1816 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district special election explained

On October 8, 1816, a special election was held in, the second special election in that district in the 14th Congress. The reason for the special election was Thomas Burnside (DR)'s resignation to accept a judicial appointment in April of that year. Burnside himself had been elected to the seat in the previous special election.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[1]	Percent
	William P. Maclay		Democratic-Republican	2,169	68.5%
	James Banks		Democratic-Republican	999	31.%

Maclay took his seat December 3, 1816, at the start of the 2nd session of the 14th Congress^[2]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . staffweb.wilkes.edu .
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-02-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141206143055/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/14.pdf . 2014-12-06 . footnote 52