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1820 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election

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

Who won the 1820 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election?

James McSherry won the 1820 Pennsylvania U.S. House District 5 Election. James McSherry received 6,925 popular votes (18.21%). The main challenger was B Stiles Duncan (17.71%).

See the full head-to-head between McSherry and Duncan

McSherry +0.5 pts · won by 191 votes
James McSherryfederalistWINNER18.21%
6,925 votes
B Stiles DuncanfederalistWINNER17.71%
6,734 votes
T G McCullochfederalist17.12%
6,511 votes
John P WilsonDemocratic15.48%
5,887 votes
William H GrahamDemocratic15.26%
5,804 votes
F C ClarkeDemocratic14.43%
5,487 votes
R K LowryDemocratic1.79%
679 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.