Jr. Anti-Jacksonian 4,14852.4%
James A. Bayard Jr. Jacksonian 3,75347.4%
Other100.1%

Johns took his seat on December 3, 1827 [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 20th Congress membership roster Archived 2013-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Election details from Ourcampaigns.com