1804 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
Elections to the United States House of Representatives in Pennsylvania were held on October 9, 1804 for the 9th Congress. Background. In the previous election, a delegation of all Democratic-Republicans had been elected to Congress. At this time, a moderate wing of the Democratic-Republican party, known as the Constitutional Republicans or tertium quids ("quids" for short) had broken off from the majority and ran candidates in several districts. The Quids were generally allied with the Federalists. Congressional districts. Pennsylvania was divided into 11 districts, of which four were plural  districts with 11 Representatives between them. Several new counties were created between the 1802 elections and the 1804 elections. The districts were: The borders between the 4th, 5th, and 8th districts were altered slightly in the erection of new counties from parts of several counties Note: Many of these counties covered much larger areas than they do today, having since been divided into smaller counties Election results. Fifteen incumbents ran for re-election, of whom 14 won. The incumbents Isaac Van Horne (DR) of the , Joseph Hiester (DR) of the and William Hoge (DR) of the did not run for  re-election. One seat changed from Democratic-Republican to Federalist. Returns are incomplete for the , , and districts Special elections. Special election to the 8th Congress. William Hoge (DR) of the resigned October 15, 1804. A special election was held November 2, 1804 to fill his seat for the remainder of the 8th Congress John Hoge was William's brother. Special elections to the 9th Congress. Two special elections were held on October 8, 1805. In the , John A. Hanna (DR) died on July 23, 1805, while in the , John Lucas (DR) resigned prior to the first meeting of the 9th  Congress. Michael Leib (DR) of the resigned February 14, 1806. A special election was held November 27, 1806