1805 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district special election

none February 2026 September 2023 A special election was held in PA 11 on October 8, 1805, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of John B. Lucas (DR) before the first session of the 9th Congress9th Congress membership roster https://web.archive.org/web/20121213104441/http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/9.pdf 2012-12-13 to take a position as district judge for the District of Louisiana. Election results Candidate Party Votes9th Congress election results for Pennsylvania Percent Samuel Smith Democratic-Republican 3,275 52.7% James O'Hara Federalist 2,263 36.4% Nathaniel Irish Constitutional Republicans (Quid) 681 11.0% Smith took his seat December 2, 1805 See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References Pennsylvania 1805 11 Pennsylvania 1805 11 1805 11 Pennsylvania 11 United States House of Representatives 11 United States House of Representatives 1805 11