The 1793 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania was held on February 28, 1793.

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was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the

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Background

Due to the initial staggering of United States Senate terms, the Class 1 seat held by William Maclay became vacant upon the expiration of Maclay's term on March 4, 1791. He had served since March 4, 1789, after being elected by the State Assembly in

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. The election of a new Senator to succeed Maclay in 1791 was delayed due to a disagreement on the procedure to be followed in the election. The seat remained vacant until

's election to the seat during this election.

Results

Upon agreement between the two houses of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the

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and the Senate, regarding the procedure to elect a new Senator, an election was finally held on February 28, 1793. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows: , - , -bgcolor="#EEEEEE" , colspan="3" align="right" , Totals , align="right" , 87 , align="right" , 100.00% On February 28, 1794, the United States Senate determined that Gallatin did not satisfy the citizenship requirement to serve in the Senate. He was subsequently removed from office. He later went on to serve in the

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. Gallatin was replaced in the Senate by another

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in the State Assembly in

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Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006
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Background

Results

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