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  PA - District At Large
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OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1918 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 05, 1918 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 1918 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1919 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1921 - 12:00pm
# Winners4
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler February 04, 2007 08:49pm
Data SourcesMichael J. Dubin, United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, p. 426. Crago and Walters were endorsed by the Washington Party. Strayer, Tarner, and Ikeler were endorsed by the Fair Play Party.
Description Rep. Garland died on 11/19/1920. His seat remained vacant throughout the remainder of the Congress.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/07/1916
NameThomas S. Crago Votes668,571 (14.15%)
Term03/04/1917 - 03/04/1919 Margin197,263 (+4.18%)
PartyRepublican Won11/07/1916
NameJohn R. Scott Votes661,930 (14.01%)
Term03/04/1917 - 03/04/1919 Margin190,622 (+4.04%)
PartyRepublican Won11/07/1916
NameMahlon M. Garland Votes657,945 (13.93%)
Term03/04/1917 - 03/04/1919 Margin186,637 (+3.95%)
PartyRepublican Won11/07/1916
NameJoseph McLaughlin Votes605,657 (12.82%)
Term03/04/1917 - 03/04/1919 Margin134,349 (+2.84%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/02/1920
NameAnderson H. Walters Votes1,140,836 (16.32%)
Term03/04/1921 - 10/10/1921 Margin674,272 (+9.65%)
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/1920
NameWilliam J. Burke Votes1,134,013 (16.22%)
Term03/04/1921 - 10/10/1921 Margin667,449 (+9.55%)
PartyRepublican Won11/02/1920
NameMahlon M. Garland Votes1,126,406 (16.11%)
Term03/04/1921 - 10/10/1921 Margin659,842 (+9.44%)
PartyRepublican Won11/02/1920
NameJoseph McLaughlin Votes1,108,538 (15.86%)
Term03/04/1921 - 10/10/1921 Margin641,974 (+9.18%)
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CANDIDATES (4 Winners)
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Name William J. Burke (I) Mahlon M. Garland (I) Rep. Thomas S. Crago Anderson H. Walters Joseph F. Gorman J. Calvin Strayer Samuel R. Tarner
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Certified Votes 546,373 (16.05%) 529,510 (15.55%) 527,961 (15.51%) 525,615 (15.44%) 276,836 (8.13%) 268,533 (7.89%) 264,971 (7.78%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -16,863 (-0.50%) -18,412 (-0.54%) -20,758 (-0.61%) -269,537 (-7.92%) -277,840 (-8.16%) -281,402 (-8.27%)
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Name Fred Ikeler O.D. Brubaker Elisha K. Kane Albert Gaddis Edward L. McKee Cora M. Bixler Henry W. Schlegel
PartyDemocratic Prohibition Prohibition Prohibition Prohibition Socialist Socialist
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Certified Votes 264,065 (7.76%) 29,309 (0.86%) 26,473 (0.78%) 25,347 (0.75%) 23,793 (0.70%) 23,273 (0.68%) 21,831 (0.64%)
Margin-282,308 (-8.29%) -517,064 (-15.19%) -519,900 (-15.27%) -521,026 (-15.30%) -522,580 (-15.35%) -523,100 (-15.37%) -524,542 (-15.41%)
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