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1827 Delaware's at-large congressional district special election

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1827 United States House of Representatives special election in Delaware's at-large district
← 1826 October 2, 1827 1828 →
 
Candidate Kensey Johns, Jr. James A. Bayard Jr.
Party Anti-Jacksonian Jacksonian
Popular vote 4,148 3,753
Percentage 52.4% 47.4%
County results
Johns:      50–60%
Bayard:      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Louis McLane
Jacksonian

Elected U.S. Representative

Kensey Johns, Jr.
Anti-Jacksonian

A special election was held October 2, 1827 in Delaware's at-large congressional district to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Louis McLane (J) before the start of Congress, after being elected to the Senate[1]

Election results

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1827 Delaware's at-large congressional district election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Anti-Jacksonian Kensey Johns, Jr. 4,148 52.4
Jacksonian James A. Bayard Jr. 3,753 47.4
Scattering 10 0.1
Total votes 310,913 100.0
Anti-Jacksonian gain from Jacksonian


Johns took his seat on December 3, 1827[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 20th Congress membership roster Archived 2013-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Election details from Ourcampaigns.com
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