A special election was held in Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district on October 9, 1798 to fill a vacancy caused by the death of John Swanwick (DR) on August 1, 1798. The election was held on the same day as elections to the 6th Congress.
Election results edit
Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Waln | Federalist | 866 | 69.5% |
Samuel Miles | Democratic-Republican | 380 | 30.5% |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Cox, Harold E. (January 13, 2007). "5th Congress 1797–1798" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.