1841 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district special election

On May 4, 1841, a special election was held in Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district to fill a vacancy caused by the death of William S. Ramsey (D) on October 17, 1840, shortly after his re-election, and before the 26th Congress had ended.[1][2]

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
Amos Gustine Democratic 1,820 93.9%
Scattering 119 6.1%

Gustine took his seat on May 31,[2] at the start of the 1st session of the 27th Congress.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Cox, Harold E. (January 13, 2007). "27th Congress 1841–1843" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
  2. ^ a b "Twenty–Seventh Congress March 4, 1841, to March 3, 1843" (PDF). Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2022. footnote 46


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