1826 Ohio's 10th congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on October 10, 1826, the same day as the general elections for the 20th Congress, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of David Jennings (A) on May 25, 1826.^[1]

Election returns

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	Percent
Thomas Shannon	Anti-Jacksonian	2,621	37.0%
John Patterson	Anti-Jacksonian	2,276	32.2%
David Robb	Unknown	1,269	17.9%
Zaccheus Beatty	Unknown	913	12.9%

Shannon took his seat on December 4, 1826,^[1] and served only for the remainder of the 19th Congress. He did not run in the general election for the 20th Congress.

See also

• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
• 1826 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

References

1. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/19.pdf 19th Congress membership roster
2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=436139 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com