United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1795

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The 1795 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on February 26, 1795. William Bingham was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate. [1]

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Incumbent Federalist Robert Morris, who was elected in 1788, 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 February 26, 1795, to elect a new Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1795. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

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Robert Morris, Jr. was an English-born merchant and a Founding Father of the United States. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, the Second Continental Congress, and the United States Senate, and he was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. From 1781 to 1784, he served as the Superintendent of Finance of the United States, becoming known as the "Financier of the Revolution." Along with Alexander Hamilton and Albert Gallatin, he is widely regarded as one of the founders of the financial system of the United States.

State Legislature Results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Pro-Administration William Bingham 5856.86
Anti-Administration Peter Muhlenberg 35 34.31
N/A Not voting 9 8.82
Totals102100.00%

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  1. 1 2 "U.S. Senate Election - 26 February 1795" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved 28 September 2013.

The Wilkes University Election Statistics Project is a free online resource documenting Pennsylvania political election results dating back to 1796.

Preceded by
1788
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III)
1795
Succeeded by
1801