1827 Delaware's at-large congressional district special election

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

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
Kensey Johns, Jr.	Anti-Jacksonian	4,148	52.4%
James A. Bayard Jr.	Jacksonian	3,753	47.4%
Other		10	0.1%

Johns took his seat on December 3, 1827

References

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

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See also: Political party strength in Delaware