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  PA District 1- Special Election
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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > PA - District 01
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline October 09, 1798 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open October 09, 1798 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close October 09, 1798 - 06:00pm Central
Term Start December 03, 1798 - 12:00am
Term End March 04, 1799 - 12:00am
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler January 28, 2007 08:33pm
Data SourcesMichael J. Dubin, United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, p. 16.
Description Special election held to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Rep. John Swanwick.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic-Republican Won10/11/1796
NameJohn Swanwick Votes1,507 (51.28%)
Term03/04/1797 - 08/01/1798 Margin75 (+2.55%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyFederalist Won10/09/1798
NameRobert Waln Votes865 (69.98%)
Term12/03/1798 - 03/03/1801 Margin494 (+39.97%)
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Name Robert Waln Samuel Miles  
PartyFederalist Democratic-Republican  
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Certified Votes 866 (69.50%) 380 (30.50%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -486 (-39.00%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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