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1814 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania

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Not to be confused with United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1814.

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The 1814 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania was held February 24, 1814. Jonathan Roberts was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.

Background

The Democratic-Republican Michael Leib was elected to the United States Senate by the General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in December 1808. Sen. Leib resigned on February 14, 1814, to become postmaster of Philadelphia.

Results

Following the resignation of Sen. Michael Leib, the Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on February 24, 1814, to elect a new Senator to fill the vacancy. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

State Legislature Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-Republican Jonathan Roberts 82 65.08
Democratic-Republican Thomas Sergeant 23 18.25
Federalist Horace Binney 8 6.35
Federalist John Steele 1 0.79
Democratic-Republican Horatio Gates Jones 1 0.79
Federalist Isaac Wayne 1 0.79
N/A Not voting 10 7.94
Totals 126 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Senate Election - February 24, 1814" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  2. "LEIB, Michael, (1760 - 1822)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  3. "PA US Senate - Special Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 21, 2012.

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Preceded by1808 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class I)
1814
Succeeded byDec. 1814
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