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| Office | House of Representatives |
| Honorific | Representative - Abbr: Rep. |
| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | December 01, 1793 - 12:00pm Central |
| Polls Open | December 02, 1793 - 06:00am Central |
| Polls Close | December 02, 1793 - 08:00pm Central |
| Term Start | December 02, 1793 - 12:00am |
| Term End | March 04, 1795 - 12:00am |
| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
| Last Modified | Chronicler July 28, 2007 08:24pm |
| Data Sources | Philadelphia General Advertiser, 12/3/1793. |
| Description |
Muhlenberg was elected Speaker on the third ballot. The following table sets forth the known information regarding the balloting:
| Speaker of the House balloting, 1793 |
| Contender: Ballot | 1st | 2d | 3d |
| Frederick A.C. Muhlenberg PA | 21 | 33 | 37 |
| Theodore Sedgewick MA | 24 | 29 | 27 |
| Abraham Baldwin GA | 14 | -- | -- |
| Scattering | 7 | 4 | 2 |
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37 (42.53%)