skɹˈæntən wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə kˈɑːŋɡɹəs fɹʌm pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə æz ɐ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt tə ðə θˈɜːɾi sˈɪksθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ænd sˈɜːvd fɹʌm mˈɑːɹtʃ fˈoːɹ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn, ʌntˈɪl hɪz dˈɛθ ɪn skɹˈæntən ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn.
Scranton was elected to Congress from Pennsylvania as a Republican in 1858 to the 36th Congress and served from March 4, 1859, until his death in Scranton on March 24, 1861.