Mapping Early American Elections

17th Congress: Pennsylvania 1820

Pennsylvania elected eleven Federalists and twelve Democratic-Republicans to the Seventeenth Congress.

The map for this election is incomplete due to the lack of returns at the town or county level.

Pennsylvania used a district system for electing members to Congress. Each district elected one member of Congress except District 1, which elected four members, and Districts 2, 3, 5, 6, and 10, which each elected two members. The votes cast in Potter and McKean counties are included in the Lycoming County totals.

In 1821, a special election was held in which John Findlay was elected to replace James Duncan, who had resigned from office.

In 1821, a special election was held in which Thomas Murray, Jr. was elected to replace William Cox Ellis, who had resigned from office when the results of the general election were deemed erroneous.

In 1822, a special election was held in which Thomas Forrest was elected to replace William Milnor, who had resigned from office.

In 1822, a special election was held in which Samuel D. Ingham was elected to replace Samuel Moore, who had resigned from office.

In 1822, a special election was held in which Daniel Udree was elected to replace Ludwig Worman, who had died.

In 1822, a special election was held in which Walter Forward was elected to replace Henry Baldwin, who had resigned from office.

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.

New Nation Votes Data

• PA US Congress 1820 District 1
• PA US Congress 1820 District 2
• PA US Congress 1820 District 3
• PA US Congress 1820 District 4
• PA US Congress 1820 District 5
• PA US Congress 1820 District 6
• PA US Congress 1820 District 7
• PA US Congress 1820 District 8
• PA US Congress 1820 District 9
• PA US Congress 1820 District 10
• PA US Congress 1820 District 11
• PA US Congress 1820 District 12
• PA US Congress 1820 District 13
• PA US Congress 1820 District 14
• PA US Congress 1820 District 15