Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district special election, 1822
On May 20, 1822, Samuel Moore (DR) of Pennsylvania's 6th district resigned.[1] A special election was held on October 1, 1822 to fill the resulting vacancy
Election result
Candidate | Party | Votes[2] | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Samuel D. Ingham | Democratic-Republican | 6,131 | 60.5% |
Samuel Sitgreaves | Federalist | 4,002 | 39.5% |
Ingham took his seat on December 2, 1822[3]
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