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  PA - District 17 - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > PA - District 17
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline December 01, 1943 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open January 18, 1944 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close January 18, 1944 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start February 08, 1944 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1945 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler November 07, 2007 05:33pm
Data SourcesMichael J. Dubin, United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, p. 548.
Description Special election held to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Rep. Ditter.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/03/1942
NameJ. William Ditter Votes52,661 (69.15%)
Term01/03/1943 - 11/21/1943 Margin29,169 (+38.30%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/1944
NameRichard M. Simpson Votes45,198 (64.50%)
Term01/03/1945 - 01/03/1947 Margin20,323 (+29.00%)
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Name Samuel K. McConnell Marvin B. Brunner  
PartyRepublican Democratic  
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Certified Votes 22,400 (83.14%) 4,544 (16.87%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -17,856 (-66.27%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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