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1838 Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district special election

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On March 8, 1838, a special election was held in Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (D) on February 9, 1838

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
George M. Keim Democratic 2,599 96.8%
Scattering 85 3.2%

Keim took his seat on March 17, 1838[2] during the 2nd session of the 25th Congress

See also

References

  1. ^ http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201836.pdf
  2. ^ http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/25.pdf footnote 44
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