Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election, 1827

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
John Sergeant Adams 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

  1. ↑ http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201826.pdf
  2. ↑ http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/20.pdf footnote 48
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