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1792 United States House of Representatives election in Pennsylvania
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | United States House of Representatives election in Pennsylvania, 1792 |
| country | Pennsylvania |
| type | legislative |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1791 |
| previous_year | 1791 |
| next_election | United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 1794 |
| next_year | 1794 |
| seats_for_election | All 13 Pennsylvania seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| election_date | October 9, 1792 |
| party1 | Anti-Administration Party (United States) |
| last_election1 | 4 |
| seats1 | 8 |
| seat_change1 | 4 |
| popular_vote1 | 246,466 |
| percentage1 | 61.0% |
| party2 | Pro-Administration Party (United States) |
| last_election2 | 4 |
| seats2 | 5 |
| seat_change2 | 1 |
| popular_vote2 | 157,338 |
| percentage2 | 39.0% |
An election to the United States House of Representatives was held in Pennsylvania on October 9, 1792, for the 3rd Congress.
Background
Eight representatives, 4 Pro-Administration and 4 Anti-Administration, had been elected in the previous election. In the previous election, Pennsylvania had been divided into 8 districts. Five additional seats had been apportioned to Pennsylvania after the 1790 census. All 13 seats were elected at-large, an attempt by the Pro-Administration-majority legislature of Pennsylvania to prevent the election of Anti-Administration Representatives. This backfired and an 8-5 Anti-Administration majority was elected.
Election results
All 8 incumbents ran for re-election. Seven were re-elected. There were a total of 20 candidates running for the 13 seats, 11 Anti-Administration and 9 Pro-Administration (two of the Anti-Administration candidates ran on a dual ticket but are listed here as Anti-Administration)
| Anti-Administration | Pro-Administration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| **William Findley (I)** | **33,158** | ||
| **Frederick Muhlenberg (I)** | **32,341** | ||
| **Daniel Hiester (I)** | **32,147** | ||
| **William Irvine** | **30,968** | ||
| **Peter Muhlenberg** | **21,784** | ||
| **Andrew Gregg (I)** | **17,372** | ||
| **William Montgomery** | **17,019** | ||
| **John Smilie** | **16,754** | ||
| Jonathan D. Sergeant | 15,096 | ||
| John Barclay | 14,953 | ||
| Charles Thomson | 14,874 |
This was the last year in which Pennsylvania would elect all of its representatives at-large. In the following election, Pennsylvania would be divided up into 12 districts (including one plural district). At various times between 1873 and 1945, between 1 and 4 of Pennsylvania's Representatives were elected at-large, with the rest being elected from single-member districts.
References
- Electoral data and information on districts are from the Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project
References
- 5 new seats gained in reapportionment
- Also on Pro-Administration ticket
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