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1818 Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district special elections

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During the15th Congress, there were two special elections in the6th district of Pennsylvania, both held in the year 1818. The 6th district at that time was a plural district with two seats, both of which became vacant at different times in 1818. The first vacancy was caused byJohn Ross (DR) resigning on February 24, 1818[1] and the second was caused bySamuel D. Ingham (DR) resigning July 6.[2]

March election

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The first election, to fill the vacancy left by Ross' resignation, was held March 3.

CandidatePartyVotes[3][4]Percent
Thomas J. RogersDemocratic-Republican2,92693.0%
Samuel SitgreavesFederalist2207.0%

Rogers took his seat March 24,[5] during the First Session

October election

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The second election, to fill the vacancy left by Ingham's resignation, was held October 13, the same time as theelections for the 16th Congress

CandidatePartyVotes[3]Percent
Samuel MooreDemocratic-Republican3,936100%

Moore ran unopposed and took his seat November 16,[6] at the start of the Second Session of the 15th Congress.

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived fromthe original on November 5, 2018. RetrievedNovember 2, 2018 – via History.house.gov., footnote 40
  2. ^"Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived fromthe original on November 5, 2018. RetrievedNovember 2, 2018 – via History.house.gov., footnote 38
  3. ^abCox, Harold E. (January 6, 2007)."15th Congress 1817–1819"(PDF).Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
  4. ^"Pennsylvania 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6, Special".Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825.Tufts University. RetrievedJanuary 24, 2019.
  5. ^"Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived fromthe original on November 5, 2018. RetrievedNovember 2, 2018 – via History.house.gov., footnote 41
  6. ^"Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived fromthe original on November 5, 2018. RetrievedNovember 2, 2018 – via History.house.gov., footnote 39
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