1814 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in 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	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

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

Notes and References

1. http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201812.pdf Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project
2. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/13.pdf 13th Congress membership roster