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
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes[3][4] | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Hostetter | Democratic-Republican | 771 | 49.7% |
| Samuel Bacon | Democratic-Republican | 693 | 44.7% |
| John Clark | [5] | 88 | 5.7% |
Hostetter took his seat on November 16[6] at the start of the Second Session.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.[permanent dead link], footnote 44
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cox, Harold E. (January 6, 2007). "15th Congress 1817–1819" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Source did not give party affiliation
- ^ "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.[permanent dead link], footnote 45