1836 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

none March 2026 September 2023 The 1836 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on December 14, 1836. Future president of the United States James Buchanan was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.U.S. Senate Election - 14 December 1836 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1837.pdf Wilkes University 22 December 2013 Background After William Wilkins resigned from office to become U.S. Minister to Russia, James Buchanan was elected by the General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in 1834 to serve the remainder of the unexpired term, which was to expire on March 4, 1837. Results The Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on December 14, 1836, to elect a senator to serve the term beginning on March 4, 1837. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows: State legislature results Democratic Party (United States) James Buchanan (Inc.) 85 63.91 Whig Party (United States) Thomas M. T. McKennan 24 18.05 Whig Party (United States) Charles B. Penrose 21 15.79 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Cunningham 1 0.75 Democratic Party (United States) Isaac Leet 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 1834 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III) 1836 1843 1836 Pennsylvania United States Senate Category:December 1836