1887_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania References

The 1887 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 18, 1887. Matthew Quay was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.^[1]

Results

The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and Senate, convened on January 18, 1887, to elect a Senator to serve the term beginning on March 4, 1887. The results of the vote of both houses are as follows:

State Legislature Results^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matthew Quay	165	65.74
	Democratic	Simon P. Wolverton	80	31.87
	N/A	Not voting	6	2.39
Totals			251	100.00%

References

^ ^a ^b "U.S. Senate Election - 18 January 1887" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
^ "PA US Senate - 1887". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 22, 2012.

External links

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

Preceded by 1881	Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class I) 1887	Succeeded by 1893

[results-1] "U.S. Senate Election - 18 January 1887" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 23, 2012.

[2] "PA US Senate - 1887". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 22, 2012.

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