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1812 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
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The 1812 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on December 8, 1812. Abner Lacock was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.U.S. Senate Election - 8 December 1812 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1812.pdf Wilkes University December 22, 2013
Results
Incumbent Democratic-Republican Andrew Gregg, who was elected in 1806, was not a candidate for re-election to another term. The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on December 8, 1812, to elect a new senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1813. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:
State legislature results
Democratic-Republican Party
Abner Lacock
63
50.00
Democratic-Republican Party
Daniel Montgomery, Jr.
26
20.63
Independent (politician)
James Brady
22
17.46
Democratic-Republican Party
Isaac Weaver
6
4.76
N/A
Not voting
9
7.14
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| colspan="3" align="right" | Totals
| align="right" | 126
| align="right" | 100.00
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References
External links
Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project
1806 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III) 1812 1818
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