On November 20, 1839, a special election was held in to fill a vacancy caused by the death of William W. Potter (D) on October 28 of that year, before the start of the first session of the 26th Congress. footnote 45
Election results Candidate Party Votes Percent George McCulloch Democratic 4,094 50.9% James Irvin Whig 3,956 49.1%
McCulloch took his seat on December 2, 1839, at the start of the 1st session of the 26th Congress. footnote 46
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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