Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election, 1813

On April 8, 1813, Representative Robert Whitehill (DR) of Pennsylvania's 5th district died in office. A special election was held on May 11, 1813[1] to fill the vacancy left by his death.

Election results

Candidate Party Votes[1] Percent
John Rea Democratic-Republican 2,534 55.7%
Edward Crawford Federalist 2,011 44.3%

Rea took his seat on May 28, 1813.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201812.pdf
  2. ↑ http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/13.pdf footnote 63
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