Английская Википедия:1828 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 14, 1828, for the 21st Congress. Members of three different parties were elected to the 21st Congress, the first time in US history that a third party won seats. The new Anti-Masonic Party won a total of 5 seats, 1 of which was in Pennsylvania.
Background
In the previous election, 20 Jacksonians and 5 Anti-Jacksonians had been elected with one vacancy, which was filled in a special election by an Anti-Jacksonian, for a total of 20 Jacksonians and 6 Anti-Jacksonians.
Congressional districts
Pennsylvania was divided into 18 districts, 6 of which were plural districts
- The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of southern Philadelphia County
- The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of the City of Philadelphia
- The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of northern Philadelphia County
- The Шаблон:Ushr (3 seats) consisted of Chester, Delaware and Lancaster Counties
- The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of Montgomery County
- The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of Dauphin and Lebanon Counties
- The Шаблон:Ushr (2 seats) consisted of Berks, Lehigh, and Schuylkill Counties
- The Шаблон:Ushr (2 seats) consisted of Bucks, Northampton, Pike, and Wayne Counties
- The Шаблон:Ushr (3 seats) consisted of Bradford, Columbia, Luzerne, Lycoming, McKeane, Northumberland, Potter, Susquehanna, and Tioga Counties
- The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of York County
- The Шаблон:Ushr (2 seats) consisted of Adams, Cumberland, Franklin, and Perry Counties
- The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of Centre, Clearfield, Huntingdon, Mifflin, and Union Counties
- The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of Bedford, Cambria, and Somerset Counties
- The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of Fayette and Greene Counties
- The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of Washington County
- The Шаблон:Ushr (2 seats) consisted of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, and Butler Counties
- The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of Indiana, Jefferson, and Westmoreland Counties
- The Шаблон:Ushr consisted of Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Venango, and Warren Counties
Note: Several of these counties covered larger areas than today, having since been divided into smaller counties
Election results
20 incumbents (15 Jacksonians and 5 Anti-Jacksonians) ran for re-election, of whom 12 (all Jacksonians) were re-elected. The incumbents Charles Miner (AJ) of the Шаблон:Ushr, George Kremer (J), Espy Van Horne (J), and Samuel McKean (J) of the Шаблон:Ushr, John Mitchell (J) of the Шаблон:Ushr and Robert Orr, Jr. (J) of the Шаблон:Ushr did not run for re-election.
A total of 8 seats changed parties. One seat changed from Jacksonian control to Anti-Masonic control, one changed from Jacksonian to Anti-Jacksonian, and six changed from Anti-Jacksonian to Jacksonian, for a net change of five seats lost by the Anti-Jacksonians, four gained by the Jacksonians, and one gained by the Anti-Masonics.
Special elections
Two special elections were held in 1829 for the 21st Congress. The first was held on October 13, 1829 in the Шаблон:Ushr to fill two vacancies caused by the resignations of Samuel D. Ingham (J) and George Wolf (J) before the first meeting of the 21st Congress. Wolf's resignation was due to his having been elected Governor of Pennsylvania.[4] The second was held on December 15, 1829 in the Шаблон:Ushr, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of William Wilkins (AM) on November 9, 1829, before the first session of the 21st Congress began.
| District | Шаблон:Party shading/Jacksonian colspan="3" | Jacksonian | Шаблон:Party shading/Anti-Masonic colspan="3" | Anti-Masonic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Ushr 2 seats |
Шаблон:Party shading/Jacksonian | Peter Ihrie, Jr. | Шаблон:Party shading/Jacksonian | 5,602 | Шаблон:Party shading/Jacksonian | 27.2% | |||
| Шаблон:Party shading/Jacksonian | Samuel A. Smith | Шаблон:Party shading/Jacksonian | 5,168 | Шаблон:Party shading/Jacksonian | 25.1% | ||||
| Nathaniel B. Eldred | 4,993 | 24.3% | ||||
| George Harrison | 4,822 | 23.4% | ||||
| Шаблон:Ushr | James S. Stevenson | 3,090 | 42.3% | Шаблон:Party shading/Anti-Masonic | Harmar Denny | Шаблон:Party shading/Anti-Masonic | 4,208 | Шаблон:Party shading/Anti-Masonic | 57.7% |
No seat changed parties after these special elections.
References
- ↑ Changed parties
- ↑ Anti-Masonic
- ↑ Party affiliation unknown
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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