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  PA District 04 - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > PA - District 04
OfficeHouse of Representatives
TypeSpecial Election
Filing Deadline October 09, 1798 - 12:00pm
Polls Open October 09, 1798 - 06:00am
Polls Close October 09, 1798 - 06:00pm
Term Start December 04, 1798 - 12:00am
Term End March 04, 1799 - 12:00am
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler January 28, 2007 08:41pm
Data SourcesMichael J. Dubin, United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, p. 16.
DescriptionSpecial election held to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Rep. Sitgreaves. Rep. Chapman continued in office.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyFederalist Won10/11/1796
NameSamuel Sitgreaves Votes3,752 (42.64%)
Term03/04/1797 - 08/29/1798 Margin2,604 (+29.59%)
PartyFederalist Won10/11/1796
NameJohn Chapman Votes2,214 (25.16%)
Term03/04/1797 - 08/29/1798 Margin1,066 (+12.12%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name Robert Brown (I) John Chapman Jacob Everly
PartyDemocratic-Republican Federalist Federalist
Votes5,109 (62.09%) 0 (0.00%) 3,120 (37.92%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -5,109 (-62.09%) -1,989 (-24.17%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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