The 1801 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on February 19, 1801.

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was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the

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Results

Incumbent Federalist William Bingham, who was elected in

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, was not a candidate for re-election to another term. The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the

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and the Senate, convened on February 19, 1801, to elect a new Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1801. Two ballots were recorded. The results of the second and final ballot of both houses combined are as follows:

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External links

Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006
from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project {{1801 United States elections

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February 1801 events