1840 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania

none March 2026 January 2016 The 1840 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 14, 1840, after the regularly scheduled election in December 1838 was postponed due to the Buckshot War. Daniel Sturgeon was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.U.S. Senate Election - 1838-1839 - No election http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1839.pdf Wilkes University December 22, 2012U.S. Senate Election - 14 January 1840 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1840.pdf Wilkes University December 22, 2012 Background Democrat Samuel McKean was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in the 1832–33 Senate election. Sen. McKean's term was to expire on March 4, 1839, and an election would have occurred during the winter of 1838–1839 to elect a Senator for the successive term. The election did not occur, however, due to significant political unrest in Harrisburg, the state capital, over disputed election returns during the Buckshot War. McKean's seat was vacated when his term expired in March 1839 and remained vacant until the General Assembly elected a new Senator in 1840. Results The Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on January 14, 1840, to elect a senator to serve out the remainder of the term that began on March 4, 1839. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows: State legislature results Democratic Party (United States) Daniel Sturgeon 87 65.41 Whig Party (United States) Charles Ogle 26 19.55 Anti-Masonic Party Richard Biddle 17 12.78 N/A Not voting 3 2.26 |- |-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 133 | align="right" | 100.00% |} See also 1838–39 United States Senate elections 1840–41 United States Senate elections References External links Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project 1832-33 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class I) 1840 1845 1840 Pennsylvania United States Senate Pennsylvania 1840 United States Senate 1840 Pennsylvania 1840