1840 Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 On October 13, 1840, the same day as the general elections for the 27th Congress, a special election was held in PA 22 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Richard Biddle (AM). Election results Candidate Party VotesCox Harold E. 26th Congress 18391841 https://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201838.pdf Wilkes University Election Statistics Project January 14, 2007 Percent Henry M. Brackenridge Whig 6,858 61.5% William Wilkins Democratic 4,297 38.5% Brackenridge took office on December 10, 1840.http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/26.pdf TwentySixth Congress March 4, 1839, to March 3, 1841 March 13, 2022 Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113616/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/26.pdf April 2, 2015 dead footnote 48 See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References Pennsylvania 1840 22 Pennsylvania 1840 22 1840 22 Pennsylvania 22 United States House of Representatives 22 United States House of Representatives 1840 22