United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1845
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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]
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Results
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:
| State Legislature Results[1][2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Daniel Sturgeon (Inc.) | 72 | 54.14 | |
| Whig | James Cooper | 49 | 36.84 | |
| American | John Ashmead | 5 | 3.76 | |
| American | E. W. Keyser | 2 | 1.50 | |
| American | Jacob Broom | 1 | 0.75 | |
| American | E. C. Reigert | 1 | 0.75 | |
| Whig | John Sergeant | 1 | 0.75 | |
| N/A | Not voting | 2 | 1.50 | |
| Totals | 133 | 100.00% | ||
References
See also
- United States Senate elections, 1844 and 1845
- United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania, 1845
External links
| Preceded by | Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class I) 1845 |
Succeeded by 1851 |
