1814 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district special election
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A special election was held in Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district on October 11, 1814[1] to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of James Whitehill (DR) on September 1, 1814.[2] This was the second resignation from the 3rd district in the 13th congress, the previous resignation having been in the previous year.
Election results
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
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Amos Slaymaker | Federalist | 3,078 | 55.9% |
John Whiteside | Democratic-Republican | 2,428 | 44.1% |
Slaymaker took his seat on December 12, 1814[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project
- ^ a b 13th Congress membership roster Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine