Pennsylvania 1813 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5, Special

Office:
U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
Title:
U.S. Congressman
Jurisdiction:
Federal
Label:
Pennsylvania 1813 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5, Special
Date:
1813
State:
Pennsylvania
Type:
Special
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
Candidates:
John Rhea, Edward Crawford
Candidates: John Rhea[1]Edward Crawford
Affiliation:RepublicanFederalist
Final Result: [2]25342011
District of Five25342011
Adams County277778
District of One72191
District of Two57113
District of Three1477
District of Four2596
District of Five59121
District of Six1637
District of Seven1754
District of Eight1789
Cumberland County1283467
Buffalo41-
Carlisle302287
Kritzer's6017
Landisburg10037
Lisburn4624
Millerstown11421
Newville30663
Petersburg5819
Shippensburg15339
Toboyne10310
Franklin County974766

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]"Special Election. Agreeably to a writ issued by his excellency the Governor of Pennsylvania, an election for a Member of the House of Representatives of the United States, to fill the vacancy in the representation of that body from the district composed of the counties of Adams, Cumberland, and Franklin, occasioned by the death of Robert Whitehill, Esq. was held on the 11th inst." Kline's Weekly Carlisle Gazette (Carlisle, PA). May 21, 1813.

References:

Original Election Returns. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg.
Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, PA). May 19, 1813.
Kline's Weekly Carlisle Gazette (Carlisle, PA). May 21, 1813.
Adams Centinel (Gettysburg, PA). May 26, 1813.
Dubin, Michael J. United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st through 105th Congresses. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 1998. 50.

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