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[]
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[]
- List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
References[]
- ^ a b Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project
- ^ a b 13th Congress membership roster Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- Special elections to the 13th United States Congress
- United States House of Representatives special elections
- United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
- 1814 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1814 Pennsylvania elections
- Pennsylvania special elections