1818_Pennsylvania's_4th_congressional_district_special_election

1818 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district special election

1818 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district special election

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On April 20, 1818,[1] Jacob Spangler (DR) resigned from Congress, where he'd represented Pennsylvania's 4th district. A special election was held that year to fill the resulting vacancy.[2]

Election results

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Hostetter took his seat on November 16[6] at the start of the Second Session.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via History.house.gov., footnote 44
  2. [2]
    The source used states that the election was held on March 17, but this would appear to be an error, as that's over a month before Spangler resigned.
  3. [3]
    Cox, Harold E. (January 6, 2007). "15th Congress 1817–1819" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
  4. [4]
    "Pennsylvania 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  5. [5]
    Source did not give party affiliation
  6. [6]
    "Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved November 2, 2018 – via History.house.gov., footnote 45
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