1857_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania Knowpia

The 1857 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 13, 1857. Simon Cameron was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.^[1]

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The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 13, 1857, to elect a Senator to serve the term beginning on March 4, 1857. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

State Legislature Results^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Simon Cameron	67	50.38
	Democratic	John W. Forney	58	43.61
	Democratic	Henry D. Foster	7	5.26
	Democratic	William Wilkins	1	0.75
Totals			133	100.00%

References edit

^ ^a ^b "U.S. Senate Election - 13 January 1857" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
^ "PA US Senate - 1857". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 22, 2012.

External links edit

Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project

Preceded by 1851	Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class I) 1857	Succeeded by 1861

[results-1] "U.S. Senate Election - 13 January 1857" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2012.

[2] "PA US Senate - 1857". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 22, 2012.

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