1826 Kentucky's 5th congressional district special election
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A special election was held in Kentucky's 5th congressional district on November 6, 1826, to fill a vacancy caused by the death of James Johnson (Jacksonian) on August 14, 1826.
Election results
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert L. McHatton | Jacksonian | 1,479 | 34.3% |
| Alfred Sanford | Anti-Jacksonian | 1,167 | 27.1% |
| Nicholas D. Coleman | Jacksonian | 987 | 22.9% |
| William Brown | Anti-Jacksonian | 677 | 15.7% |
Details
[edit]| Candidates: | Robert MacHatton[1] | Alfred Sandford | Nicholas D. Coleman | William Brown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Democrat | |||
| Final Result: | 1479 | 1167 | 987 | 677 |
| District of Five | 1479 | 1167 | 987 | 677 |
| Boone County | 78 | 391 | 337 | 21 |
| Campbell County | 161 | 422 | 125 | 39 |
| Grant County | 221 | 53 | 29 | 44 |
| Harrison County | 337 | 20 | 313 | 384 |
| Pendelton County | 63 | 21 | 74 | 89 |
| Scott County | 619 | 260 | 109 | 100 |
Result
[edit]McHatton took his seat on December 7, 1826.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ Election details from Ourcampaigns.com
- ^ 19th Congress membership roster Archived March 9, 2013, at the Wayback Machine