1905 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

none March 2026 September 2023 The 1905 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 17, 1905. Incumbent Philander C. Knox was elected by the Pennsylvania State Assembly to his first full term in the United States Senate.U.S. Senate Election - 17 January 1905 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1905.pdf Wilkes University 24 December 2012 Background Republican Matthew Quay was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate in the previous election in January 1901. He served until his death on May 28, 1904.QUAY, Matthew Stanley, (1833–1904) http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=Q000006 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 24 December 2012 In June 1904, Republican Philander C. Knox was appointed to serve out the remainder of Quay's term, ending on March 4, 1905, when he began a term in his own right.KNOX, Philander Chase, (1853–1921) http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000296 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 24 December 2012 Results The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and Senate, convened on January 17, 1905, to elect a senator to serve the term beginning on March 4, 1905. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows: State legislature resultsPA US Senate - 1905 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=345205 OurCampaigns 22 December 2012 Republican Party (United States) Philander C. Knox (Inc.) 222 87.40 Democratic Party (United States) James K. P. Hall 23 9.06 N/A Not voting 9 3.54 |- |-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 254 | align="right" | 100.00% |} See also 1904–05 United States Senate elections References External links Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project 1901 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class I) 1905 1909 1905 United States Senate Pennsylvania