1879 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

1877 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

←  1877 January 20, 1879 1885  →

Nominee J. Donald Cameron Hiester Clymer Daniel Agnew Party Republican Democratic Greenback Party Leg. vote 135 92 16 Percentage 53.78% 36.65% 6.37%

U.S. senator before election J. Donald Cameron Republican Elected U.S. Senator J. Donald Cameron Republican

The 1879 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 20, 1879. J. Donald Cameron was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate. ^[1]

Background

After Sen. Simon Cameron resigned from office, his son J. Donald Cameron was elected by the General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in 1877 to serve the remainder of the unexpired term, which was to expire on March 4, 1879.

Results

The Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on January 20, 1879, to elect a Senator to serve the term beginning on March 4, 1879. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

State Legislature Results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J. Donald Cameron (Inc.)	135	53.78
	Democratic	Hiester Clymer	92	36.65
	Greenback	Daniel Agnew	16	6.37
	Republican	Edward McPherson	3	1.20
	Republican	Russell Thayer	1	0.40
	Republican	Galusha A. Grow	1	0.40
	N/A	Not voting	3	1.20
Totals			251	100.00%

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1878 and 1879

References

1. "U.S. Senate Election - 20 January 1879" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2013.

External links

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

Preceded by 1877

Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III) 1879

Succeeded by 1885