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1800 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in Pennsylvania on October 14, 1800, for the 7th Congress.

Background

Thirteen Representatives (8 Democratic-Republicans and 7 Federalists) had been elected in the previous election

Congressional districts

Pennsylvania was divided into 12 districts, one of which (the ) was a plural district, with 2 Representatives. This was the last election which used these districts.

The counties that made up the 5th district did not border each other. That district was therefore made up of two separate pieces rather than being a single contiguous entity

Note: Many of these counties covered much larger areas than they do today, having since been divided into smaller counties

Election results

Nine incumbents (8 Democratic-Republicans and 1 Federalist) ran for re-election, all of whom won re-election. The incumbents Robert Waln (F) of the , Richard Thomas (F) of the , John W. Kittera (F) of the and Thomas Hartley (F) of the did not run for re-election. Ten Democratic-Republicans and three Federalists were elected, a net gain of 2 seats for the Democratic-Republicans.

Special elections

There were three special elections following the October elections, one of which was for the outgoing Congress.

In the , Peter Muhlenberg (DR) was elected to the Senate on November 27, 1800, while in the , Albert Gallatin (DR) was appointed Secretary of the Treasury in May, 1801. Neither served in the 7th Congress, and special elections were held in both districts on October 13, 1801

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