On April 8, 1813, Representative Robert Whitehill (DR) of Pennsylvania's 5th district died in office. A special election was held on May 11, 1813[1] to fill the vacancy left by his death.
Candidate | Party | Votes[1] | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
John Rea | Democratic-Republican | 2,534 | 55.7% |
Edward Crawford | Federalist | 2,011 | 44.3% |
Rea took his seat on May 28, 1813.[2]