United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1845

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The 1845 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 14, 1845. Incumbent Daniel Sturgeon was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.^[1]

Daniel Sturgeon was an American physician, banker and Democratic party politician from Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses of the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate.

The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The legislature convenes in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. In colonial times (1682–1776), the legislature was known as the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly and was unicameral. Since the Constitution of 1776, the legislature has been known as the General Assembly. The General Assembly became a bicameral legislature in 1791.

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the legislature of the United States. The Senate chamber is located in the north wing of the Capitol, in Washington, D.C.

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The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 14, 1845, to elect a Senator to serve the term beginning on March 4, 1845. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts.

The Pennsylvania State Senate is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such that half of the seats are contested at each election. Even numbered seats and odd numbered seats are contested in separate election years. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate becomes the Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania in the event of the sitting Lieutenant Governor's removal, resignation or death. In this case the President Pro Tempore and Lieutenant Governor would be the same person. The Pennsylvania Senate has been meeting since 1791.

State Legislature Results^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Sturgeon (Inc.)	72	54.14
	Whig	James Cooper	49	36.84
	Know Nothing	John Ashmead	5	3.76
	Know Nothing	E. W. Keyser	2	1.50
	Know Nothing	Jacob Broom	1	0.75
	Know Nothing	E. C. Reigert	1	0.75
	Whig	John Sergeant	1	0.75
	N/A	Not voting	2	1.50
Totals			133	100.00%

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1 2 "U.S. Senate Election - 14 January 1845" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
↑ "PA US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 22 December 2012.

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

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

Preceded by 1840	Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class I) 1845	Succeeded by 1851

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[results-1] 1 2 "U.S. Senate Election - 14 January 1845" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved 22 December 2012.

[2] "PA US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 22 December 2012.

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