The 1911 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 17, 1911. Incumbent

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was re-elected by the

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to the

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. This was the last U.S. Senate election to be decided by the Pennsylvania General Assembly before the ratification of the

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, which mandated the

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of U.S. senators.

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The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the

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and the

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, convened on January 17, 1911, to elect a Senator to serve the term beginning on March 4, 1911. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows: , -bgcolor="#EEEEEE" , colspan="3" align="right" , Totals , align="right" , 257 , align="right" , 100.00%

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