1824 Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district special election
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On April 20, 1824,
Thomas J. Rogers (DR) of Pennsylvania's 8th district resigned, leaving a vacancy which was filled by a special election on October 12, 1824, the same day as the general election
for the 19th Congress.
Election results
Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
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George Wolf | Democratic-Republican | 4,765 | 100% |
Wolf ran unopposed. He also won the same seat in the 19th Congress.