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  PA US Senate - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline December 16, 1801 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open December 16, 1801 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close December 16, 1801 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start December 07, 1801 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1807 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler February 17, 2007 07:28pm
Data SourcesSanford W. Higginbotham, The Keystone in the Democratic Arch: Pennsylvania Politics 1800-1816, p. 40.
Description Special election held to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Sen. Muhlenberg. Logan was appointed to the seat and took office on 12/7/1801. The legislature elected him to the seat on 12/16/1801.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic-Republican Won02/18/1801
NameJohn P. Muhlenberg Votes46 (50.00%)
Term03/04/1801 - 06/30/1801 Margin1 (+1.09%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyConstitutional Won01/13/1807
NameAndrew Gregg Votes55 (36.91%)
Term03/04/1807 - 03/04/1813 Margin1 (+0.67%)
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Name Sen. George Logan Rep. Joseph Hiester Unidentified Scattering  
PartyDemocratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Independent  
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Certified Votes 68 (63.55%) 30 (28.04%) 9 (8.41%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -38 (-35.51%) -59 (-55.14%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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