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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline February 18, 1801 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open February 18, 1801 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close February 18, 1801 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1801 - 12:00pm
Term End June 30, 1801 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler February 17, 2007 07:21pm
Data SourcesSanford W. Higginbotham, The Keystone in the Democratic Arch: Pennsylvania Politics 1800-1816, p. 32.
Description Muhlenberg was elected on the second ballot. On the first ballot, he and Logan were tied with 45 votes each to one for Jones. On the second ballot, Muhlenberg received 46 votes to 45 for Logan.

Sen. Muhlenberg resigned on 6/30/1801.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyFederalist Won02/26/1795
NameWilliam Bingham Votes58 (56.86%)
Term03/04/1795 - 03/04/1801 Margin23 (+22.55%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic-Republican Won12/16/1801
NameGeorge Logan Votes68 (63.55%)
Term12/07/1801 - 03/04/1807 Margin38 (+35.51%)
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Name John P. Muhlenberg George Logan William Jones  
PartyDemocratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican  
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Certified Votes 46 (50.00%) 45 (48.91%) 1 (1.09%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -1 (-1.09%) -45 (-48.91%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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