1806 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election

A special election was held in on November 27, 1806, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Michael Leib (DR) on February 14, 1806.9th Congress membership roster

Election results Candidate Party VotesElection results for Pennsylvania for the 9th Congress Percent John Porter Democratic-Republican 2,396 73.1% Richard Falwell Federalist 829 25.3% Jonas Preston Federalist 53 1.6%

Porter took his seat December 8, 1806

See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

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