1818 Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district special elections

None February 2026 September 2023 During the 15th Congress, there were two special elections in the PA 6 6th district of Pennsylvania, both held in the year 1818. The 6th district at that time was a plural district with two seats, both of which became vacant at different times in 1818. The first vacancy was caused by John Ross (DR) resigning on February 24, 1818https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40205 https://web.archive.org/web/20181105202744/https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40205 dead November 5, 2018 Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819 November 2, 2018 Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives History.house.gov , footnote 40 and the second was caused by Samuel D. Ingham (DR) resigning July 6.https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40205 https://web.archive.org/web/20181105202744/https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40205 dead November 5, 2018 Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819 November 2, 2018 Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives History.house.gov , footnote 38 March election The first election, to fill the vacancy left by Ross' resignation, was held March 3. Candidate Party VotesCox Harold E. 15th Congress 18171819 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201816.pdf Wilkes University Election Statistics Project January 6, 2007Pennsylvania 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6, Special https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/m613mz747 January 24, 2019 Tufts University Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 Percent Thomas J. Rogers Democratic-Republican 2,926 93.0% Samuel Sitgreaves Federalist 220 7.0% Rogers took his seat March 24,https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40205 https://web.archive.org/web/20181105202744/https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40205 dead November 5, 2018 Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819 November 2, 2018 Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives History.house.gov , footnote 41 during the First Session October election The second election, to fill the vacancy left by Ingham's resignation, was held October 13, the same time as the elections for the 16th Congress Candidate Party Votes Percent Samuel Moore Democratic-Republican 3,936 100% Moore ran unopposed and took his seat November 16,https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40205 https://web.archive.org/web/20181105202744/https://historycms2.house.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=40205 dead November 5, 2018 Fifteenth Congress March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1819 November 2, 2018 Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives History.house.gov , footnote 39 at the start of the Second Session of the 15th Congress. See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References Pennsylvania 1818 06 Pennsylvania 1818 06 1818 06 Pennsylvania 06 United States House of Representatives 06 United States House of Representatives 1818 06 Category:March 1818 Category:October 1818