1826 North Carolina's 8th Congressional District Special Election
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A special election was held in on November 3, 1826, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of
Willie P. Mangum Willie Person Mangum (; May 10, 1792September 7, 1861) was an American politician and planter who served as U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina between 1831 and 1836 and between 1840 and 1853. He was one of the founders and leading memb ...
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Election results

{, class=wikitable ! Candidate ! Party ! Votes
/ref> ! Percent , - , Daniel L. Barringer , Jacksonian , 1,275 , 50.4% , -{{Party shading/Democratic-Republican , James Mebane , Democratic-Republican , 1,254 , 49.6% Barringer took his seat December 4, 1826


See also

* List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives


References

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