United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania, 1814
Not to be confused with United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1814.
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.[1]
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.[2]
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:
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% |
References
- 1 2 "U.S. Senate Election - 24 February 1814" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ↑ "LEIB, Michael, (1760 - 1822)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ↑ "PA US Senate - Special Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
External links
Preceded by 1808 |
Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class I) 1814 |
Succeeded by Dec. 1814 |
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