1849 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
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The 1849 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 10, 1849. James Cooper was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.[1]
Results[]
Incumbent Democrat Simon Cameron, who was elected in 1845, was not a candidate for re-election to another term. The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 10, 1849, to elect a new Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1849. Three ballots were recorded. The results of the third and final ballot of both houses combined are as follows:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Whig | James Cooper | 66 | 49.62 | |
Democratic | Richard Brodhead | 62 | 46.62 | |
Free Soil | Thaddeus Stevens | 3 | 2.26 | |
N/A | Not voting | 2 | 1.50 | |
Totals | 133 | 100.00% |
See also[]
- United States Senate elections, 1848 and 1849
References[]
- ^ a b "U.S. Senate Election - 10 January 1849" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
External links[]
Categories:
- United States Senate elections in Pennsylvania
- 1849 United States Senate elections
- 1849 Pennsylvania elections