1820 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election
On May 15, 1820, David Fullerton (DR) of Pennsylvania's 5th district resigned from his seat in the House of Representatives.[1] A special election was held on October 10, 1820 to fill the resulting vacancy. This election was held on the same day as the election for the 17th Congress.
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Election results
Candidate | Party | Votes[2] | Percent |
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Thomas G. McCullough | Federalist | 6,511 | 51.4% |
Matthew S. Clarke | Democratic-Republican | 5,487 | 43.3% |
Robert K. Lowry | Independent | 679 | 5.4% |
McCullough took his seat November 13, 1820[3]
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References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2013-02-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) footnote 47
- http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201818.pdf
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2013-02-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) footnote 48
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