1809 Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district special election

A special election was held in on October 10, 1809, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Representative Benjamin Say (DR) in June of that year.

Say, who had been elected in a special election the previous year, spent a little under a year in Congress, serving in the second session of the 10th Congress10th Congress membership roster and the first session of the 11th Congress.11th Congress membership roster

Election results Candidate Party Votes11th Congress election results in Pennsylvania Percent Adam Seybert Democratic-Republican 5,936 59.5% Richard R. Smith American-Republican 4,043 40.5%

Seybert took his seat November 27, 1809, at the start of the second session of the 11th Congress

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

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