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Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in Pennsylvania on October 9, 1798, for the 6th Congress.
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Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in Pennsylvania on October 9, 1798, for the 6th Congress.
Thirteen Representatives (7 Democratic-Republicans and 6 Federalists) had been elected in 1796. One seat had changed from Federalist to Democratic-Republican in a special election in 1797. Two more seats, one held by a Democratic-Republican and one by a Federalist, had become vacant in August, 1798, and were still vacant at the time of the 1798 elections
Pennsylvania was divided into 12 districts, one of which (the 4th ) was a plural district, with 2 Representatives. These districts remained in use until redistricting after the census of 1800.
The counties that made up the 5th district did not border each other. That district was therefore made up of two separate pieces rather than being a single contiguous entity
Note: Many of these counties covered much larger areas than they do today, having since been divided into numerous counties. The boundaries of the districts are based on the counties' 1790 borders.
There were two vacancies and 11 incumbents at the time of the 1798 elections. The two vacancies were filled by special elections held at the same time as the general election. Blair McClenachan (DR) of the 2nd district and William Findley (DR) of the 11th district did not run for re-election. The remaining 9 incumbents (5 Democratic-Republicans and 4 Federalists) ran for re-election. 8 Democratic-Republicans and 5 Federalists were elected, a net increase of 1 seat for the Democratic-Republicans over the 1796 elections.
| District | Democratic-Republican | Federalist | ||||
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| 1st | Samuel Miles | 371 | 30.5% | Robert Waln [1] | 865 | 69.5% |
| 2nd | Michael Leib | 1,129 | 56.5% | Anthony Morris | 870 | 43.5% |
| 3rd | John Pearson | 1,514 | 28.7% | Richard Thomas (I) | 3,760 | 71.3% |
| 4th 2 seats | Robert Brown [1] | 5,372 | 31.1% | John Chapman (I) | 3,605 | 20.9% |
| Peter Muhlenberg | 4,935 | 28.6% | Jacob Eyerly | 3,288 | 19.0% | |
| Anthony Morris | 78 | 0.5% | ||||
| 5th | Joseph Hiester (I) | 3,361 | 69.3% | Daniel Clymer | 1,492 | 30.7% |
| 6th | John A. Hanna (I) | 3,052 | 66.3% | Daniel Smith | 1,544 | 33.7% |
| 7th | William Barton | 407 | 22.5% | John W. Kittera (I) | 1,403 | 77.5% |
| 8th | Thomas Hartley (I) | 3,857 | 85.4% | |||
| Henry Slagle | 659 | 14.6% | ||||
| 9th | Andrew Gregg (I) | 2,618 | 57.8% | James Armstrong | 1,912 | 42.2% |
| 10th | David Bard (I) | 935 | 20.3% | Henry Woods | 2,546 | 55.4% |
| Thomas Johnson | 1,117 | 24.3% | ||||
| 11th | John Smilie | 1,782 | 46.0% | William Todd | 1,265 | 21.3% |
| James Guthrie | 826 | 21.3% | ||||
| 12th | Albert Gallatin (I) | 3,926 | 58.8% | John Woods | 2,750 | 41.2% |
| 1st (special) | Samuel Miles | 380 | 30.5% | Robert Waln | 866 | 69.5% |
| 4th (special) | Robert Brown | 5,109 | 62.1% | Jacob Eyerly | 3,120 | 37.9% |
Thomas Hartley (F) of the 8th district died on December 21, 1800. A special election was held January 15, 1801 to fill the vacancy.
| District | Democratic-Republican | Other | ||||
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| 8th | John Stewart | 476 | 87.8% | Scattering | 66 | 12.2% |
Stewart had already been elected in the 1800 elections
The 1798–99 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 24, 1798 in New York and August 1, 1799 in Tennessee. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives, with some after the official start of the 6th United States Congress on March 4, 1799, but before the start of the first session of this Congress in Philadelphia on December 2, 1799. These elections were held during President John Adams term. It was the last congressional session before the move to the new capital at Washington, D.C. Elections were held for all 106 seats, representing 16 states.
The 1798 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held from April 24 to 26, 1798, to elect ten U.S. Representatives to represent the State of New York in the United States House of Representatives of the 6th United States Congress.
The 1800 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held from April 29 to May 1, 1800, to elect ten U.S. Representatives to represent the State of New York in the United States House of Representatives of the 7th United States Congress.
The 1802 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held from April 27 to 29, 1802, to elect 17 U.S. Representatives to represent the State of New York in the United States House of Representatives of the 8th United States Congress.
The 1804 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held from April 24 to 26, 1804, to elect 17 U.S. Representatives to represent the State of New York in the United States House of Representatives of the 9th United States Congress. At the same time, a vacancy was filled in the 8th United States Congress.
The 1806 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held from April 29 to May 1, 1806, to elect 17 U.S. Representatives to represent the State of New York in the United States House of Representatives of the 10th United States Congress.
The 1808 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held from April 26 to 28, 1808, to elect 17 U.S. Representatives to represent the State of New York in the United States House of Representatives of the 11th United States Congress. At the same time, a vacancy was filled in the 10th United States Congress.
The 1810 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held from April 24 to 26, 1810, to elect 17 U.S. Representatives to represent the State of New York in the United States House of Representatives of the 12th United States Congress. At the same time, a vacancy was filled in the 11th United States Congress.
The 1814 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held from April 26 to 28, 1814, to elect 27 U.S. Representatives to represent the State of New York in the United States House of Representatives of the 14th United States Congress.
The 1816 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held from April 23 to 25, 1816, to elect 27 U.S. Representatives to represent the State of New York in the United States House of Representatives of the 15th United States Congress. At the same time, a vacancy was filled in the 14th United States Congress.
The 1818 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held from April 28 to 30, 1818, to elect 27 U.S. Representatives to represent the State of New York in the United States House of Representatives of the 16th United States Congress.
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in Pennsylvania on October 14, 1806, for the 10th Congress.
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in Pennsylvania on October 9, 1804, for the 9th Congress.
Elections to the House of Representatives were held in Pennsylvania on October 14, 1794, for the Fourth Congress.
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in Pennsylvania on October 13, 1812, for the 13th Congress.
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in Pennsylvania on October 12, 1802, for the 8th Congress.
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in Pennsylvania on October 14, 1800, for the 7th Congress.
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in Pennsylvania on October 11, 1796, for the 5th Congress.
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in Pennsylvania on October 9, 1810, for the 12th Congress. The Federalists were in decline in Pennsylvania at this time. In six of the eleven districts there were no Federalist candidates.
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in Pennsylvania on October 11, 1808, for the 11th Congress.