Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district special election, 1814

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
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

References

  1. 1 2 Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project
  2. 1 2 13th Congress membership roster
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