1816 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania explained

Pennsylvania elected its members October 8, 1816.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
RepresentativePartyFirst electedResultsCandidates[1]

John SergeantFederalist1815 (Special)Incumbent re-elected.Adam Seybert (Democratic-Republican) 13.9%
William Anderson (Democratic-Republican) 13.8%
John Sergeant (Federalist) 12.5%
Joseph Hopkinson (Federalist) 12.3%
William Milnor (Federalist) 12.2%
Samuel Edwards (Federalist) 12.1%
Jacob Summer (Democratic-Republican) 8.8%
John Conard (Democratic-Republican) 8.1%
William J. Duane (Democratic-Republican) 6.3%
Joseph HopkinsonFederalist1814Incumbent re-elected.
William MilnorFederalist1806
1810 (Lost)
1814
Incumbent lost-re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Thomas SmithFederalist1814Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.

William DarlingtonDemocratic-Republican1814Incumbent lost-re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
Levi Pawling (Federalist) 25.5%
Isaac Darlington (Federalist) 25.1%
William Darlington (Democratic-Republican) 25.1%
John Hahn 24.3%
John HahnDemocratic-Republican1814Incumbent lost-re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.

John WhitesideDemocratic-Republican1814Incumbent re-elected.John Whiteside (Democratic-Republican) 39.4%
James M. Wallace (Democratic-Republican) 39.0%
Amos Slaymaker (Federalist) 21.6%
James M. WallaceDemocratic-Republican1815 (Special)Incumbent re-elected.
Hugh GlasgowDemocratic-Republican1812Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
nowrap Jacob Spangler (Democratic-Republican) 67.1%
Jacob Hay (Federalist) 32.9%

William MaclayDemocratic-Republican1814Incumbent re-elected.William Maclay (Democratic-Republican) 31.0%
Andrew Boden (Democratic-Republican) 27.8%
James McSherry (Federalist) 19.8%
John McClelland (Federalist) 18.1%
William Crawford (Democratic-Republican) 3.3%
William CrawfordDemocratic-Republican1808Incumbent lost-re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.

Samuel D. InghamDemocratic-Republican1812Incumbent re-elected.John Ross (Democratic-Republican) 50.8%
Samuel D. Ingham (Democratic-Republican) 49.2%
John RossDemocratic-Republican1814Incumbent re-elected.
Joseph HiesterDemocratic-Republican1798
1804 (Retired)
1814
Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Joseph Hiester (Democratic-Republican) 85.0%
Charles Shoemaker (Democratic-Republican) 8.6%
Daniel Udree (Democratic-Republican) 6.4%
William PiperDemocratic-Republican1810Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
nowrap Alexander Ogle (Democratic-Republican) 99.7%
Thomas BurnsideDemocratic-Republican1815 (Special)Incumbent resigned in April 1816 to accept judicial appointment.
New member elected October 8, 1816.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor also elected, the same day, to finish the term.
nowrap William P. Maclay (Democratic-Republican) 75.7%
James A. Banks (Federalist) 24.3%

William WilsonDemocratic-Republican1814Incumbent re-elected.William Wilson (Democratic-Republican) 32.5%
David Scott (Democratic-Republican) 31.5%
William Buyers (Federalist) 14.8
George Kremer (Democratic-Republican) 8.8%
Roswell Wells (Federalist) 8.8%
Charles Maus 3.5%
Jared IrwinDemocratic-Republican1812Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor resigned before Congress started, leading to a special election.
William FindleyDemocratic-Republican1802Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
nowrap David Marchand (Democratic-Republican) 52.8%
George Armstrong (Federalist) 47.2%
Aaron LyleDemocratic-Republican1808Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
nowrap Thomas Patterson (Democratic-Republican) 87.2%
John Hughes (Federalist) 12.8%
Isaac GriffinDemocratic-Republican1813 (Special)Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
nowrap Christian Tarr (Democratic-Republican) 50.8%
Presley C. Lane (Democratic-Republican) 19.7%
Henry Heaton (Democratic-Republican) 14.2%
Thomas McKibben (Democratic-Republican) 11.7%
Thomas Hersey (Democratic-Republican) 3.6%
John WoodsFederalist1814Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
nowrap Henry Baldwin (Democratic-Republican) 61.6%
Walter Lowrie (Democratic-Republican) 38.4%
Thomas WilsonDemocratic-Republican1813 (Special)Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
nowrap Robert Moore (Democratic-Republican) 51.1%
William Clark (Federalist) 48.9%

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cox . Harold . Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 . The Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . . January 31, 2007 .