A special election was held in on October 13, 1829, to fill two vacancies in the state's congressional delegation before the first session of the 21st Congress.
The vacancies had been caused by the resignations of Samuel D. Ingham (J) who was chosen as U.S. Treasury Secretary and George Wolf (J) who was elected Governor of Pennsylvania
Election results As the 8th district was a plural district with two seats, both empty, this election sent two people to Congress, bolded here for clarity. Candidate Party VotesWilkes University Election Statistics Project Percent Peter Ihrie, Jr. Jacksonian 5,602 27.2% Samuel A. Smith Jacksonian 5,168 25.1% Nathaniel B. Eldred Jacksonian 4,993 24.3% George Harrison Jacksonian 4,822 23.4%
Ihrie and Smith took their seats on December 7, 1829, the first day of the First Session of the 21st Congress
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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