1821 Kentucky's 8th congressional district special election

On October 13, 1821, before the first meeting of the 17th Congress, Wingfield Bullock (DR) of died. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy.

Election result Candidate Party Votes Percent James D. Breckinridge Democratic-Republican 1,685 56.3% George B. Knight Source did not provide party affiliation 1,173 39.2% Norborne B. Beall 133 4.4%

Breckinridge took his seat on January 2, 1822, footnote 15 a month into the 1st Session of the 17th Congress.

See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

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