1824 Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district special election

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In June 1824, John Tod (DR) of Pennsylvania's 13th district resigned. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy on October 12, 1824, the same day as the elections to the 19th Congress

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Election results

CandidatePartyVotes [1] Percent
Alexander Thomson Democratic-Republican1,077100%

Thomson ran unopposed. He also won the same seat in the 19th Congress

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