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1826 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district special election

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On January 12, 1826, Patrick Farrelly (J) of Pennsylvania's 18th district died in office.[1] A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy

Election results

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Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
Thomas H. Sill Anti-Jacksonian 1,812 39.8%
Stephen Barlow Jacksonian 1,045 22.9%
Samuel Hayes [3] 937 20.6%
Jacob Herrington [3] 760 16.7%

Sill took his seat April 3, 1826, during the First Session.[4]

See also

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References

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  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 45
  2. ^ Cox, Harold E. (January 14, 2007). "19th Congress 1825–1827" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
  3. ^ a b Party affiliation not given in source
  4. ^ "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 21, 2013. footnote 46