1826 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

Summary

Pennsylvania elected its members October 10, 1826.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[1]
Pennsylvania 1 John Wurts Jacksonian 1824 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
Pennsylvania 2 Joseph Hemphill Jacksonian 1800
1802 (Lost)
1818
Incumbent resigned before October 10, 1826.
New member not elected due to tie vote between the top two candidates, leading to an October 9, 1827 special election.
Jacksonian loss.
Pennsylvania 3 Daniel H. Miller Jacksonian 1822 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 4
Plural district with 3 seats
James Buchanan Jacksonian 1820 Incumbent re-elected.
Samuel Edwards Jacksonian 1818 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Anti-Jacksonian gain.
Charles Miner Anti-Jacksonian 1824 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 5 Philip S. Markley Anti-Jacksonian 1822 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Jacksonian gain.
Pennsylvania 6 Robert Harris Jacksonian 1822 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
Pennsylvania 7
Plural district with 2 seats
William Addams Jacksonian 1824 Incumbent re-elected.
Henry Wilson Jacksonian 1822 Incumbent died August 14, 1826.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
Successor not elected the same day to finish the current term.
Pennsylvania 8
Plural district with 2 seats
George Wolf Jacksonian 1824 Incumbent re-elected.
Samuel D. Ingham Jacksonian 1812
1818 (Resigned)
1822 (Special)
Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 9
Plural district with 3 seats
George Kremer Jacksonian 1822 Incumbent re-elected.
Espy Van Horne Jacksonian 1824 Incumbent re-elected.
Samuel McKean Jacksonian 1822 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 10 James S. Mitchell Jacksonian 1820 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
  • Green tickY Adam King (Jacksonian) 54.6%
  • John Garnder (Ind. Rep.) 45.4%
Pennsylvania 11
Plural district with 2 seats
James Wilson Anti-Jacksonian 1822 Incumbent re-elected.
John Findlay Jacksonian 1821 (Special) Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
Pennsylvania 12 John Mitchell Jacksonian 1824 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 13 Alexander Thomson Jacksonian 1824 Incumbent resigned May 1, 1826.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
Successor was also elected the same day to finish the current term.
Pennsylvania 14 Andrew Stewart Jacksonian 1820 Incumbent re-elected to a different party.
Anti-Jacksonian gain.
Pennsylvania 15 Joseph Lawrence Anti-Jacksonian 1824 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 16
Plural district with 2 seats
Robert Orr Jr. Jacksonian 1825 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
James S. Stevenson Jacksonian 1824 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 17 George Plumer Jacksonian 1820 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
Pennsylvania 18 Thomas H. Sill Anti-Jacksonian 1826 (Special) Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Jacksonian gain.

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References edit

  1. ^ Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project