1805 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district special election explained

A special election was held in on October 8, 1805, to fill a vacancy left by the death of John A. Hanna (DR) on July 23, 1805,^[1] before the first session of the 9th Congress.

Election results

Candidate	Party	Votes^[2]	Percent
	Robert Whitehill		Democratic-Republican	6,457	70.7%
	James Duncan		Independent Republican	2,674	29.3%

Whitehall 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 Pennsylvania election results for the 9th Congress