1861 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania

none 1861 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania March 2026 September 2023 The 1861 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania was held on March 14, 1861. David Wilmot was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.U.S. Senate Election - 14 March 1861 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1861W.pdf Wilkes University 23 December 2012 Background The Republican Simon Cameron was elected to the United States Senate by the General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in January 1857. Sen. Cameron resigned on March 4, 1861, to become United States Secretary of War in the Abraham Lincoln administration, vacating the seat.CAMERON, Simon, (1799 - 1889) http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000068 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 23 December 2012 Results Following the resignation of Sen. Simon Cameron, the Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on March 14, 1861, to elect a new senator to fill the vacancy. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows: State legislature resultsPA US Senate - Special Election http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=345245 OurCampaigns 22 December 2012 Republican Party (United States) David Wilmot 96 72.18 Democratic Party (United States) William H. Welsh 34 25.56 Republican Party (United States) Winthrop W. Ketcham 1 0.75 Democratic Party (United States) William Wilkins 1 0.75 N/A Not voting 1 0.75 |- |-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 133 | align="right" | 100.00% |} See also 1860–61 United States Senate elections 1861 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania References External links Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. 1857 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class I) 1861 1863 1861, special Pennsylvania 1861 Pennsylvania United States Senate 1861 Category:March 1861 in the United States Category:1861 Pennsylvania elections Pennsylvania 1861