1826 Virginia's 5th congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on January 21, 1826, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of John Randolph (J) on December 26, 1825, after being elected to the Senate.^[1]

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	Percent
George W. Crump	Jacksonian	418	51.9%
William B. Giles	None	388	48.1%

Crump took his seat on February 6, 1826^[1]

See also

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

References

1. Web site: 19th Congress membership roster . 2013-03-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130309015521/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/19.pdf . 2013-03-09 . dead .
2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=391684 Election details from Ourcampaigns.com