1812 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

The 1812 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on December 8, 1812. Abner Lacock was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.^[1]

Results

Incumbent Democratic-Republican Andrew Gregg, who was elected in 1806, 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 8, 1812, to elect a new Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1813. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

State Legislature Results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Abner Lacock	63	50.00
	Democratic-Republican	Daniel Montgomery, Jr.	26	20.63
	Independent	James Brady	22	17.46
	Democratic-Republican	Isaac Weaver	6	4.76
	N/A	Not voting	9	7.14
Totals			126	100.00%

References

^ ^a ^b "U.S. Senate Election - 8 December 1812" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2013.

External links

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

Preceded by 1806	Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III) 1812	Succeeded by 1818

[results-1] "U.S. Senate Election - 8 December 1812" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2013.

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