1822 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election
On May 8, 1822, the last day of the First Session of the 17th Congress, William Milnor (F) of Pennsylvania's 1st district resigned.[1] A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy on October 1, 1822, a week before the general elections for the 18th Congress.
| Elections in Pennsylvania |
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 Government |
Election results
| Candidate | Party | Votes[2] | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Forrest | Federalist | 5,977 | 50.0% |
| Daniel H. Miller | Democratic-Republican | 5,976 | 50.0% |
Forrest took his seat December 2, 1822[3]
References
- "Seventeenth Congress March 4, 1821, to March 3, 1823" (PDF). Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2012-12-14. footnote 50
- Cox, Harold E. (January 14, 2007). "17th Congress 1821–1823" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
- "Seventeenth Congress March 4, 1821, to March 3, 1823" (PDF). Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2012-12-14. footnote 51
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