1856 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

none March 2026 September 2023 1856 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Flag placeholder.svg presidential Leg. no 66 1849 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1849 1861 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1861 January 14, 1856 200x200px William_Bigler.jpg William Bigler Democratic 82 61.65% File:Edward_Joy_Morris,_Representative_from_Pennsylvania,_Thirty-fifth_Congress,_half-length_portrait_LCCN2010649127_(cropped).jpg Edward Joy Morris Republican Party (United States) 43 32.33% U.S. Senator William Bigler Democratic Party (United States) Edgar Cowan Republican Party (United States) The 1856 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 14, 1856. William Bigler was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.U.S. Senate Election - 14 January 1856 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1856.pdf Wilkes University 22 December 2013 Background The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on February 13, 1855, for the regularly scheduled Senate election for the term beginning on March 4, 1855. Two ballots were recorded on February 13, followed by three on February 27, 1855. On the fifth and final ballot during this convention, former Senator Simon Cameron had led with 55 votes to future Senator Charles R. Buckalew's 23. No candidate was elected, however, and the hung election convention adjourned by a vote of 66 to 65. Upon the expiration of incumbent James Cooper's term on March 4, 1855, the seat was vacated and would remain vacant until William Bigler's election in January 1856.U.S. Senate Election - February 1855 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1855.pdf Wilkes University 22 December 2013 Results On January 14, 1856, the election convention of the General Assembly re-convened and elected Democratic former governor of Pennsylvania William Bigler on the first ballot to serve the remainder of the term that began on March 4, 1855, and would expire on March 4, 1861. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows: State legislature results Democratic Party (United States) William Bigler 82 61.65 Republican Party (United States) Edward Joy Morris 43 32.33 Unknown John C. Flenniken 1 0.75 N/A Not voting 7 5.26 |- |-bgcolor="#EEEEEE" | colspan="3" align="right" | Totals | align="right" | 133 | align="right" | 100.00% |} See also 1856–57 United States Senate elections References External links Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project 1849 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III) 1856 1861 1856 Pennsylvania United States Senate Category:January 1856