1788 United States Senate elections in Pennsylvania

First U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania March 2026 January 2016 1788 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Class I (1793) ⟶Class III (1795) presidential no September 30, 1788 x160px File:William Maclay.png William MaclayClass I Anti-Administration party File:Robert Morris, 31 Jan 1734 - 8 May 1806.jpg Robert MorrisClass III Federalist Party U.S. Senators William Maclay (Class I)Robert Morris (Class III) The 1788 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, held on September 30, 1788, was the first United States Senate election held in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Executive Council, elected Pennsylvania's first two United States Senators, William Maclay and Robert Morris. Results The Anti-Federalist William Maclay was elected to the two-year staggered term of the Class I seat, while Federalist and American Founding Father Robert Morris was elected to the full six-year term of the Class III seat. While no official results of the votes were recorded, the State House recorded minutes of its election:U.S. Senate Election - 30 September 1788 https://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1788.pdf Wilkes University December 21, 2012 Agreeably to the order of the day, the House proceeded to the election of Senators to represent this state in the Congress of the United States, agreeably to the constitution adopted for the government of the said states; and the ballots being taken, it appeared that the Honorable William Maclay and Robert Morris, Esquires, were duly elected. Upon the expiration of Senator Maclay's term in 1791, the State House of Representatives would not be able to elect a new United States senator due to a dispute regarding the rules and procedures of the election. The seat was finally filled in a 1793 election. See also 1788–89 United States Senate elections References External links Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project None U.S. Senate elections in Pennsylvania (Class I) 1788 1793 None U.S. Senate elections in Pennsylvania (Class III) 1788 1795 collapsed 1788 Pennsylvania United States Senate