1805 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on October 8, 1805, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of John B. Lucas (DR) before the first session of the 9th Congress^[1] to take a position as district judge for the District of Louisiana.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	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^[1]

See also

• List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives

Notes and References

1. http://artandhistory.house.gov/house_history/bioguide-front/9.pdf 9th Congress membership roster
2. http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/rep/Congress%201804.pdf 9th Congress election results for Pennsylvania