1814 Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district special election

Elections in Pennsylvania
U.S. President
Presidential primaries
Democratic
2000
2004
2008
2016
2020
2024
Republican
2008
2016
2020
2024
U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
  • 1874
  • 1878
  • 1882
  • 1886
  • 1890
  • 1894
  • 1898
  • 1902
  • 1906
  • 1910
  • 1914
  • 1918
  • 1922
  • 1926
  • 1930
  • 1934
  • 1938
  • 1942
  • 1946
  • 1950
  • 1954
  • 1958
  • 1962
  • 1966
  • 1970
  • 1974
  • 1978
  • 1982
  • 1986
  • 1990
  • 1994
  • 1998
  • 2002
  • 2006
  • 2010
  • 2014
  • 2018
  • 2022
Attorney General
Auditor General
State Treasurer
State Senate
State House of Representatives
Mayors
Government
  • v
  • t
  • e

A special election was held in Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district on October 11, 1814[1] to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of James Whitehill (DR) on September 1, 1814.[2] 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[1] Percent
Amos Slaymaker Federalist 3,078 55.9%
John Whiteside Democratic-Republican 2,428 44.1%

Slaymaker took his seat on December 12, 1814[2]

See also

References

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