1911 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

Summary

The 1911 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 17, 1911. Incumbent George T. Oliver was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate. This was the last U.S. Senate election to be decided by the Pennsylvania General Assembly before the ratification of the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which mandated the direct election of U.S. senators.[1]

Results edit

The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 17, 1911, to elect a Senator to serve the term beginning on March 4, 1911. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

State Legislature Results[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George T. Oliver (Inc.) 181 70.43
Democratic J. Henry Cochran 35 13.62
Democratic Julian Kennedy 25 9.73
Democratic James B. Riley 3 1.17
Republican William Flinn 2 0.78
Democratic William H. Berry 1 0.39
Democratic George W. Guthrie 1 0.39
Socialist Joseph E. Cohen 1 0.39
N/A Not voting 8 3.11
Totals 257 100.00%

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Senate Election - 17 January 1911" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  2. ^ "PA US Senate - 1911". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 24, 2012.

External links edit

  • Cox, Harold (January 31, 2007). "Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006". The Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
Preceded by Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class I)
1911
Succeeded by