United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1802

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The 1802 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on December 14, 1802. Samuel Maclay was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate. [1]

Samuel Maclay was an American surveyor, farmer, and politician from Union County, Pennsylvania. He served in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and the United States Senate.

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Incumbent Federalist Senator James Ross, who was elected in 1794 and re-elected in 1797, 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 December 14, 1802, to elect a new Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1803. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

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James Ross (Pennsylvania politician) Pennsylvania politician

James Ross was a lawyer who represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate from 1794 to 1803.

State Legislature Results [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican Samuel Maclay 6659.46
Democratic-Republican Isaac Weaver 28 25.23
Democratic-Republican William Maclay 11 9.91
N/A Not voting 6 5.41
Totals111100.00%

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References

  1. 1 2 "U.S. Senate Election - 14 December 1802" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. "PA US Senate - 1802". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

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

Preceded by
1797
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class I)
1802
Succeeded by
1808