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A special election was held in Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district on October 9, 1798 to fill a vacancy caused by the death of John Swanwick (DR) on August 1, 1798. The election was held on the same day as elections to the 6th Congress.
Election results
Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Waln | Federalist | 866 | 69.5% |
Samuel Miles | Democratic-Republican | 380 | 30.5% |
See also
- List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1798 and 1799
References
- ^ Cox, Harold E. (January 13, 2007). "5th Congress 1797–1798" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
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