1798 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 A special election was held in PA 1 on October 9, 1798, to fill a vacancy caused by the death of John Swanwick (DR) on August 1, 1798. The election was held on the same day as elections to the 6th Congress. Election results Candidate Party VotesCox Harold E. 5th Congress 17971798 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201796.pdf Wilkes University Election Statistics Project January 13, 2007 Percent Robert Waln Federalist 866 69.5% Samuel Miles Democratic-Republican 380 30.5% See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives elections, 1798 and 1799 References Pennsylvania 1798 01 Pennsylvania 1798 01 1798 01 Pennsylvania 01 United States House of Representatives 01 United States House of Representatives 1798 01