1793 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania

none March 2026 May 2016 The 1793 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania was held on February 28, 1793. Albert Gallatin was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.U.S. Senate Election - 28 February 1793 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1793.pdf Wilkes University December 21, 2012 Background Due to the initial staggering of United States Senate terms, the Class 1 seat held by William Maclay became vacant upon the expiration of Maclay's term on March 4, 1791. He had served since March 4, 1789, after being elected by the State Assembly in 1788. The election of a new Senator to succeed Maclay in 1791 was delayed due to a disagreement on the procedure to be followed in the election. The seat remained vacant until Albert Gallatin's election to the seat during this election.U.S. Senate Election - 30 September 1788 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1788.pdf Wilkes University December 21, 2012 Results Upon agreement between the two houses of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the House of Representatives and the Senate, regarding the procedure to elect a new senator, an election was finally held on February 28, 1793. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows: State legislature results Anti-Administration Party (United States) Albert Gallatin 45 51.72 Pro-Administration Party (United States) Henry Miller 35 40.23 Pro-Administration Party (United States) Arthur St. Clair 1 1.15 Pro-Administration Party (United States) William Irvine 1 1.15 N/A Not voting 5 5.75 |- |-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 87 | align="right" | 100.00% |} On February 28, 1794, the United States Senate determined that Gallatin did not satisfy the citizenship requirement to serve in the Senate. He was subsequently removed from office. He later went on to serve in the United States House of Representatives. Gallatin was replaced in the Senate by another special election in the State Assembly in 1794.GALLATIN, Albert, (1761 - 1849) http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000020 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress December 21, 2012 See also 1792–93 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 I) 1793 1794 1793 special Pennsylvania 1793 Pennsylvania special United States Senate special United States Senate 1793 Pennsylvania 1793