1849 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

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1849 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
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Nominee James Cooper Richard Brodhead
Party Whig Democratic
Leg. vote6635
Percentage49.62%26.32%
U.S. senator before election

James Cooper
Whig

Elected U.S. Senator

Simon Cameron
Democratic

The 1849 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 10, 1849. James Cooper was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate. [1]

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Results

Incumbent Democrat Simon Cameron, who was elected in 1845, 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 January 10, 1849, to elect a new Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1849. Three ballots were recorded. The results of the third and final ballot of both houses combined are as follows:

State Legislature Results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig James Cooper 66 49.62
Democratic Richard Brodhead 6246.62
Free Soil Thaddeus Stevens 32.26
N/ANot voting21.50
Totals133100.00%

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References

  1. 1 2 "U.S. Senate Election - 10 January 1849" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
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