1794 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania

none March 2026 September 2023 The 1794 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania was held on March 31, 1794. James Ross was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.U.S. Senate Election - 31 March 1794 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1794.pdf Wilkes University December 12, 2012 Background The Anti-Administration Albert Gallatin had been elected to the United States Senate by the General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in February 1793. In February 1794, the United States Senate challenged his eligibility for holding the office under the citizenship requirement and he was subsequently removed from office on February 28, 1794. Results Following the removal of Sen. Albert Gallatin from office after his eligibility was successfully challenged, the Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on March 31, 1794, 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 1794 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=345185 OurCampaigns December 12, 2012 Federalist Party (United States) James Ross 45 51.72 Unknown Robert Coleman 35 40.23 Federalist Party (United States) Samuel Sitgreaves 1 1.15 N/A Not voting 6 6.70 |- |-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 87 | align="right" | 100.00% |} References External links Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project 1793 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class I) 1794 1797 1794 special Pennsylvania special Pennsylvania 1794 United States Senate 1794 United States Senate special Pennsylvania 1794