A special election was held in Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district on October 11, 1814 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of James Whitehill (DR) on September 1, 1814. This was the second resignation from the 3rd district in the 13th congress, the previous resignation having been in the previous year.
Election results
Candidate | Party | Votes | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Amos Slaymaker | Federalist | 3,078 | 55.9% |
John Whiteside | Democratic-Republican | 2,428 | 44.1% |
Slaymaker took his seat on December 12, 1814
See also
References
- ^ Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project
- ^ 13th Congress membership roster Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Special elections to the 13th United States Congress
- United States House of Representatives special elections
- United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
- 1814 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1814 Pennsylvania elections
- Pennsylvania special elections
- October 1814 events