1849 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

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