1831 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania

none March 2026 October 2015 The 1831 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania was held on December 13, 1831. George M. Dallas was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.U.S. Senate Election - 13 December 1831 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1831.pdf Wilkes University December 21, 2012 Background The Democratic-Republican Isaac D. Barnard was elected to the United States Senate by the General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in December 1826. Sen. Barnard resigned on December 6, 1831, vacating the seat.BARNARD, Isaac Dutton, (1791 - 1834) http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000154 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress December 21, 2012 Results Following the resignation of Sen. Isaac Barnard, the Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on December 13, 1831, to elect a new senator to fill the vacancy. A total of eleven ballots were recorded. The results of the eleventh and final ballot of both houses combined are as follows: State legislature resultsPA US Senate - Special Election http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=345208 OurCampaigns December 21, 2012 Democratic Party (United States) George M. Dallas 67 50.38 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Hemphill 34 25.56 Anti-Masonic Party Richard Rush 30 22.56 Democratic Party (United States) Samuel B. Davis 1 0.75 N/A Not voting 1 0.75 |- |-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 133 | align="right" | 100.00% |} References External links Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project 1826 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class I) 1831 1832–33 1831 special Pennsylvania 1831 United States Senate 1831 United States Senate Pennsylvania 1831 Pennsylvania Category:George M. Dallas