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1827 Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district special election

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In the 1826 elections in Pennsylvania, a tie vote occurred in the . As a result, no candidate won in that district and a special election was held on October 9, 1827.

Election results

Candidate	Party	last1=Cox	first1=Harold E.	title=20th Congress 1827-1829	url=http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201826.pdf	website=Wilkes University Election Statistics Project	date=January 14, 2007}}	Percent
	John Sergeant		Anti-Jacksonian	2,702	51.4%
	Joseph Hemphill		Jacksonian	2,557	48.6%

Sergeant took his seat at the start of the First Session of the 20th Congress. His election was unsuccessfully contested.

References

(January 14, 2007). "20th Congress 1827-1829".
"Twentieth Congress March 4, 1827, to March 3, 1829". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives.

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