1820 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election
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On May 15, 1820, David Fullerton (DR) of Pennsylvania's 5th district resigned from his seat in the House of Representatives.[1] A special election was held on October 10, 1820 to fill the resulting vacancy. This election was held on the same day as the election for the 17th Congress.
Election results
Candidate | Party | Votes[2] | Percent |
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Thomas G. McCullough | Federalist | 6,511 | 51.4% |
Matthew S. Clarke | Democratic-Republican | 5,487 | 43.3% |
Robert K. Lowry | Independent | 679 | 5.4% |
McCullough took his seat November 13, 1820[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
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