On March 8, 1838, a special election was held in Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Henry A. P. Muhlenberg (D) on February 9, 1838.[1]
Election results
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes[1]
|
Percent
|
George M. Keim
|
Democratic
|
2,599
|
96.8%
|
Scattering
|
85
|
3.2%
|
Keim took his seat on March 17, 1838[2] during the 2nd session of the 25th Congress.
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