Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district special election, 1826

On August 14, 1826, Henry Wilson (J) of Pennsylvania's 7th district died. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy on October 10, 1826.

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
Jacob Krebs Jacksonian 5,063 63.4%
George Kerk Federalist 2,929 36.6%

Krebs took his seat at the start of the Second Session of the 19th Congress.

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