Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district special election, 1840

On November 20, 1840, a special election was held in Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district to fill a vacancy caused by the death of William S. Ramsey on October 17 of the same year.

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
Charles McClure Democratic 3,452 94.7%
Scattering 195 5.3%

McClure took office on December 7, 1840, at the start of the 2nd session of the 26th Congress.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201838.pdf
  2. ↑ http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/26.pdf footnote 44
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