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1851 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
← 1845 January 14, 1851 1857 →
 
Nominee Richard Brodhead Andrew W. Loomis Alexander Brown
Party Democratic Whig Whig
Electoral vote 76 12 11
Percentage 57.1% 9.0% 8.3%

Senator before election

Daniel Sturgeon
Democratic

Elected Senator

Richard Brodhead
Democratic

The 1851 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 14, 1851. Richard Brodhead was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.[1]

Results

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The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 14, 1851, to elect a Senator to serve the term beginning on March 4, 1851. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

State Legislature Results[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Brodhead 76 57.14
Whig Andrew W. Loomis 12 9.02
Whig Alexander Brown 11 8.27
Whig Samuel Purviance 4 3.01
Whig Samuel Calvin 4 3.01
Whig Thomas M. T. McKennan 4 3.01
Whig John Sergeant 4 3.01
Whig George Chambers 3 2.26
Whig John Dickey 2 1.50
Whig James Pollock 2 1.50
Whig John Allison 1 0.75
Whig William Darlington 1 0.75
Whig Townsend Haines 1 0.75
Whig Charles Pitman 1 0.75
Whig Daniel M. Smyser 1 0.75
Whig Thomas White 1 0.75
Whig David Wilmot 1 0.75
N/A Not voting 3 2.26
Totals 133 100.00%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "U.S. Senate Election - 14 January 1851" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  • ^ "PA US Senate 1851". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  • [edit]
    Preceded by

    1845

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

    1857


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