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1795 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
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The 1795 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on February 26, 1795. William Bingham was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.U.S. Senate Election - 26 February 1795 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1795.pdf Wilkes University 28 September 2013
Results
Incumbent Federalist Robert Morris, who was elected in 1788, 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 February 26, 1795, to elect a new senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1795. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:
State legislature results
Pro-Administration Party (United States)
William Bingham
58
56.86
Anti-Administration Party (United States)
Peter Muhlenberg
35
34.31
Not voting
9
8.82
102
100.0
See also
1794–95 United States Senate elections
References
External links
Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project
1788 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III) 1795 1801
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