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1911 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
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1911 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania presidential Leg. no 1909 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania 1909 1916 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1916 January 17, 1911 OLIVER, GEORGE T. SENATOR LCCN2016857310 (3x4).jpg 150x150px George T. Oliver Republican Party (United States) 181 70.43% 3x4.svg J. Henry Cochran Democratic Party (United States) 35 13.62% 3x4.svg Julian Kennedy Democratic Party (United States) 25 9.73% U.S. Senator George T. Oliver Republican Party (United States) George T. Oliver Republican Party (United States)
The 1911 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 17, 1911. Incumbent George T. Oliver was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate. This was the last U.S. Senate election to be decided by the Pennsylvania General Assembly before the ratification of the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which mandated the direct election of U.S. senators.U.S. Senate Election - 17 January 1911 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1911.pdf Wilkes University 24 December 2012
Results
The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 17, 1911, to elect a senator to serve the term beginning on March 4, 1911. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:
State legislature resultsPA US Senate - 1911 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=345206 OurCampaigns 24 December 2012
Republican Party (United States)
George T. Oliver (Inc.)
181
70.43
Democratic Party (United States)
J. Henry Cochran
35
13.62
Democratic Party (United States)
Julian Kennedy
25
9.73
Democratic Party (United States)
James B. Riley
3
1.17
Republican Party (United States)
William Flinn
2
0.78
Democratic Party (United States)
William H. Berry
1
0.39
Democratic Party (United States)
George W. Guthrie
1
0.39
Socialist Party of America
Joseph E. Cohen
1
0.39
N/A
Not voting
8
3.11
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| colspan="3" align="right" | Totals
| align="right" | 257
| align="right" | 100.00%
|}
See also
1910–11 United States Senate elections
References
External links
Cox Harold Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 The Wilkes University Election Statistics Project Wilkes University January 31, 2007 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox
1909 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class I) 1911 1916
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