Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district special election, 1818

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

Candidate Party Votes[3] Percent
Jacob Hostetter Democratic-Republican 771 49.7%
Samuel Bacon Democratic-Republican 693 44.7%
John Clark [4] 88 5.7%

Hostetter took his seat on November 16[5] at the start of the Second Session.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/15.pdf footnote 44
  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. ↑ http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201816.pdf
  4. ↑ Source did not give party affiliation
  5. ↑ http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/15.pdf footnote 45
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