1826 North Carolina's 8th congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on November 3, 1826, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Willie P. Mangum (J) on March 18, 1826^[1]

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	Percent
Daniel L. Barringer	Jacksonian	1,275	50.4%
James Mebane	Democratic-Republican	1,254	49.6%

Barringer took his seat December 4, 1826^[1]

See also

• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

References

1. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/19.pdf 19th Congress membership roster
2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=232149 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com