1836 Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district special election

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On October 11, 1836, a special election was held in Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of John Banks (AM) on April 2. This election was held at the same time as the general elections for the 25th Congress

Election results[]

Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
John J. Pearson Anti-Jacksonian 3,410 57.7%
John Findley Jacksonian 2,505 42.3%

Pearson took his seat December 5, 1836, at the start of the second session of the 24th Congress.[2]

See also[]

  • List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

References[]

  1. ^ "24th Congress 1835-1837 : U. S. Congressional Election 14 October 1834" (PDF). Staffweb.wilkes.edu. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "U. S. Congressional Election 14 October 1834" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2022.


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