1813 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election
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.
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Election results
| Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
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| John Rea | Democratic-Republican | 2,534 | 55.7% |
| Edward Crawford | Federalist | 2,011 | 44.3% |
Rea took his seat on May 28, 1813.[2]
References
- http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201812.pdf
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2012-12-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) footnote 63
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