1814 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

Last updated January 02, 2025

Pennsylvania held its elections October 11, 1814.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates^[1]
Pennsylvania 1 Plural district with 4 seats	Adam Seybert	Democratic-Republican	1809 (Special)	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain.	√ Jonathan Williams (Federalist) 13.6% √ Joseph Hopkinson (Federalist) 13.6% √ William Milnor (Federalist) 13.2% √ Thomas Smith (Federalist) 13.2% Adam Seybert (Democratic-Republican) 11.8% William Anderson (Democratic-Republican) 11.8% Charles J. Ingersoll (Democratic-Republican) 11.4% John Conard (Democratic-Republican) 11.3%
	William Anderson	Democratic-Republican	1808	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain.
	Charles J. Ingersoll	Democratic-Republican	1812	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain.
	John Conard	Democratic-Republican	1812	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain.
Pennsylvania 2 Plural district with 2 seats	Roger Davis	Democratic-Republican	1810	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ William Darlington (Democratic-Republican) 25.1% √ John Hahn (Democratic-Republican) 25.0% Isaac Wayne (Federalist) 25.0% Samuel Henderson (Federalist) 24.9%^[a]
Pennsylvania 2 Plural district with 2 seats	Jonathan Roberts	Democratic-Republican	1810	Incumbent resigned February 24, 1814, when elected U.S. Senator. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor was not elected to finish the current term.
Pennsylvania 3 Plural district with 2 seats	James Whitehill	Democratic-Republican	1812	Incumbent resigned September 1, 1814, to engage in mercantile pursuits. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor had been elected, the previous day, to finish the current term.	√ Amos Ellmaker (Democratic-Republican) 28.9% √ John Whiteside (Democratic-Republican) 28.4% Amos Slaymaker (Federalist) 22.0%^[a] Samuel Rex (Federalist) 20.7%
Pennsylvania 3 Plural district with 2 seats	Edward Crouch	Democratic-Republican	1813 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 4	Hugh Glasgow	Democratic-Republican	1812	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Hugh Glasgow (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Pennsylvania 5 Plural district with 2 seats	William Crawford	Democratic-Republican	1808	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William Maclay (Democratic-Republican) 27.6% √ William Crawford (Democratic-Republican) 25.7% Edward Crawford (Federalist) 23.9% Alexander Cobean (Federalist) 19.7%
Pennsylvania 5 Plural district with 2 seats	John Rea	Democratic-Republican	1813 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 6 Plural district with 2 seats	Samuel D. Ingham	Democratic-Republican	1812	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Samuel D. Ingham (Democratic-Republican) 34.1% √ John Ross (Democratic-Republican) 30.0% William Rodman (Federalist) 15.9% James Hollingshead (Federalist) 12.5% James Ralston (Democratic-Republican) 4.3% Samuel Sitgreaves 3.1%(Federalist)
Pennsylvania 6 Plural district with 2 seats	Robert Brown	Democratic-Republican	1798 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 7	Daniel Udree	Democratic-Republican	1813 (Special)	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ Joseph Hiester (Democratic-Republican) 60.7% Daniel Udree 39.3%
Pennsylvania 8	William Piper	Democratic-Republican	1810	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William Piper (Democratic-Republican) 62.4% John Anderson (Federalist) 37.6%
Pennsylvania 9	David Bard	Democratic-Republican	1802	Incumbent re-elected.	√ David Bard (Democratic-Republican) 78.0% John Blair (Federalist) 22.0%
Pennsylvania 10 Plural district with 2 seats	Isaac Smith	Democratic-Republican	1812	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ William Wilson (Democratic-Republican) 28.9% √ Jared Irwin (Democratic-Republican) 25.8% David Scott (Democratic-Republican) 25.6% John Boyd (Federalist) 18.0% Isaac Smith (Democratic-Republican) 1.7%
Pennsylvania 10 Plural district with 2 seats	Jared Irwin	Democratic-Republican	1812	Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 11	William Findley	Democratic-Republican	1802	Incumbent re-elected.	√ William Findley (Democratic-Republican) 55.3% James Brady (Federalist) 44.7%
Pennsylvania 12	Aaron Lyle	Democratic-Republican	1808	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Aaron Lyle (Democratic-Republican) 61.3% Obadiah Jennings (Federalist) 34.2% Thomas L. Birch (Democratic-Republican) 4.4%
Pennsylvania 13	Isaac Griffin	Democratic-Republican	1813 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Isaac Griffin (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Pennsylvania 14	Adamson Tannehill	Democratic-Republican	1812	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain.	√ John Woods (Federalist) 50.5% Adamson Tannehill (Democratic-Republican) 49.5%
Pennsylvania 15	Thomas Wilson	Democratic-Republican	1813 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Thomas Wilson (Democratic-Republican) 78.1% Epaphroditus Cossitt (Federalist) 21.9%

Notes

1 2 Won special election to fill vacancy in 13th Congress.

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↑ Cox, Harold (January 31, 2007). "Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006". The Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

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