1791 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

none February 2026 September 2023 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1791 Pennsylvania parliamentary no United States House of Representatives election in Pennsylvania, 1788 1788 United States House of Representatives election in Pennsylvania, 1792 1792 All 8 Pennsylvania seats to the United States House of Representatives October 11, 1791 Pro-Administration Party (United States) 6 4 2 Anti-Administration Party (United States) 2 4 2 Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, October 11, 1791, for the 2nd Congress. Background Six Pro-Administration and two Anti-Administration Representatives had been elected on an at-large basis in the previous election. The elections in Pennsylvania were the last elections held for the 2nd Congress, out of the states that were in the Union at the start of the Congress. Congressional districts The previous election had been held at-large, but for the 2nd Congress, Pennsylvania divided itself up into 8 districts. The PA 1 1st district consisted of Delaware and Philadelphia Counties (including the city of Philadelphia). The PA 2 2nd district consisted of Bucks County The PA 3 3rd district consisted of Chester and Montgomery Counties The PA 4 4th district consisted of Luzerne, Northampton, and Berks Counties The PA 5 5th district consisted of Dauphin and Lancaster Counties The PA 6 6th district consisted of Northumberland, Mifflin, Huntingdon, Bedford and Franklin Counties The PA 7 7th district consisted of Cumberland and York Counties The PA 8 8th district consisted of Allegheny, Westmoreland, Washington, and Fayette Counties Note: Many of these counties covered much larger areas in 1791 than they do today, having since been divided into smaller counties. Election Returns Five incumbents (3 Anti-Administration and 2 Pro-Administration) ran for re-election, four of whom won. The incumbents George Clymer (P) and Henry Wynkoop (P) of the 2nd district and Thomas Scott (P) of the 8th district did not run for re-election.Residence information from the 1788 results here In addition, Frederick A. Muhlenberg switched from Pro-Administration to Anti-Administration. Four Pro-Administration and four Anti-Administration candidates were elected, a net gain of 2 seats for the Anti-Administration Party. Election data are incomplete for the 1st and 2nd districts and are missing for the 4th and 5th districts. +1792 United States House election results District Pro-Administration Anti-Administration Other candidates PA 1 1st Thomas Fitzsimons (I) 1,291 85.1% Charles Thompson 226 14.9% PA 2 2nd Frederick Muhlenberg (I) Dr. JonesParty affiliation and full name unknown Amos Gregg PA 3 3rd Israel Jacobs 1,221 61.2% Peter Muhlenberg (I) 774 38.8% PA 4 4th Daniel Hiester (I) PA 5 5th John W. Kittera PA 6 6th John Allison 1,229 18.3% Andrew Gregg 3,437 51.2% Thomas Johnston 692 10.3% John McLean 728 10.9% William Montgomery 623 9.3% PA 7 7th Thomas Hartley (I) 2,908 71.1% William Irvine 1,180 28.9% PA 8 8th John Woods 1,517 34.8% William Findley 2,839 65.2% See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1790 References Electoral data and information on districts are from the Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project 1791 Pennsylvania United States House of Representatives Category:Frederick Muhlenberg