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1826 Ohio's 10th congressional district special election

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A special election was held in **** on October 10, 1826, the same day as the general elections for the 20th Congress, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of David Jennings (A) on May 25, 1826.

Election returns

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Thomas Shannon	Anti-Jacksonian	2,621	37.0%
John Patterson	Anti-Jacksonian	2,276	32.2%
David Robb	Unknown	1,269	17.9%
Zaccheus Beatty	Unknown	913	12.9%

Shannon took his seat on December 4, 1826, and served only for the remainder of the 19th Congress. He did not run in the general election for the 20th Congress.

References

[http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/19.pdf 19th Congress membership roster] {{webarchive. link. (March 9, 2013)
[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=436139 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com]

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