1826 Virginia's 5th congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 A special election was held in VA 5 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.http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/19.pdf 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 Election results Candidate Party VotesElection details from Ourcampaigns.com Percent George W. Crump Jacksonian 418 51.9% William B. Giles None 388 48.1% Crump took his seat on February 6, 1826 See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References Virginia 1826 05 Virginia 1826 05 1826 05 Virginia 05 United States House of Representatives 05 United States House of Representatives 1826 05 Category:January 1826