1826 Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district special election
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On August 14, 1826, Henry Wilson (J) of Pennsylvania's 7th district died. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy on October 10, 1826.
Election results
Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
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Jacob Krebs | Jacksonian | 5,063 | 63.4% |
George Kerk | Federalist | 2,929 | 36.6% |
Krebs took his seat at the start of the Second Session of the 19th Congress.
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- Special elections to the 19th United States Congress
- United States House of Representatives special elections
- United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
- 1826 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1826 Pennsylvania elections
- Pennsylvania special elections
- October 1826 events