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1826 Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district special election 
Summary
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 edit
| 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "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
- ^ Cox, Harold E. (January 14, 2007). "19th Congress 1825–1827" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
- ^ a b Party affiliation not given in source
- ^ "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