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1801 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania presidential no 1795 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1795 1801 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania Dec. 1801 February 19, 1801 x160px 102 Members of the Pennsylvania legislature Plurality of File:Peter Muhlenberg2.jpg Peter Muhlenberg Democratic-Republican Party 46 45.10% File:GeoLogan.jpg George Logan Democratic-Republican Party 45 44.12% Senator William Bingham Federalist Party (United States) Peter Muhlenberg Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
The 1801 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on February 19, 1801. Peter Muhlenberg was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.U.S. Senate Election - 19 February 1801 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1801Muhlenburg.pdf Wilkes University 28 September 2013
Results
Incumbent Federalist William Bingham, who was elected in 1795, was not a candidate for re-election to another term. The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on February 19, 1801, to elect a new senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1801. Two ballots were recorded. The results of the second and final ballot of both houses combined are as follows:
State legislature results
Democratic-Republican Party
Peter Muhlenberg
46
45.10
Democratic-Republican Party
George Logan
45
44.12
Not voting
11
10.78
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References
External links
Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project
1795 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III) 1801 Dec. 1801
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