Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election, 1796

A special election was held in Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district on October 11, 1796 to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Daniel Hiester (DR) on July 1, 1796[1]

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
George Ege Federalist 2,039 56.8%
Joseph Hiester Democratic-Republican 1,553 43.2%

George Ege also won the 5th district in the general election.

See also

References

  1. 4th congress membership roster
  2. http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201794.pdf
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