1st Congress: Pennsylvania 1788
Pennsylvania elected six Federalists and two Anti-Federalists to the First Congress.
Pennsylvania used a state-wide at-large system to elect members to Congress. There were no residency requirements for the eight seats.
| District | Candidate | Party | Vote | Percentage | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At-large | Frederick A. Muhlenberg | Federalist | 8,726 | 7.5% | ✓ |
| At-large | Henry Wynkoop | Federalist | 8,280 | 7.1% | ✓ |
| At-large | Thomas Hartley | Federalist | 8,191 | 7% | ✓ |
| At-large | George Clymer | Federalist | 8,116 | 6.9% | ✓ |
| At-large | Thomas Fitzsimons | Federalist | 8,116 | 6.9% | ✓ |
| At-large | Thomas Scott | Federalist | 8,096 | 6.9% | ✓ |
| At-large | Peter Muhlenberg | Anti-Federalist | 7,465 | 6.4% | ✓ |
| At-large | Daniel Hiester | Anti-Federalist | 7,455 | 6.4% | ✓ |
| At-large | John Allison | Federalist | 7,098 | 6.1% | |
| At-large | Stephen Chambers | Federalist | 7,080 | 6.1% | |
| At-large | William Findley | Anti-Federalist | 6,638 | 5.7% | |
| At-large | William Irvine | Anti-Federalist | 6,546 | 5.6% | |
| At-large | Charles Pettit | Anti-Federalist | 6,537 | 5.6% | |
| At-large | William Montgomery | Anti-Federalist | 6,409 | 5.5% | |
| At-large | Blair MacClenachan | Anti-Federalist | 6,277 | 5.4% | |
| At-large | Robert Whitehall | Anti-Federalist | 5,908 | 5.1% |
In most cases, only candidates who received more than 5 percent of the vote in a district are reported. Other candidates are reported as a group, but only if they in aggregate received more than 5 percent of the vote. In addition, percentages for each district may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding. The term Dissenting Republican includes various breakaway factions of the Democratic-Republican party.
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