1822 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election
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On May 8, 1822, the last day of the First Session of the 17th Congress, William Milnor (F) of Pennsylvania's 1st district resigned.[1] A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy on October 1, 1822, a week before the general elections for the 18th Congress.
Election results[]
Candidate | Party | Votes[2] | Percent |
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Thomas Forrest | Federalist | 5,977 | 50.0% |
Daniel H. Miller | Democratic-Republican | 5,976 | 50.0% |
Forrest took his seat 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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Categories:
- Special elections to the 17th United States Congress
- United States House of Representatives special elections
- United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
- 1822 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1822 Pennsylvania elections
- Pennsylvania special elections