A special election was held in Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district on January 15, 1801, to fill a vacancy left by the death of Thomas Hartley (F) on December 21, 1800[1]
Election results
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes[2]
|
Percent
|
John Stewart
|
Democratic-Republican
|
476
|
87.8%
|
Scattering
|
66
|
11.2%
|
Stewart took his seat February 3, 1801.[1] Stewart had also won the general elections in 1800.
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