1834 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania

Senate Special Election in the United States March 2026 September 2023 The 1834 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania was held on December 6, 1834. Future president of the United States James Buchanan was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.U.S. Senate Election - 6 December 1834 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1834.pdf Wilkes University 22 December 2013 Background Democrat William Wilkins was elected to the United States Senate by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in 1830. Sen. Wilkins resigned on June 30, 1834, after being appointed U.S. Minister to Russia by President Andrew Jackson.WILKINS, William, (1779 - 1865) http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000475 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 22 December 2013 Results Following the resignation of Sen. William Wilkins, the Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on December 6, 1834, to elect a new senator to fill the vacancy. Four ballots were recorded. The results of the fourth and final ballot of both houses combined are as follows: State legislature results Democratic Party (United States) James Buchanan 66 49.62 Anti-Masonic Party Amos Ellmaker 31 23.31 Democratic Party (United States) James Clarke 26 19.55 National Republican Party Joseph Lawrence 6 4.51 Democratic Party (United States) Joel Sutherland 1 0.75 N/A Not voting 3 2.26 |- |-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 133 | align="right" | 100.00% |} See also 1834–35 United States Senate elections References External links Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project 1830 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III) 1834 1836 1834 special Pennsylvania 1834 Pennsylvania special United States Senate special United States Senate 1834 special Category:December 1834 Category:James Buchanan