1802 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
Elections to the United States House of Representatives in Pennsylvania for the 8th Congress were held October 12, 1802. Background. In the previous election, 13 Representatives (10 Democratic-Republicans and 3 Federalists) had been elected to the 7th Congress. Two (both Democratic-Republicans) had resigned and were replaced in special elections by others of the same party. Congressional districts. Pennsylvania gained 5 seats in reapportionment following the 1800 census. In redistricting, the number of districts was reduced from 12 to 11, of which four were plural districts with 11 Representatives between  them. Most of the new districts had borders that were very different from the previous districts. The new districts were as follows: Numerous counties had been created between 1800 and 1802 split off from other counties, and several were still administratively attached to other counties. Note: Many of these counties covered much larger areas than they do today, having since been divided into smaller counties Election results. Twelve incumbents ran for re-election (9 Democratic-Republicans and 3 Federalists) ran for re-election, many in new districts. William Jones (DR) of the did not run for re-election. Of those  who ran for re-election, all 9 Democratic-Republicans were re-elected, and all 3 Federalists lost to Democratic-Republicans. The six open seats were all won by Democratic-Republicans, returning an all-Democratic-Republican delegation to the 8th Congress. Special election. William Hoge (DR) of the resigned October 15, 1804. A special election was held November 2, 1804 to fill the resulting vacancy John Hoge was William's brother.