Mapping Early American Elections

1st Congress: Pennsylvania 1788

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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.

Congressional election results, 1st Congress: Pennsylvania 1788
District Candidate Party Vote Percentage Elected
At-large Frederick A. Muhlenberg Federalist 8,726 7.5% ✓ Elected
At-large Henry Wynkoop Federalist 8,280 7.1% ✓ Elected
At-large Thomas Hartley Federalist 8,191 7% ✓ Elected
At-large George Clymer Federalist 8,116 6.9% ✓ Elected
At-large Thomas Fitzsimons Federalist 8,116 6.9% ✓ Elected
At-large Thomas Scott Federalist 8,096 6.9% ✓ Elected
At-large Peter Muhlenberg Anti-Federalist 7,465 6.4% ✓ Elected
At-large Daniel Hiester Anti-Federalist 7,455 6.4% ✓ Elected
At-large John Allison Federalist 7,098 6.1% Not elected
At-large Stephen Chambers Federalist 7,080 6.1% Not elected
At-large William Findley Anti-Federalist 6,638 5.7% Not elected
At-large William Irvine Anti-Federalist 6,546 5.6% Not elected
At-large Charles Pettit Anti-Federalist 6,537 5.6% Not elected
At-large William Montgomery Anti-Federalist 6,409 5.5% Not elected
At-large Blair MacClenachan Anti-Federalist 6,277 5.4% Not elected
At-large Robert Whitehall Anti-Federalist 5,908 5.1% Not elected

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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