1833 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election
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In the October 9, 1832 elections, Joel B. Sutherland (D) was re-elected to the 1st district, but resigned his seat to accept a judgeship. He then subsequently resigned that judgeship to run in the October 8, 1833 special election which was called to fill the vacancy caused by his original resignation, and won that election.[1]
Election results
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joel B. Sutherland | Democratic | 2,843 | 56.4% |
| John Sergeant | National Republican | 2,140 | 42.5% |
There were also 57 votes for someone with the surname of Martin, first name and party affiliation unknown.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Cox, Harold E. (January 14, 2007). "23rd Congress 1833–1835" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.