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  PA District 04
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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > PA - District 04
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline October 11, 1796 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open October 11, 1796 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close October 11, 1796 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1797 - 12:00am
Term End August 29, 1798 - 12:00am
# Winners2
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler January 28, 2007 08:37pm
Data SourcesMichael J. Dubin, United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, p. 15.
Description Sitgreaves resigned on 8/29/1798. A special election was called to fill his vacancy.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyFederalist Won10/14/1794
NameSamuel Sitgreaves Votes2,954 (35.33%)
Term03/04/1795 - 03/04/1797 Margin1,266 (+15.14%)
PartyFederalist Won10/14/1794
NameJohn Richards Votes1,791 (21.42%)
Term03/04/1795 - 03/04/1797 Margin103 (+1.23%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic-Republican Won10/09/1798
NameRobert Brown Votes5,109 (62.09%)
Term12/04/1798 - 03/04/1799 Margin1,989 (+24.17%)
PartyFederalist Won10/09/1798
NameJohn Chapman Votes0 (0.00%)
Term12/04/1798 - 03/04/1799 Margin-3,120 (-37.91%)
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CANDIDATES (2 Winners)
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Name (I) Rep. Samuel Sitgreaves John Chapman Peter Muhlenberg (I) John Richards Robert Lollar  
PartyFederalist Federalist Democratic-Republican Federalist Democratic-Republican  
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Uncertified Votes 3,752 (42.64%) 2,214 (25.16%) 1,148 (13.05%) 1,081 (12.29%) 604 (6.86%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -1,538 (-17.48%) -2,604 (-29.59%) -2,671 (-30.36%) -3,148 (-35.78%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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