1798 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in was held on October 9, 1798, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Samuel Sitgreaves (F), who'd been appointed commissioner to Great Britain under the Jay Treaty. The election was held on the same day as elections to the 6th Congress.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[1]	Percent
	Robert Brown		Democratic-Republican	5,109	62.1%
	Jacob Everly		Federalist	3,120	37.9%

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.