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1828 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1828

| country = Pennsylvania

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1826

| previous_year = 1826

| next_election = United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1830

| next_year = 1830

| seats_for_election = All 26 Pennsylvania seats to the United States House of Representatives

| election_date = October 14, 1828

| party1 = Jacksonian Party (United States)

| last_election1 = 20

| seats1 = 24

| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 4

| popular_vote1 =

| percentage1 =

| swing1 =

| party2 = Anti-Jacksonian Party (United States)

| last_election2 = 6

| seats2 = 1

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 5

| popular_vote2 =

| percentage2 =

| swing2 =

| party3 = Anti-Masonic Party

| last_election3 = 0

| seats3 = 1

| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 1

}}

Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in Pennsylvania on October 14, 1828, for the 21st Congress. Members of three different parties were elected to the 21st Congress, the first time in US history that a third party won seats. The new Anti-Masonic Party won a total of 5 seats, 1 of which was in Pennsylvania.

Background

In the previous election, 20 Jacksonians and 5 Anti-Jacksonians had been elected with one vacancy, which was filled in a special election by an Anti-Jacksonian, for a total of 20 Jacksonians and 6 Anti-Jacksonians.

Congressional districts

Pennsylvania was divided into 18 districts, 6 of which were plural districts

Note: Several of these counties covered larger areas than today, having since been divided into smaller counties

Election results

20 incumbents (15 Jacksonians and 5 Anti-Jacksonians) ran for re-election, of whom 12 (all Jacksonians) were re-elected. The incumbents Charles Miner (AJ) of the {{ushr|PA|4|4th district}}, George Kremer (J), Espy Van Horne (J), and Samuel McKean (J) of the {{ushr|PA|9|9th district}}, John Mitchell (J) of the {{ushr|PA|12|12th district}} and Robert Orr, Jr. (J) of the {{ushr|PA|16|16th district}} did not run for re-election.

A total of 8 seats changed parties. One seat changed from Jacksonian control to Anti-Masonic control, one changed from Jacksonian to Anti-Jacksonian, and six changed from Anti-Jacksonian to Jacksonian, for a net change of five seats lost by the Anti-Jacksonians, four gained by the Jacksonians, and one gained by the Anti-Masonics.

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|+1828 United States House election results

District

! {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} colspan="3" | Jacksonian

! {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} colspan="3" | Anti-Jacksonian

! colspan="3" | Other

{{ushr|PA|1|1st}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Joel B. Sutherland (I)

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 3,072

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 74.7%

| Peter A. Browne

| 1,038

| 25.3%

| colspan=3 |

{{ushr|PA|2|2nd}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Joseph Hemphill

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 3,569

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 54.2%

| John Sergeant (I)

| 3,012

| 45.8%

| colspan=3 |

{{ushr|PA|3|3rd}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Daniel H. Miller (I)

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 4,497

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 68.3%

| Samuel Harvey

| 2,090

| 31.7%

| colspan=3 |

rowspan=3 | {{ushr|PA|4|4th}}
3 seats

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | James Buchanan (I)

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 10,004

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 17.6%

| Samuel Anderson (I)

| 9,023

| 15.9%

| colspan=3 rowspan=3 |

{{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Joshua Evans, Jr.

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 9,932

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 17.5%

| Townsend Haines

| 9,006

| 15.9%

{{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | George G. Leiper

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 9,538

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 17.4%

| William Hiester

| 8,957

| 15.8%

{{ushr|PA|5|5th}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | John B. Sterigere (I)

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 3,275

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 56.9%

| Joseph Royer

| 2,484

| 43.1%

| colspan=3 |

{{ushr|PA|6|6th}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Innis Green (I)

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 3,129

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 72.0%

| Valentine Hummel

| 1,214

| 28.0%

| colspan=3 |

rowspan=2 | {{ushr|PA|7|7th}}
2 seats

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Joseph Fry, Jr. (I)

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 4,750

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 31.1%

| Henry King

| 3,118

| 20.4%

| rowspan=2 colspan=3 |

{{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Henry A. P. Muhlenberg

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 4,391

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 28.8%

| William AddamsChanged parties (I)

| 2,994

| 19.6%

rowspan=2 | {{ushr|PA|8|8th}}
2 seats

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | George Wolf (I)

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 6,736

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 30.6%

| James M. Porter

| 4,387

| 20.0%

| rowspan=2 colspan=3 |

{{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Samuel D. Ingham

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 6,591

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 30.0%

| Thomas G. Kennedy

| 4,273

| 19.4%

rowspan=3 | {{ushr|PA|9|9th}}
3 seats

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Philander Stephens

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 9,331

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 26.9%

| John Murray

| 2,944

| 8.5%

| rowspan=3 colspan=3 |

{{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | James Ford

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 9,244

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 26.6%

| Chauncey Alford

| 2,583

| 7.4%

{{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Alem Marr

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 8,999

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 25.9%

| George M. Hollenback

| 1,632

| 4.7%

{{ushr|PA|10|10th}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Adam King (I)

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 2,514

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 63.2%

| William McIlvine

| 1,463

| 36.8%

| colspan=3 |

rowspan=2 | {{ushr|PA|11|11th}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Thomas H. Crawford

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 6,792

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 29.9%

| James Wilson (I)

| 4,657

| 20.5%

| colspan=3 rowspan=2 |

{{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | William Ramsey (I)

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 6,667

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 29.3%

| George Chambers

| 4,635

| 20.4%

rowspan=2 | {{ushr|PA|12|12th}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | John Scott

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 3,203

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 44.3%

| William P. Maclay

| 2,265

| 31.3%

| rowspan=2 colspan=3 |

David H. Huling

| 1,768

| 24.4%

| colspan=3 |

{{ushr|PA|13|13th}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Chauncey Forward (I)

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 2,934

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 51.9%

| William Piper

| 2,722

| 48.1%

| colspan=3 |

{{ushr|PA|14|14th}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Thomas Irwin

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 3,247

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 56.3%

| Andrew Stewart (I)

| 2,523

| 43.7%

| colspan=3 |

{{ushr|PA|15|15th}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | William McCreery

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 2,689

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 64.8%

| Joseph Lawrence (I)

| 1,461

| 35.2%

| colspan=3 |

rowspan=2 | {{ushr|PA|16|16th}}
2 seats

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | John Gilmore

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 6,172

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 29.6%

| Robert Moore

| 3,813

| 18.3%

| {{Party shading/Anti-Masonic}} | William WilkinsAnti-Masonic

| {{Party shading/Anti-Masonic}} | 5,133

| {{Party shading/Anti-Masonic}} | 24.7%

James S. Stevenson (I)

| 4,947

| 23.8%

| colspan=3 |

| William AyersParty affiliation unknown

| 752

| 3.6%

{{ushr|PA|17|17th}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Richard Coulter (I)

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 4,770

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 100%

| colspan=3 |

| colspan=3 |

{{ushr|PA|18|18th}}

| Stephen Barlow (I)

| 3,128

| 45.7%

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | Thomas H. Sill

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | 3,718

| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | 54.3%

| colspan=3 |

Special elections

Two special elections were held in 1829 for the 21st Congress. The first was held on October 13, 1829 in the {{ushr|PA|8|8th district}} to fill two vacancies caused by the resignations of Samuel D. Ingham (J) and George Wolf (J) before the first meeting of the 21st Congress. Wolf's resignation was due to his having been elected Governor of Pennsylvania.{{Cite web |url=http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/21.pdf |title=21st Congress membership roster |access-date=2013-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025705/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/21.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }} The second was held on December 15, 1829 in the {{ushr|PA|16|16th district}}, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of William Wilkins (AM) on November 9, 1829, before the first session of the 21st Congress began.

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|+1828 Special elections results

District

! {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} colspan="3" | Jacksonian

! {{Party shading/Anti-Masonic}} colspan="3" | Anti-Masonic

rowspan=4 | {{ushr|PA|8|8th}}
2 seats

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Peter Ihrie, Jr.

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 5,602

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 27.2%

| rowspan=4 colspan=3 |

{{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Samuel A. Smith

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 5,168

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | 25.1%

Nathaniel B. Eldred

| 4,993

| 24.3%

George Harrison

| 4,822

| 23.4%

{{ushr|PA|16|16th}}

| James S. Stevenson

| 3,090

| 42.3%

| {{Party shading/Anti-Masonic}} | Harmar Denny

| {{Party shading/Anti-Masonic}} | 4,208

| {{Party shading/Anti-Masonic}} | 57.7%

No seat changed parties after these special elections.

References

  • [http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201828.pdf 1828 Wilkes University Election Statistics Project]

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