1873 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

1873 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

←  1867 January 21, 1873 1877  →

Nominee Simon Cameron William A. Wallace Party Republican Republican Alliance Democratic Leg. vote 82 50 Percentage 57.14% 37.59%

U.S. senator before election Simon Cameron Republican Elected U.S. Senator Simon Cameron Republican

The 1873 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 21, 1873. Simon Cameron was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate. ^[1]

Results

The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 21, 1873, to elect a Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1873. Incumbent Republican Simon Cameron, who was elected in 1867, was a successful candidate for re-election to another term. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

State Legislature Results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Simon Cameron (Inc.)	76	57.14
	Democratic	William A. Wallace	50	37.59
	Liberal Republican	Thomas Marshall	1	0.75
	Democratic	Hendrick Wright	1	0.75
	N/A	Not voting	5	3.76
Totals			133	100.00%

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1872 and 1873

References

1. "U.S. Senate Election - 21 January 1873" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2013.

External links

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

Preceded by 1867

Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III) 1873

Succeeded by 1877