1822 Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district special election
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On May 8, 1822, the last day of the First Session of the 17th Congress, Henry Baldwin (DR) of Pennsylvania's 14th district resigned from Congress.[1] A special election was held on October 1, 1822 to fill the resulting vacancy.
Election results[]
Candidate | Party | Votes[2] | Percent |
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Walter Forward | Democratic-Republican | 2,676 | 58.2% |
Ephraim Pentland | Independent | 1,921 | 41.8% |
Forward took his seat on December 2, 1822[3]
See also[]
- List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
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