1909 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

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1909 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
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  1903 January 19, 1909 1914  
  Senator Boies Penrose as a Member of the 55th US Congress.jpeg George M. Dimeling (cropped).jpg
Nominee Boies Penrose George M. Dimeling
Party Republican Democratic
Electoral vote19842
Percentage77.04%16.34%

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Senate ballot
     Penrose     Dimeling     Stuart     Sheatz

Senator before election

Boies Penrose
Republican

Elected Senator

Boies Penrose
Republican

The 1909 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 19, 1909. Boies Penrose was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate. This was the last Class III U.S. Senate election to be decided by the Pennsylvania General Assembly before the ratification of the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which mandated direct election of U.S. Senators. [1]

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Results

The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 19, 1909, to elect a Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1909. Incumbent Republican Boies Penrose, who was elected in 1897 and re-elected in 1903, 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.) 198 77.04%
Democratic George M. Dimeling4216.34%
Republican Edwin S. Stuart 20.78%
Republican John O. Sheatz 10.39%
Democratic William Potter10.39%
N/ANot voting135.06%
Totals257100.00%

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References

  1. 1 2 "U.S. Senate Election - 19 January 1909" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
Preceded by Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III)
1909
Succeeded by