1796 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 A special election was held in PA 5 on October 11, 1796, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Daniel Hiester (DR) on July 1, 1796http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/4.pdf Fourth Congress March 4, 1795, to March 3, 1797 https://web.archive.org/web/20121213104926/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/4.pdf December 13, 2012 dead Election results Candidate Party VotesCox Harold E. 4th Congress 17951797 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201794.pdf Wilkes University Election Statistics Project January 13, 2007 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 List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References Pennsylvania 1796 05 Pennsylvania 1796 05 1796 05 Pennsylvania 05 United States House of Representatives 05 United States House of Representatives 1796 05