1903 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

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1903 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
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  1897 January 20, 1903 1909  
  Senator Boies Penrose as a Member of the 55th US Congress.jpeg McLaurin(1902) pic.154 James M. GUFFEY.jpg
Nominee Boies Penrose James M. Guffey
Party Republican Democratic
Electoral vote19452
Percentage76.38%20.47%

Senator before election

Boies Penrose
Republican

Elected Senator

Boies Penrose
Republican

The 1903 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 20, 1903. Boies Penrose was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate. [1]

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Results

The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 20, 1903, to elect a Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1903. Incumbent Republican Boies Penrose, who was elected in 1897, 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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Boies Penrose (Inc.) 194 76.38
Democratic James M. Guffey 5220.47
Republican Walter F. Leadom10.39
N/ANot voting72.76
Totals254100.00%

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References

  1. 1 2 "U.S. Senate Election - 20 January 1903" (PDF). Wilkes University. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 4, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
Preceded by Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III)
1903
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