1806 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on November 27, 1806, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Michael Leib (DR) on February 14, 1806.^[1]

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	Percent
	John Porter		Democratic-Republican	2,396	73.1%
	Richard Falwell		Federalist	829	25.3%
	Jonas Preston		Federalist	53	1.6%

Porter took his seat December 8, 1806^[1]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/9.pdf 9th Congress membership roster
2. http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201804.pdf Election results for Pennsylvania for the 9th Congress