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  PA - District 08 - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > PA - District 08
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1928 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 06, 1928 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 1928 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start December 03, 1928 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1929 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler October 26, 2007 06:49pm
Data Sources[Link] , mostly = Michael J. Dubin, United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, p. 468.
Description Special election held to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Rep. Butler.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/1926
NameThomas S. Butler Votes44,664 (82.19%)
Term03/04/1927 - 05/26/1928 Margin35,862 (+65.99%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/06/1928
NameJames Wolfenden Votes116,266 (76.20%)
Term03/04/1929 - 03/04/1931 Margin81,659 (+53.52%)
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Name James Wolfenden Walter L. Moore (W) James A. Thompson  
PartyRepublican Prohibition Socialist  
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Certified Votes 116,504 (97.83%) 2,579 (2.17%) 2 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -113,925 (-95.67%) -116,502 (-97.83%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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