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1821 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election

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In April, 1821, prior to the first meeting of the 17th Congress, Representative-elect James Duncan (DR) from resigned. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy on October 9, 1821.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percent
	John Findlay		Democratic-Republican	4,981	53.6%
	Thomas G. McCullough		Federalist	4,310	46.4%

Findlay took his seat December 12, 1821

References

"Seventeenth Congress March 4, 1821, to March 3, 1823". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives.
(January 14, 2007). "17th Congress 1821{{endash}}1823".
"Seventeenth Congress March 4, 1821, to March 3, 1823". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives.

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