1903 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

The 1903 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 20, 1903. Boies Penrose was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.[1]

1903 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

← 1897 January 20, 1903 1909 →
 
Nominee Boies Penrose James M. Guffey
Party Republican Democratic
Electoral vote 194 52
Percentage 76.38% 20.47%

Senator before election

Boies Penrose
Republican

Elected Senator

Boies Penrose
Republican

Results

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The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 20, 1903, to elect a Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1903. Incumbent Republican Boies Penrose, who was elected in 1897, was a successful candidate for re-election to another term. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

State Legislature Results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Boies Penrose (Inc.) 194 76.38
Democratic James M. Guffey 52 20.47
Republican Walter F. Leadom 1 0.39
N/A Not voting 7 2.76
Totals 254 100.00%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "U.S. Senate Election - 20 January 1903" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
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Preceded by Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III)
1903
Succeeded by