1821 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district special election
On July 20, 1821, William Cox Ellis (F) from Pennsylvania's 10th district resigned. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy on October 9, 1821.
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Election results
| Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
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| Thomas Murray, Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 6,038 | 50.3% |
| William Cox Ellis | Federalist | 5,961 | 49.7% |
Murray took his seat on December 12, 1821.[2]
References
- http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201820.pdf
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2012-12-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) footnote 49
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