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1820 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 1 Election

Pennsylvania · 7 candidates · See every 1820 U.S. House race

Who won the 1820 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 1 Election?

John Sergeant won the 1820 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 1 Election. John Sergeant received 12,504 popular votes (25.07%). The main challenger was Joseph Hemphill (15.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Sergeant and Hemphill

Sergeant +9.9 pts · won by 4,922 votes
John SergeantfederalistWINNER25.07%
12,504 votes
Joseph HemphillfederalistWINNER15.2%
7,582 votes
William MilnorfederalistWINNER14.83%
7,400 votes
Samuel EdwardsfederalistWINNER13.64%
6,806 votes
Mark J BiddleDemocratic10.71%
5,342 votes
Thomas ForrestDemocratic10.56%
5,268 votes
Benjamin H EngleDemocratic9.99%
4,982 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.