1845 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania

none 1845 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania March 2026 September 2023 The 1845 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania was held on March 13, 1845. Simon Cameron was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.U.S. Senate Election - 13 March 1845 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1845C.pdf Wilkes University 22 December 2013 Background Democrat and future President of the United States James Buchanan was elected to the United States Senate by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in an 1834 special election and was re-elected in 1836 and 1843. Sen. Buchanan resigned on March 5, 1845, after being appointed U.S. Secretary of State by President James K. Polk.BUCHANAN, James, (1791 - 1868) http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=b001005 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 22 December 2013 Results Following the resignation of Sen. Buchanan, the Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on March 13, 1845, to elect a new senator to fill the vacancy and serve the remainder of the term set to expire on March 4, 1849. Five ballots were recorded. The results of the fifth and final ballot of both houses combined are as follows: State legislature results Democratic Party (United States) Simon Cameron 67 50.38 Democratic Party (United States) George W. Woodward 55 41.35 Whig Party (United States) J. R. Ingersoll 2 1.50 Whig Party (United States) John Banks 1 0.75 Know Nothing Peter A. Brown 1 0.75 Unknown Thomas S. Bell 1 0.75 Whig Party (United States) T. D. Cochran 1 0.75 N/A Not voting 5 3.76 |- |-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 133 | align="right" | 100.00% |} See also 1844–45 United States Senate elections 1845 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania References External links Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project 1843 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III) 1845 1849 Pennsylvania special 1845 special Pennsylvania 1845 special United States Senate 1845 special United States Senate special Pennsylvania 1845