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1814 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district special election

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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

  1. ^ Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project
  2. ^ 13th Congress membership roster Archived 2012-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
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