1829 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 A special election was held in PA 8 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 Pennsylvaniahttp://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/21.pdf 21st Congress membership roster 2013-01-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025705/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/21.pdf 2016-03-04 dead 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 References Pennsylvania 1829 08 Pennsylvania 1829 08 1829 08 Pennsylvania 08 United States House of Representatives 08 United States House of Representatives 1829 08