1801 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania

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1801 U.S. Senate special election in Pennsylvania
  Feb. 1801 December 17, 1801 1806  

111 Members of the Pennsylvania legislature
Majority of votes needed to win
  GeoLogan.jpg Joseph Hiester.jpg
Nominee George Logan Joseph Hiester
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Electoral vote6830
Percentage61.26%27.03%

Senator before election

Peter Muhlenberg
Democratic-Republican

Elected Senator

George Logan
Democratic-Republican

The 1801 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania was held on December 17, 1801. George Logan was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate. [1]

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Background

The Democratic-Republican Peter Muhlenberg was elected to the United States Senate by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in February 1801. Sen. Muhlenberg resigned on June 30, 1801, after being appointed supervisor of revenue for Pennsylvania by President Thomas Jefferson. [2]

Results

Following the resignation of Sen. Peter Muhlenberg, the Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on December 17, 1801, to elect a new Senator to fill the vacancy. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

State Legislature Results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican George Logan 68 61.26
Democratic-Republican Joseph Hiester 3027.03
Democratic-Republican Isaac Weaver43.60
Democratic-Republican Samuel Maclay 21.80
Democratic-Republican Nathaniel Boileau21.80
UnknownJohn Kean10.90
N/ANot voting43.60
Totals111100.00%

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References

  1. 1 2 "U.S. Senate Election - 17 December 1801" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  2. "MUHLENBERG, Peter, (1746 - 1807)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
Preceded by Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III)
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