A special election was held in on November 6, 1826, to fill a vacancy caused by the death of James Johnson (Jacksonian) on August 14, 1826.
| Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert L. McHatton | Jacksonian | 1,479 | 34.3% | ||
| Alfred Sanford | Anti-Jacksonian | 1,167 | 27.1% | ||
| Nicholas D. Coleman | Jacksonian | 987 | 22.9% | ||
| William Brown | Anti-Jacksonian | 677 | 15.7% |
| Candidates: | Robert MacHatton[1] | Alfred Sandford | Nicholas D. Coleman | William Brown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Democrat | ||||
| Final Result: | 1479 | 1167 | 987 | 677 | |
| District of Five | 1479 | 1167 | 987 | 677 | |
| Boone County | 78 | 391 | 337 | 21 | |
| Campbell County | 161 | 422 | 125 | 39 | |
| Grant County | 221 | 53 | 29 | 44 | |
| Harrison County | 337 | 20 | 313 | 384 | |
| Pendelton County | 63 | 21 | 74 | 89 | |
| Scott County | 619 | 260 | 109 | 100 |
McHatton took his seat on December 7, 1826.[2]