1801 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania

none 1801 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania March 2026 September 2023 1801 U.S. Senate special election in Pennsylvania presidential no 1801 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania Feb. 1801 1806 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1806 December 17, 1801 x160px 111 Members of the Pennsylvania legislature Majority of File:GeoLogan.jpg George Logan Democratic-Republican Party 68 61.26% File:Joseph Hiester.jpg Joseph Hiester Democratic-Republican Party 30 27.03% Senator Peter Muhlenberg Democratic-Republican Party (United States) George Logan Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The 1801 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania was held on December 17, 1801. George Logan was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.U.S. Senate Election - 17 December 1801 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1801Logan.pdf Wilkes University 28 September 2013 Background The Democratic-Republican Peter Muhlenberg was elected to the United States Senate by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in February 1801. Sen. Muhlenberg resigned on June 30, 1801, after being appointed supervisor of revenue for Pennsylvania by President Thomas Jefferson.MUHLENBERG, Peter, (1746 - 1807) http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M001066 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 28 September 2013 Results Following the resignation of Sen. Peter Muhlenberg, the Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on December 17, 1801, to elect a new senator to fill the vacancy. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows: State legislature results Democratic-Republican Party George Logan 68 61.26 Democratic-Republican Party Joseph Hiester 30 27.03 Democratic-Republican Party Isaac Weaver 4 3.60 Democratic-Republican Party Samuel Maclay 2 1.80 Democratic-Republican Party Nathaniel Boileau 2 1.80 Unknown John Kean 1 0.90 N/A Not voting 4 3.60 |- |-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 111 | align="right" | 100.00% |} References External links Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project Feb. 1801 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III) 1801 1806 1801 special Pennsylvania 1801 Pennsylvania special United States Senate special United States Senate 1801 special Pennsylvania 1801