1821 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election explained

In April, 1821, prior to the first meeting of the 17th Congress,[1] Representative-elect James Duncan (DR) from resigned. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy on October 9, 1821.

Election results

CandidatePartyVotes[2] Percent
John FindlayDemocratic-Republican4,98153.6%
Thomas G. McCulloughFederalist4,31046.4%

Findlay took his seat December 12, 1821[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seventeenth Congress March 4, 1821, to March 3, 1823 . December 14, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121213144812/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/17.pdf . December 13, 2012 . Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives . footnote 46
  2. Web site: Cox . Harold E. . 17th Congress 18211823 . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . January 14, 2007.
  3. Web site: Seventeenth Congress March 4, 1821, to March 3, 1823 . December 14, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121213144812/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/17.pdf . December 13, 2012 . Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives . footnote 47

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