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1813 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b Cox, Harold E. (January 13, 2007). "13th Congress 1813–1815" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
  2. ^ "Thirteenth Congress March 4, 1813, to March 3, 1815" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012. footnote 63