Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district special election, 1826

On January 12, 1826, Patrick Farrelly (J) of Pennsylvania's 18th district died in office. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
Thomas H. Sill Adams 1,812 39.8%
Stephen Barlow Jacksonian 1,045 22.9%
Samuel Hayes [2] 937 20.6%
Jacob Herrington [2] 760 16.7%

Sill took his seat April 3, 1826, during the First Session.[3]

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