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1909 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
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1909 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania presidential no 1903 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1903 1914 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1914 January 19, 1909 File:Senator Boies Penrose as a Member of the 55th US Congress.jpeg 150x150px Boies Penrose Republican Party (United States) 198 77.04% File:George M. Dimeling (cropped).jpg George M. Dimeling Democratic Party (United States) 42 16.34% 1909 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania (Senate).svg Senate ballot#F48882 Penrose #92C5DE Dimeling #CA0120 Stuart #E66101 Sheatz Senator Boies Penrose Republican Party (United States) Boies Penrose Republican Party (United States)
The 1909 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 19, 1909. Boies Penrose was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate. This was the last Class III U.S. Senate election to be decided by the Pennsylvania General Assembly before the ratification of the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which mandated direct election of U.S. Senators.U.S. Senate Election - 19 January 1909 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1909P.pdf Wilkes University 22 December 2013
Results
The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 19, 1909, to elect a Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1909. Incumbent Republican Boies Penrose, who was elected in 1897 and re-elected in 1903, 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)
Boies Penrose (Inc.)
198
77.04%
Democratic Party (United States)
George M. Dimeling
42
16.34%
Republican Party (United States)
Edwin S. Stuart
2
0.78%
Republican Party (United States)
John O. Sheatz
1
0.39%
Democratic Party (United States)
William Potter
1
0.39%
N/A
Not voting
13
5.06%
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| colspan="3" align="right" | Totals
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See also
1908 and 1909 United States Senate elections
References
External links
Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project
1903 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III) 1909 1914
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