1840 Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district special election explained

On October 13, 1840, the same day as the general elections for the 27th Congress, a special election was held in to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Richard Biddle (AM).

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[1]	Percent
	Henry M. Brackenridge		Whig	6,858	61.5%
	William Wilkins		Democratic	4,297	38.5%

Brackenridge took office on December 10, 1840.^[2]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cox . Harold E. . 26th Congress 18391841 . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . January 14, 2007.
2. Web site: TwentySixth Congress March 4, 1839, to March 3, 1841 . March 13, 2022 . Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113616/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/26.pdf . April 2, 2015 . dead. footnote 48