1885 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

none March 2026 August 2016 1885 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Flag placeholder.svg presidential Leg. no 66 1879 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1879 1891 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1891 January 20, 1885 200x200px James_Donald_Cameron_Brady-Handy.jpg J. Donald Cameron Republican 163 64.94% William_A._Wallace_-_Brady-Handy.jpg William A. Wallace Democratic 69 27.49% U.S. Senator J. Donald Cameron Republican Party (United States) J. Donald Cameron Republican Party (United States) The 1885 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 20, 1885. J. Donald Cameron was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.U.S. Senate Election - 20 January 1885 https://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1885.pdf Wilkes University December 22, 2013 Results The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 20, 1885, to elect a Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1885. Incumbent Republican J. Donald Cameron, who was elected in an 1877 special election and re-elected in 1879, was a successful candidate for re-election to another term. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows: State legislature results Republican Party (United States) J. Donald Cameron (Inc.) 163 64.94 Democratic Party (United States) William A. Wallace 69 27.49 Republican Party (United States) A. W. Acheson 1 0.40 Republican Party (United States) Charles N. Brumm 1 0.40 Republican Party (United States) George Shiras Jr. 1 0.40 N/A Not voting 14 5.58 |- |-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 251 | align="right" | 100.00% |} See also 1884–85 United States Senate elections References External links Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project 1879 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III) 1885 1891 1885 Pennsylvania United States Senate