1808 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on October 11, 1808, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Joseph Clay (DR) on March 28, 1808.^[1]

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	Percent
	Benjamin Say		Democratic-Republican	7,598	55.7%
	Charles W. Hare		Federalist	6,046	44.3%

Say took his seat on November 16, 1808.^[1]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/10.pdf 10th Congress membership roster
2. http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201806.pdf 10th Congress electoral returns for Pennsylvania