1808 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

none March 2026 February 2018 The 1808 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on December 13, 1808. Michael Leib was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.U.S. Senate Election - 13 December 1808 https://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1808.pdf Wilkes University December 21, 2012 Results Incumbent Democratic-Republican Senator Samuel Maclay, who was elected in 1802, was not a candidate for re-election to a second term. The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on December 13, 1808, to elect a new senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1809. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows: State legislature resultsPA US Senate - 1808 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=345189 OurCampaigns December 21, 2012 Democratic-Republican Party Michael Leib 90 71.43 Federalist Party (United States) Joseph Hemphill 24 19.05 Constitutional John D. Coxe 11 8.73 N/A Not voting 1 0.79 |- |-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 126 | align="right" | 100.00% |} Although Leib's regular term did not begin until March 4, 1809, Leib assumed office in January 1809 following the resignation of his predecessor, Samuel Maclay. He subsequently served out the remainder of Sen. Maclay's term until his own term began in March 1809.PA US Senate - Special Election https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=345188 OurCampaigns December 21, 2012 See also 1808–09 United States Senate elections References External links Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project 1802 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class I) 1808 1814 1808 Pennsylvania United States Senate