United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1851
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The 1851 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 14, 1851. Richard Brodhead was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.[1]
Results
The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 14, 1851, to elect a Senator to serve the term beginning on March 4, 1851. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:
State Legislature Results[1][2] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Richard Brodhead | 76 | 57.14% | |
Whig | Andrew W. Loomis | 12 | 9.02% | |
Whig | Alexander Brown | 11 | 8.27% | |
Whig | Samuel Purviance | 4 | 3.01% | |
Whig | Samuel Calvin | 4 | 3.01% | |
Whig | Thomas M. T. McKennan | 4 | 3.01% | |
Whig | John Sergeant | 4 | 3.01% | |
Whig | George Chambers | 3 | 2.26% | |
Whig | John Dickey | 2 | 1.50% | |
Whig | James Pollock | 2 | 1.50% | |
Whig | John Allison | 1 | 0.75% | |
Whig | William Darlington | 1 | 0.75% | |
Whig | Townsend Haines | 1 | 0.75% | |
Whig | Charles Pitman | 1 | 0.75% | |
Whig | Daniel M. Smyser | 1 | 0.75% | |
Whig | Thomas White | 1 | 0.75% | |
Whig | David Wilmot | 1 | 0.75% | |
N/A | Not voting | 3 | 2.26% | |
Totals | 133 | 100.00% |
References
- โ 1.0 1.1 "U.S. Senate Election - 14 January 1851". Wilkes University. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- โ "PA US Senate 1851". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
External links
Preceded by 1845 |
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class I) 1851 |
Succeeded by 1857 |