1813 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election

On April 8, 1813, Representative Robert Whitehill (DR) of Pennsylvania's died in office. A special election was held on May 11, 1813 to fill the vacancy left by his death.

Election results Candidate Party Votes Percent John Rea Democratic-Republican 2,534 55.7% Edward Crawford Federalist 2,011 44.3%

Rea took his seat on May 28, 1813. footnote 63

See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

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