1801 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on October 13, 1801, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Albert Gallatin (DR) in May, 1801, prior to the first meeting of the 7th Congress, after being appointed Secretary of the Treasury.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[1]	Percent
	William Hoge		Democratic-Republican	4,687	82.6%
	Alexander Fowler		Federalist	836	14.7%
	Isaac Weaver		Democratic-Republican	154	2.7%

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cox . Harold E. . 7th Congress 18011803 . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . December 13, 2006.