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  PA District 15 - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > PA - District 15
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline July 01, 1963 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open July 30, 1963 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close July 30, 1963 - 05:00pm Central
Term Start July 30, 1963 - 08:00pm
Term End January 03, 1965 - 12:00am
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler February 27, 2007 08:18pm
Data SourcesMichael J. Dubin, United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, p. 638.
Description Special election to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Rep. Walter. Rooney was inaugurated on election night.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/1962
NameFrancis E. Walter Votes63,574 (57.53%)
Term01/03/1963 - 05/31/1963 Margin16,646 (+15.06%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1964
NameFrederick B. Rooney Votes81,062 (66.06%)
Term01/03/1965 - 01/03/1967 Margin39,406 (+32.11%)
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Name Frederick B. Rooney Robert Bartlett  
PartyDemocratic Republican  
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Certified Votes 48,846 (53.55%) 42,374 (46.45%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -6,472 (-7.09%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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