1798 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on October 9, 1798, to fill a vacancy caused by the death of John Swanwick (DR) on August 1, 1798. The election was held on the same day as elections to the 6th Congress.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[1]	Percent
	Robert Waln		Federalist	866	69.5%
	Samuel Miles		Democratic-Republican	380	30.5%

See also

• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1798 and 1799

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cox . Harold E. . 5th Congress 17971798 . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project . January 13, 2007.