1826, maryland, congressional, district, special, election, special, election, held, maryland, congressional, district, february, 1826, fill, vacancy, caused, resignation, joseph, kent, been, elected, governor, maryland, election, results, editcandidate, party. A special election was held in Maryland s 2nd congressional district on February 1 1826 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Joseph Kent A who had been elected Governor of Maryland 1 Election results editCandidate Party Votes 2 PercentJohn C Weems Jacksonian 1 139 57 9 William Woottan Unknown 827 42 1 Weems took his seat on February 7 1826 1 See also editList of special elections to the United States House of RepresentativesReferences edit a b 19th Congress membership roster Archived 2013 03 09 at the Wayback Machine Election details from Ourcampaigns com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1826 Maryland 27s 2nd congressional district special election amp oldid 1173556556, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,