1861 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

none 1861 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania March 2026 September 2023 1861 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Flag placeholder.svg presidential Leg. no 66 1856 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1856 1867 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1867 January 8, 1861 200x200px Edgar Cowan - Brady-Handy.jpg Edgar Cowan Republican Party (United States) 98 73.68% HDFoster.jpg #0044C9 Henry Foster Republican Party (United States) Democratic 35 26.32% Cameron: #F48882Cowan: #92C5DE No vote: #D3D3D3 U.S. Senator William Bigler Democratic Party (United States) Edgar Cowan Republican Party (United States) The 1861 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 8, 1861. Edgar Cowan was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.U.S. Senate Election - 8 January 1861 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1861C.pdf Wilkes University 22 December 2013 Results Incumbent Democrat William Bigler, who was elected in 1856, 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 January 8, 1861, to elect a new senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1861. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows: State legislature results Republican Party (United States) Edgar Cowan 98 73.68 Democratic Party (United States) Henry Foster 35 26.32 |- |-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 See also 1860–61 United States Senate elections 1861 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania 1856 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III) 1861 1867 1861 Pennsylvania United States Senate Category:January 1861 in the United States