1832–33 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

none March 2026 September 2023 The 1832–33 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on eleven separate dates from December 1832 to December 1833. On December 7, 1833, Samuel McKean was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.U.S. Senate Election - 1832-33 https://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1832-3.pdf Wilkes University 22 December 2012U.S. Senate Election - 7 December 1833 https://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1833.pdf Wilkes University 22 December 2012 Results The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on December 11, 1832, for the regularly scheduled Senate election for the term beginning on March 4, 1833. A total of thirty-six ballots were recorded. Ballots 1-17 were recorded on four separate dates (11th, 12th, 13th, 15th) in December 1832. Ballots 18-21 were recorded on two separate dates (9th and 10th) in January 1833. Ballots 22-29 were recorded on two separate dates (19th and 20th) in February 1833. The thirtieth ballot was recorded on March 12, 1833, followed by three additional ballots on April 2. Following the thirty-third ballot on April 2, the election convention adjourned sine die without electing a Senator. Upon the expiration of incumbent George M. Dallas' term on March 4, 1833, the seat was vacated. It was vacant until the election convention of the General Assembly re-convened on December 7, 1833, and elected Democrat Samuel McKean to the seat after three additional ballots. The results of the third and final ballot (thirty-sixth ballot in total) of both houses combined during the December 7th session are as follows: State Legislature ResultsPA US Senate http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=345193 OurCampaigns 22 December 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Samuel McKean 74 55.64 Anti-Masonic Party William Clark 28 21.05 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas H. Crawford 19 14.29 Democratic Party (United States) James Buchanan 5 3.76 National Republican Party Garrick Mallery 3 2.26 Democratic Party (United States) Adam King 1 0.75 N/A Not voting 3 2.26 |- |-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 133 | align="right" | 100.00% |} See also 1832–33 United States Senate elections References External links Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project 1831 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class I) 1832-33 1840 Category:United States Senate elections in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania United States Senate United States Senate