1833 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 In the October 9, 1832 elections, Joel B. Sutherland (D) was re-elected to the PA 1 1st district, but resigned his seat to accept a judgeship. He then subsequently resigned that judgeship to run in the October 8, 1833 special election which was called to fill the vacancy caused by his original resignation, and won that election. Election results Candidate Party VotesCox Harold E. 23rd Congress 18331835 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201832.pdf Wilkes University Election Statistics Project January 14, 2007 Percent Joel B. Sutherland Democratic 2,843 56.4% John Sergeant National Republican 2,140 42.5% There were also 57 votes for someone with the surname of Martin, first name and party affiliation unknown. See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References Pennsylvania 1833 01 Pennsylvania 1833 01 1833 01 Pennsylvania 01 United States House of Representatives 01 United States House of Representatives 1833 01