1802 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

The 1802 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on December 14, 1802. Samuel Maclay was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.^[1]

Results

Incumbent Federalist Senator James Ross, who was elected in 1794 and re-elected in 1797, 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 December 14, 1802, to elect a new Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1803. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

State Legislature Results^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Samuel Maclay	66	59.46
	Democratic-Republican	Isaac Weaver	28	25.23
	Democratic-Republican	William Maclay	11	9.91
	N/A	Not voting	6	5.41
Totals			111	100.00%

References

^ ^a ^b "U.S. Senate Election - 14 December 1802" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
^ "PA US Senate - 1802". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 21, 2012.

External links

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

Preceded by 1797	Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class I) 1802	Succeeded by 1808

[results-1] "U.S. Senate Election - 14 December 1802" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 21, 2012.

[2] "PA US Senate - 1802". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 21, 2012.

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