1829 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district special election
A special election was held in Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district on October 13, 1829 to fill two vacancies in Pennsylvania's congressional delegation before the first session of the 21st Congress.
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The vacancies had been caused by the resignations of Samuel D. Ingham (J) who was chosen as U.S. Treasury Secretary and George Wolf (J) who was elected Governor of Pennsylvania[1]
Election results
As the 8th district was a plural district with two seats, both empty, this election sent two people to Congress, bolded here for clarity.
| Candidate | Party | Votes[2] | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Ihrie, Jr. | Jacksonian | 5,602 | 27.2% |
| Samuel A. Smith | Jacksonian | 5,168 | 25.1% |
| Nathaniel B. Eldred | Jacksonian | 4,993 | 24.3% |
| George Harrison | Jacksonian | 4,822 | 23.4% |
Ihrie and Smith took their seats on December 7, 1829, the first day of the First Session of the 21st Congress[1]
References
- "21st Congress membership roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
- Wilkes University Election Statistics Project
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