Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, October 11, 1791, for the 2nd Congress.
Background Six Pro-Administration and two Anti-Administration Representatives had been elected on an at-large basis in the previous election. The elections in Pennsylvania were the last elections held for the 2nd Congress, out of the states that were in the Union at the start of the Congress.
Congressional districts The previous election had been held at-large, but for the 2nd Congress, Pennsylvania divided itself up into 8 districts. The consisted of Delaware and Philadelphia Counties (including the city of Philadelphia). The consisted of Bucks County The consisted of Chester and Montgomery Counties The consisted of Luzerne, Northampton, and Berks Counties The consisted of Dauphin and Lancaster Counties The consisted of Northumberland, Mifflin, Huntingdon, Bedford and Franklin Counties The consisted of Cumberland and York Counties The consisted of Allegheny, Westmoreland, Washington, and Fayette Counties
Note: Many of these counties covered much larger areas in 1791 than they do today, having since been divided into smaller counties.
Election Returns Five incumbents (3 Anti-Administration and 2 Pro-Administration) ran for re-election, four of whom won. The incumbents George Clymer (P) and Henry Wynkoop (P) of the 2nd district and Thomas Scott (P) of the 8th district did not run for re-election.Residence information from the 1788 results here In addition, Frederick A. Muhlenberg switched from Pro-Administration to Anti-Administration. Four Pro-Administration and four Anti-Administration candidates were elected, a net gain of 2 seats for the Anti-Administration Party.
Election data are incomplete for the 1st and 2nd districts and are missing for the 4th and 5th districts.
+1792 United States House election results District Pro-Administration Anti-Administration Other candidates Thomas Fitzsimons (I) 1,291 85.1% Charles Thompson 226 14.9% Frederick Muhlenberg (I) Dr. JonesParty affiliation and full name unknown Amos Gregg Israel Jacobs 1,221 61.2% Peter Muhlenberg (I) 774 38.8% Daniel Hiester (I) John W. Kittera John Allison 1,229 18.3% Andrew Gregg 3,437 51.2% Thomas Johnston 692 10.3% John McLean 728 10.9% William Montgomery 623 9.3% Thomas Hartley (I) 2,908 71.1% William Irvine 1,180 28.9% John Woods 1,517 34.8% William Findley 2,839 65.2%
See also United States House of Representatives elections, 1790
References Electoral data and information on districts are from the Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project