Английская Википедия:1798 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

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Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in Pennsylvania on October 9, 1798, for the 6th Congress.

Background

Thirteen Representatives (7 Democratic-Republicans and 6 Federalists) had been elected in 1796. One seat had changed from Federalist to Democratic-Republican in a special election in 1797. Two more seats, one held by a Democratic-Republican and one by a Federalist, had become vacant in August, 1798, and were still vacant at the time of the 1798 elections

Congressional districts

Pennsylvania was divided into 12 districts, one of which (the Шаблон:Ushr) was a plural district, with 2 Representatives. These districts remained in use until redistricting after the census of 1800.

• The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of the City of Philadelphia
• The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of Philadelphia County
• The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of Chester and Delaware Counties
• The Шаблон:Ushr (2 seats) consisted of Montgomery, Bucks and Northampton Counties
• The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of Berks and Luzerne County
• The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of Northumberland and Dauphin Counties
• The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of Lancaster County
• The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of York County
• The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of Mifflin and Cumberland County
• The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of Bedford, Huntingdon and Franklin Counties
• The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of Westmoreland and Fayette Counties
• The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of Allegheny and Washington Counties

The counties that made up the 5th district did not border each other. That district was therefore made up of two separate pieces rather than being a single contiguous entity

Note: Many of these counties covered much larger areas than they do today, having since been divided into numerous counties. The boundaries of the districts are based on the counties' 1790 borders.

Election results

There were two vacancies and 11 incumbents at the time of the 1798 elections. The two vacancies were filled by special elections held at the same time as the general election. Blair McClenachan (DR) of the Шаблон:Ushr and William Findley (DR) of the Шаблон:Ushr did not run for re-election. The remaining 9 incumbents (5 Democratic-Republicans and 4 Federalists) ran for re-election. 8 Democratic-Republicans and 5 Federalists were elected, a net increase of 1 seat for the Democratic-Republicans over the 1796 elections.

1796 United States House election results

District	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican colspan="3" | Democratic-Republican	Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist colspan="3" | Federalist
Шаблон:Ushr	Samuel Miles	371	30.5%	Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Robert Waln	Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | 865	Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | 69.5%
Шаблон:Ushr	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Michael Leib	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | 1,129	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | 56.5%	Anthony Morris	870	43.5%
Шаблон:Ushr	John Pearson	1,514	28.7%	Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Richard Thomas (I)	Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | 3,760	Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | 71.3%
Шаблон:Ushr 2 seats	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Robert Brown	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | 5,372	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | 31.1%	John Chapman (I)	3,605	20.9%
	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Peter Muhlenberg	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | 4,935	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | 28.6%	Jacob Eyerly	3,288	19.0%
				Anthony Morris	78	0.5%
Шаблон:Ushr	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Joseph Hiester (I)	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | 3,361	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | 69.3%	Daniel Clymer	1,492	30.7%
Шаблон:Ushr	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | John A. Hanna (I)	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | 3,052	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | 66.3%	Daniel Smith	1,544	33.7%
Шаблон:Ushr	William Barton	407	22.5%	Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | John W. Kittera (I)	Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | 1,403	Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | 77.5%
Шаблон:Ushr				Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Thomas Hartley (I)	Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | 3,857	Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | 85.4%
				Henry Slagle	659	14.6%
Шаблон:Ushr	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Andrew Gregg (I)	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | 2,618	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | 57.8%	James Armstrong	1,912	42.2%
Шаблон:Ushr	David Bard (I)	935	20.3%	Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Henry Woods	Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | 2,546	Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | 55.4%
				Thomas Johnson	1,117	24.3%
Шаблон:Ushr	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | John Smilie	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | 1,782	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | 46.0%	William Todd	1,265	21.3%
				James Guthrie	826	21.3%
Шаблон:Ushr	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Albert Gallatin (I)	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | 3,926	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | 58.8%	John Woods	2,750	41.2%
Шаблон:Ushr (special)	Samuel Miles	380	30.5%	Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | Robert Waln	Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | 866	Шаблон:Party shading/Federalist | 69.5%
Шаблон:Ushr (special)	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | Robert Brown	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | 5,109	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | 62.1%	Jacob Eyerly	3,120	37.9%

Special election

Thomas Hartley (F) of the 8th district died on December 21, 1800. A special election was held January 15, 1801 to fill the vacancy.

1801 United States House election results

District	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican colspan="3" | Democratic-Republican	Other
Шаблон:Ushr	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | John Stewart	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | 476	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic-Republican | 87.8%	Scattering	66	12.2%

Stewart had already been elected in the 1800 elections

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1798 and 1799
• List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania

References

• Electoral data are from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project