1826 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania elected its members October 10, 1826.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[1]
Pennsylvania 1 John Wurts Jacksonian 1824 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
  • Green tickY Joel B. Sutherland (Jacksonian) 55.8%
  • Samuel Breck (Anti-Jacksonian) 26.7%
  • William J. Duane (Jacksonian) 17.5%
Pennsylvania 2 Joseph Hemphill Jacksonian 1800
1802 (Lost)
1818
Incumbent resigned before October 10, 1826.
New member not elected due to tie vote between the top two candidates, leading to an October 9, 1827 special election.
Jacksonian loss.
  • Henry Horn (Jacksonian) 34.8%
  • John Sergeant (Anti-Jacksonian) 34.8%
  • Thomas Kittera (Anti-Jacksonian) 30.3%
Pennsylvania 3 Daniel H. Miller Jacksonian 1822 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Daniel H. Miller (Jacksonian) 72.1%
  • John Harrison 25.4%
  • Jacob Sommert 2.5%
Pennsylvania 4
Plural district with 3 seats
James Buchanan Jacksonian 1820 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY James Buchanan (Jacksonian) 18.5%
  • Green tickY Samuel Anderson (Anti-Jacksonian) 17.8%
  • Green tickY Charles Miner (Anti-Jacksonian) 17.6%
  • Joshua Evans Jr. (Jacksonian) 15.5%
  • John McCamant (Jacksonian) 15.3%
  • George G. Leiper (Jacksonian) 15.2%
Samuel Edwards Jacksonian 1818 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Anti-Jacksonian gain.
Charles Miner Anti-Jacksonian 1824 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 5 Philip S. Markley Anti-Jacksonian 1822 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Jacksonian gain.
  • Green tickY John B. Sterigere (Jacksonian) 55.0%
  • Philip S. Markley (Anti-Jacksonian) 45.0%
Pennsylvania 6 Robert Harris Jacksonian 1822 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
  • Green tickY Innis Green (Jacksonian) 62.2%
  • John M. Forster 37.8%
Pennsylvania 7
Plural district with 2 seats
William Addams Jacksonian 1824 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William Addams (Jacksonian) 31.9%
  • Green tickY Joseph Fry Jr. (Jacksonian) 29.0%
  • Henry W. Conrad 21.2%
  • James Dongan 17.9%
Henry Wilson Jacksonian 1822 Incumbent died August 14, 1826.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
Successor not elected the same day to finish the current term.
Pennsylvania 8
Plural district with 2 seats
George Wolf Jacksonian 1824 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY George Wolf (Jacksonian) 50.4%
  • Green tickY Samuel D. Ingham (Jacksonian) 49.6%
Samuel D. Ingham Jacksonian 1812
1818 (Resigned)
1822 (Special)
Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 9
Plural district with 3 seats
George Kremer Jacksonian 1822 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Samuel McKean (Jacksonian) 33.8%
  • Green tickY Espy Van Horne (Jacksonian) 33.5%
  • Green tickY George Kremer (Jacksonian) 32.6%
Espy Van Horne Jacksonian 1824 Incumbent re-elected.
Samuel McKean Jacksonian 1822 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 10 James S. Mitchell Jacksonian 1820 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
  • Green tickY Adam King (Jacksonian) 54.6%
  • John Garnder (Ind. Rep.) 45.4%
Pennsylvania 11
Plural district with 2 seats
James Wilson Anti-Jacksonian 1822 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY James Wilson (Anti-Jacksonian) 34.7%
  • Green tickY William Ramsey (Jacksonian) 28.0%
  • James Dunlop 23.7%
  • Samuel Alexander 13.6%
John Findlay Jacksonian 1821 (Special) Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
Pennsylvania 12 John Mitchell Jacksonian 1824 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY John Mitchell (Jacksonian) 45.4%
  • Robert Allison 30.0%
  • John Brown (Jacksonian) 24.7%
Pennsylvania 13 Alexander Thomson Jacksonian 1824 Incumbent resigned May 1, 1826.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
Successor was also elected the same day to finish the current term.
  • Green tickY Chauncey Forward (Jacksonian) 65.3%
  • William Piper 34.7%
Pennsylvania 14 Andrew Stewart Jacksonian 1820 Incumbent re-elected to a different party.
Anti-Jacksonian gain.
  • Green tickY Andrew Stewart (Anti-Jacksonian) 75.2%
  • Joshua Hart 24.8%
Pennsylvania 15 Joseph Lawrence Anti-Jacksonian 1824 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Joseph Lawrence (Anti-Jacksonian) 100%
Pennsylvania 16
Plural district with 2 seats
Robert Orr Jr. Jacksonian 1825 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Robert Orr Jr. (Jacksonian) 50.3%
  • Green tickY James S. Stevenson (Jacksonian) 49.7%
James S. Stevenson Jacksonian 1824 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 17 George Plumer Jacksonian 1820 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Jacksonian hold.
  • Green tickY Richard Coulter (Jacksonian) 59.4%
  • James Clarke (Jacksonian) 40.6%
Pennsylvania 18 Thomas H. Sill Anti-Jacksonian 1826 (Special) Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Jacksonian gain.
  • Green tickY Stephen Barlow (Jacksonian) 57.8%
  • Thomas H. Sill (Anti-Jacksonian) 36.6%
  • John Findley 5.5%

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