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  PA District 17 - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > PA - District 17
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline February 01, 1842 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open March 01, 1842 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close March 01, 1842 - 06:00pm Central
Term Start March 18, 1842 - 12:00am
Term End March 04, 1843 - 12:00am
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler April 04, 2008 08:44pm
Data SourcesMichael J. Dubin, U.S. Congressional Elections, 1788-1997, p. 130.
Description Special election held to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Rep. Dimock.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won10/13/1840
NameDavid Dimock Jr. Votes6,855 (57.74%)
Term03/04/1841 - 01/13/1842 Margin1,898 (+15.99%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyWhig Won10/10/1843
NameJames Irvin Votes5,809 (57.44%)
Term03/04/1843 - 03/04/1845 Margin1,504 (+14.87%)
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Name Almon H. Read Jr. Joseph Kingsbury Orio J. Hamlin George F. Horton  
PartyDemocratic Whig Democratic Liberty  
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Certified Votes 4,480 (60.13%) 2,595 (34.83%) 212 (2.85%) 163 (2.19%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,885 (-25.30%) -4,268 (-57.29%) -4,317 (-57.95%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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