1797 Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district special election

A special election was held in Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district on October 10, 1797, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of George Ege (F).

Candidate	Party	Votes[1]	Percent
Joseph Hiester	Democratic-Republican	1,259	100%

See also

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

References

1. Cox, Harold E. (January 13, 2007). "5th Congress 1797–1798" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.