1826 Kentucky's 5th congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 A special election was held in KY 5 on November 6, 1826, to fill a vacancy caused by the death of James Johnson (Jacksonian) on August 14, 1826. Election results Candidate Party VotesElection details from Ourcampaigns.com Percent Robert L. McHatton Jacksonian 1,479 34.3% Alfred Sanford Anti-Jacksonian 1,167 27.1% Nicholas D. Coleman Jacksonian 987 22.9% William Brown Anti-Jacksonian 677 15.7% Details Candidates:Robert MacHatton[1]Alfred SandfordNicholas D. ColemanWilliam BrownAffiliation:DemocratFinal Result:14791167987677District of Five14791167987677Boone County7839133721Campbell County16142212539Grant County221532944Harrison County33720313384Pendelton County63217489Scott County619260109100 Result McHatton took his seat on December 7, 1826.19th Congress membership roster https://web.archive.org/web/20130309015521/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/19.pdf March 9, 2013 See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/0k225b580 A New Nation Votes elections.lib.tufts.edu May 26, 2019 Kentucky 1826 05 Kentucky 1826 05 1826 05 Kentucky 05 United States House of Representatives 05 United States House of Representatives 1826 05 Category:November 1826