1813 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 On April 8, 1813, Representative Robert Whitehill (DR) of Pennsylvania's PA 5 5th district died in office. A special election was held on May 11, 1813 to fill the vacancy left by his death. Election results Candidate Party VotesCox Harold E. 13th Congress 18131815 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201812.pdf Wilkes University Election Statistics Project January 13, 2007 Percent John Rea Democratic-Republican 2,534 55.7% Edward Crawford Federalist 2,011 44.3% Rea took his seat on May 28, 1813.http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/13.pdf Thirteenth Congress March 4, 1813, to March 3, 1815 December 18, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121213140702/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/13.pdf December 13, 2012 footnote 63 See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References Pennsylvania 1813 05 Pennsylvania 1813 05 1813 05 Pennsylvania 05 United States House of Representatives 05 United States House of Representatives 1813 05 Category:April 1813