1827 Delaware's at-large congressional district special election

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1827 United States House of Representatives special election in Delaware's at-large district
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Candidate Kensey Johns, Jr. James A. Bayard Jr.
Party Anti-Jacksonian Jacksonian
Popular vote4,1483,753
Percentage52.4%47.4%
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County results
Johns:     50–60%
Bayard:     50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Louis McLane
Jacksonian

Elected U.S. Representative

Kensey Johns, Jr.
Anti-Jacksonian

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

1827 Delaware's at-large congressional district election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Anti-Jacksonian Kensey Johns, Jr. 4,148 52.4
Jacksonian James A. Bayard Jr. 3,75347.4
Scattering100.1
Total votes310,913 100.0
Anti-Jacksonian gain from Jacksonian


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

See also

References

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