Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district special election, 1821

On July 20, 1821, William Cox Ellis (F) from Pennsylvania's 10th district resigned. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy on October 9, 1821.

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
Thomas Murray, Jr. Democratic-Republican 6,038 50.3%
William Cox Ellis Federalist 5,961 49.7%

Murray took his seat on December 12, 1821.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201820.pdf
  2. ↑ http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/17.pdf footnote 49
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