1795_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania References

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]

Results

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:

State Legislature Results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Pro-Administration	William Bingham	58	56.86
	Anti-Administration	Peter Muhlenberg	35	34.31
		Not voting	9	8.82
Total votes			102	100.0

References

^ ^a ^b "U.S. Senate Election - 26 February 1795" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved September 28, 2013.

External links

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

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

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

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