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 Votes 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. footnote 48
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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