1909 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania

none 1909 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania March 2026 February 2017 1909 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania presidential Leg. no 1905 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1905 1911 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1911 March 16, 1909 OLIVER, GEORGE T. SENATOR LCCN2016857310 (3x4).jpg 150x150px George T. Oliver Republican Party (United States) 201 78.21% 3x4.svg Webster Grim Democratic Party (United States) 39 15.18% U.S. Senator Philander C. Knox Republican Party (United States) George T. Oliver Republican Party (United States) The 1909 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania was held on March 16, 1909. George T. Oliver was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.U.S. Senate Election - 17 March 1909 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1909O.pdf Wilkes University December 24, 2012 Background Republican Philander C. Knox was appointed to the United States Senate in June 1904 after the death of Matthew Quay. Knox was subsequently elected to a full term in the Senate by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in January 1905. Knox served in the U.S. Senate until his resignation on March 4, 1909, to become United States Secretary of State in the William Howard Taft administration, leaving the seat vacant until a successor was elected.KNOX, Philander Chase, (1853 - 1921) http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000296 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress December 24, 2012 Results Following the resignation of Sen. Philander C. Knox, the Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on March 16, 1909, to elect a new senator to fill the vacancy. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows: State legislature resultsPA US Senate - Special Election http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=345431 OurCampaigns December 24, 2012 Republican Party (United States) George T. Oliver 201 78.21 Democratic Party (United States) Webster Grim 39 15.18 Unknown Nathaniel Ewing 1 0.39 N/A Not voting 16 6.23 |- |-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 257 | align="right" | 100.00% |} See also 1908–09 United States Senate elections References External links Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project 1905 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class I) 1909 1911 1909 special Pennsylvania 1909 Pennsylvania special United States Senate special United States Senate 1909 Pennsylvania 1909