1822 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

Last updated November 02, 2023

Pennsylvania gained three seats in reapportionment following the 1820 United States census. Pennsylvania elected its members October 8, 1822.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates^[1]
Pennsylvania 1	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain.	√ Samuel Breck (Adams-Clay Federalist) 52.5% Joel B. Sutherland (Democratic-Republican) 43.3% Edward Heston (Democratic-Republican) 4.2%
Pennsylvania 2	Joseph Hemphill Redistricted from the 1st district	Federalist	1800 1802 (Lost) 1818	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joseph Hemphill (Jackson Federalist) 60.8% George M. Dallas (Democratic-Republican) 36.7% William J. Duane (Democratic-Republican) 2.5%
Pennsylvania 3	Thomas Forrest Redistricted from the 1st district	Federalist	1822 (Special)	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Daniel H. Miller (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 64.0% Thomas Forrest (Federalist) 33.2% Adam Seybert (Democratic-Republican) 2.8%
Pennsylvania 4 Plural district with 3 seats	James Buchanan Redistricted from the 3rd district	Federalist	1820	Incumbent re-elected.	√ James Buchanan (Jackson Federalist) 18.6% √ Isaac Wayne (Jackson Federalist) 18.2% √ Samuel Edwards (Jackson Federalist) 18.1% William Darlington (Democratic-Republican) 15.2% William Anderson (Democratic-Republican) 15.0% Jacob Hibshman (Democratic-Republican) 14.9%
	William Darlington Redistricted from the 2nd district	Democratic-Republican	1814 1816 (Lost) 1818	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain.
	Samuel Edwards Redistricted from the 1st district	Federalist	1818	Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 5	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Philip S. Markley (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 52.5% John Hughes (Federalist) 47.5%
Pennsylvania 6	John Phillips Redistricted from the 3rd district	Federalist	1820	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Robert Harris (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 54.6% John Phillips (Democratic-Republican) 45.4%^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Pennsylvania 7 Plural district with 2 seats	Ludwig Worman	Federalist	1820	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. Incumbent then died October 17, 1822, and winner was also elected December 10, 1822, to begin term early.	√ Daniel Udree (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 28.9% √ Henry Wilson (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 27.4% Ludwig Worman (Federalist) 22.2% Peter Rhoads (Federalist) 21.5%
Pennsylvania 7 Plural district with 2 seats	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.
Pennsylvania 8 Plural district with 2 seats	Samuel D. Ingham Redistricted from the 6th district	Democratic-Republican	1822 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Samuel D. Ingham (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 34.7% √ Thomas J. Rogers (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 29.1% Samuel Sitgreaves (Federalist) 24.0% Francis B. Shaw (Federalist) 12.2%
Pennsylvania 8 Plural district with 2 seats	Thomas J. Rogers Redistricted from the 6th district	Democratic-Republican	1818 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 9 Plural district with 3 seats	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Federalist gain.	√ William Cox Ellis (Jackson Federalist) 18.1% √ Samuel McKean (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 17.4% √ George Kremer (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 17.3% Joseph Wood (Democratic-Republican) 16.7% Henry Welles (Independent Democratic-Republican) 15.0% Henry Yearwick (Independent Democratic-Republican) 10.5% Ethan Baldwin (Independent Democratic-Republican) 3.6% Nicholas Middlesworth (Democratic-Republican) 1.5%
	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.
	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.
Pennsylvania 10	James S. Mitchell Redistricted from the 4th district	Democratic-Republican	1820	Incumbent re-elected.	√ James S. Mitchell (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 100%
Pennsylvania 11 Plural district with 2 seats	John Findlay Redistricted from the 5th district	Democratic-Republican	1821 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Findlay (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 27.0% √ James Wilson (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 25.3% James McSherry (Federalist) 24.2%^{[lower-alpha 1]} William N. Irvine (Federalist) 23.6%
Pennsylvania 11 Plural district with 2 seats	James McSherry Redistricted from the 5th district	Democratic-Republican	1820	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 12	John Brown Redistricted from the 9th district	Democratic-Republican	1820	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Brown (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 100%
Pennsylvania 13	John Tod Redistricted from the 8th district	Democratic-Republican	1820	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John Tod (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 100%
Pennsylvania 14	Andrew Stewart Redistricted from the 13th district	Democratic-Republican	1820	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Andrew Stewart (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 60.8% Joseph Houston (Independent Democratic-Republican) 39.2%
Pennsylvania 15	Thomas Patterson Redistricted from the 12th district	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Thomas Patterson (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 67.8% Walter Craig (Independent Democratic-Republican) 32.2%
Pennsylvania 16 Plural district with 2 seats	Walter Forward Redistricted from the 14th district	Democratic-Republican	1822 (Special)	New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Walter Forward (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 30.2% √ James Allison Jr. (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 28.2% John A. Scroggs (Independent Democratic-Republican) 21.3% Joel Lewis (Independent Democratic-Republican) 20.2%
Pennsylvania 16 Plural district with 2 seats	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.
Pennsylvania 17	George Plumer Redistricted from the 11th district	Democratic-Republican	1820	Incumbent re-elected.	√ George Plumer (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 54.1% Alexander W. Foster (Independent Democratic-Republican) 45.9%
Pennsylvania 18	Patrick Farrelly Redistricted from the 15th district	Democratic-Republican	1820	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Patrick Farrelly (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 71.4% Samuel Williamson (Independent Democratic-Republican) 28.6%

Notes

1 2 Changed parties.

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↑ Cox, Harold (January 14, 2007). "Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006" (PDF). The Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University . Retrieved February 24, 2019.

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[pc-2] 1 2 Changed parties.

[Wilkes-1] Cox, Harold (January 14, 2007). "Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006" (PDF). The Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University . Retrieved February 24, 2019.

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