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1796 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election

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A special election was held in Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district on October 11, 1796, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Daniel Hiester (DR) on July 1, 1796[1]

Election results

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Candidate Party Votes[2] Percent
George Ege Federalist 2,039 56.8%
Joseph Hiester Democratic-Republican 1,553 43.2%

George Ege also won the 5th district in the general election.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fourth Congress March 4, 1795, to March 3, 1797" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2012.
  2. ^ Cox, Harold E. (January 13, 2007). "4th Congress 1795–1797" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.