1821 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election
In April, 1821, prior to the first meeting of the 17th Congress,[1] Representative-elect James Duncan (DR) from Pennsylvania's 5th district resigned. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy on October 9, 1821.
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Election results
Candidate | Party | Votes[2] | Percent |
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John Findlay | Democratic-Republican | 4,981 | 53.6% |
Thomas G. McCullough | Federalist | 4,310 | 46.4% |
Findlay took his seat December 12, 1821[3]
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References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2012-12-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) footnote 46
- http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201820.pdf
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2012-12-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) footnote 47
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