1827_Ohio's_8th_congressional_district_special_election

1826–27 United States House of Representatives elections

1826–27 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 20th U.S. Congress


The 1826–27 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between July 3, 1826, and August 30, 1827. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 20th United States Congress convened on December 3, 1827. They occurred during John Quincy Adams's presidency. Elections were held for all 213 seats, representing 24 states.

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In these midterm campaigns, the aftershock of the contested 1824 presidential election remained a major issue. The former Democratic-Republican Party had split into two parties, the "Jacksonians," supporting Andrew Jackson (which would later become the Democratic Party) and the "Adams men" or "Anti-Jacksonians," supporters of President John Quincy Adams. Adams's supporters would later come to be known as the National Republican Party. The Jacksonians were able to pick up a slim majority in the House by painting an image of the Adams Men as elitist and of the Jacksonians as the party of the common farmer or artisan. This tactic helped them pick up a number of rural seats.

Election summaries

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Anti-Jacksonian Jacksonian
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Special elections

There were special elections in 1826 and 1827 to the 19th United States Congress and 20th United States Congress.

Special elections are sorted by date then district.

19th Congress

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20th Congress

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Alabama

Alabama elected its members August 1–3, 1827, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

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Arkansas Territory

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Connecticut

Connecticut elected its members April 12, 1827, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

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Delaware

Delaware elected its member October 3, 1826.

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Florida Territory

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Georgia

Georgia elected its members October 2, 1826. Georgia switched to using districts for this election. Two incumbents, James Meriwether and George Cary, did not run for re-election.

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Illinois

Illinois elected its member August 7, 1826.

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Indiana

Indiana elected its members August 7, 1826.

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Kentucky

Kentucky elected its members August 6, 1827, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

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Louisiana

Louisiana elected its members July 3–5, 1826.

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Maine

Maine elected its members September 8, 1826. It required a majority for election, which was not met in the 7th district, requiring additional elections December 18, 1826, April 2, and September 27, 1827.

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Maryland

Maryland elected its members October 2, 1826.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts elected its members November 6, 1826. It required a majority for election, which was not met on the first vote in 3 districts requiring additional elections held March 5 and May 14, 1827.

District numbers vary between sources.

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Michigan Territory

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Mississippi

Mississippi elected its member August 7, 1826.

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Missouri

Missouri elected its member August 7, 1826.

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New Hampshire

New Hampshire elected its members March 13, 1827, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

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New Jersey

New Jersey elected its members October 10, 1826.

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New York

New York elected its members November 6–8, 1826.

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North Carolina

North Carolina elected its members August 9, 1827, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

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Soon after the election, Samuel P. Carson (Jacksonian), the winner of the race in the 12th district, challenged his opponent, Robert B. Vance (Anti-Jacksonian) to a duel over a comment made during the campaign about Carson's father. Vance was mortally wounded in the duel. Carson left immediately afterwards to go to Washington.[5]

Ohio

Ohio elected its members October 10, 1826.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania elected its members October 10, 1826.

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island elected its members August 30, 1827, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

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South Carolina

South Carolina elected its members October 9–10, 1826.

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Tennessee

Tennessee elected its members August 2–3, 1827, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

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Vermont

Vermont elected its members September 5, 1826. It required a majority for election, which was not met on the first vote in two districts, requiring additional elections held December 4, 1826, and February 5, 1827.

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Virginia

Virginia elected its members April 30, 1827, after the term began but before the new Congress convened.

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See also

Notes

  1. Vermont required a majority for election, which was not met on the first vote in 2 districts requiring additional elections held December 4, 1826, and February 5, 1827.
  2. Maine required a majority for election, which was not met in the 7th district, requiring additional elections December 18, 1826, April 2, and September 27, 1827.
  3. Massachusetts required a majority for election, which was not met on the first vote in 3 districts requiring additional elections held March 5 and May 14, 1827.
  4. Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data
  5. It is unclear whether Tomlinson ran and lost or if the votes for him were unsolicited.
  6. Source does not give full name.
  7. Based on incomplete returns

References

  1. "Nineteenth Congress March 4, 1825, to March 3, 1827". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved February 25, 2019 via History.house.gov.
  2. "The following is the official return..." Kentucky Reporter. January 16, 1828.
  3. "Our Campaigns - CT At-Large Race - Apr 12, 1827". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  4. Long, Kim (2008-12-18). The Almanac of Political Corruption, Scandals, and Dirty Politics. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-48134-4.

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