1879 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

none March 2026 March 2016 1877 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Flag placeholder.svg presidential Leg. no 66 1877 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania 1877 1885 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1885 January 20, 1879 200x200px James_Donald_Cameron_Brady-Handy.jpg J. Donald Cameron Republican 135 53.78% Hiester_Clymer_Brady-Handy.jpg Hiester Clymer Democratic 92 36.65% Daniel Agnew.png Daniel Agnew Greenback Party 16 6.37% U.S. Senator J. Donald Cameron Republican Party (United States) J. Donald Cameron Republican Party (United States) The 1879 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 20, 1879. J. Donald Cameron was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.U.S. Senate Election - 20 January 1879 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1879.pdf Wilkes University December 22, 2013 Background After Simon Cameron resigned from office, his son J. Donald Cameron was elected by the General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in 1877 to serve the remainder of the unexpired term, which was to expire on March 4, 1879. Results The Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on January 20, 1879, to elect a senator to serve the term beginning on March 4, 1879. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows: State legislature results Republican Party (United States) J. Donald Cameron (Inc.) 135 53.78 Democratic Party (United States) Hiester Clymer 92 36.65 Greenback Party Daniel Agnew 16 6.37 Republican Party (United States) Edward McPherson 3 1.20 Republican Party (United States) Russell Thayer 1 0.40 Republican Party (United States) Galusha A. Grow 1 0.40 N/A Not voting 3 1.20 |- |-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 251 | align="right" | 100.00% |} See also 1878–79 United States Senate elections References External links Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project 1877 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III) 1879 1885 1879 Pennsylvania United States Senate Category:January 1879 in the United States