1827 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election
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In the 1826 elections in Pennsylvania, a tie vote occurred in the 2nd district. As a result, no candidate won in that district and a special election was held on October 9, 1827.
Election results
Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
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John Sergeant | Anti-Jacksonian | 2,702 | 51.4% |
Joseph Hemphill | Jacksonian | 2,557 | 48.6% |
Sergeant took his seat at the start of the First Session of the 20th Congress. His election was unsuccessfully contested.[2]
See also
References
- ^ http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201826.pdf
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
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