1861 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with 1861 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania.

1867 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

←  1856 January 8, 1861 1867  →

Nominee Edgar Cowan Henry Foster Party Republican Republican Alliance Democratic Leg. vote 98 35 Percentage 73.68% 26.32%

U.S. senator before election William Bigler Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Edgar Cowan Republican

The 1861 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 8, 1861. Edgar Cowan was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate. ^[1]

Results

Incumbent Democrat William Bigler, who was elected in 1856, 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 8, 1861, to elect a new Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1861. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

State Legislature Results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edgar Cowan	98	73.68
	Democratic	Henry Foster	35	26.32
Totals			133	100.00%

References

1. "U.S. Senate Election - 8 January 1861" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2013.

External links

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

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1860 and 1861
• United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania, 1861

Preceded by 1856

Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III) 1861

Succeeded by 1867