The 1820–1821 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on three separate dates from December 1820 to December 1821. On December 10, 1821,
William Findlay was elected by the
Pennsylvania General Assembly to the
United States Senate
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Results
The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the
House of Representatives
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and the
Senate, convened on December 12, 1820, for the regularly scheduled Senate election for the term beginning on March 4, 1821. Two ballots were recorded on December 12. The election convention re-convened on January 16, 1821, when three ballots were recorded with no result, after which the convention adjourned
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[ Upon the expiration of incumbent Jonathan Roberts's term on March 4, 1821, the seat was vacated. It was vacant until the nomination convention of the General Assembly re-convened on December 10, 1821, and elected ]Democratic-Republican
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William Findlay to the seat.[ The results of the sixth and final ballot of both houses combined are as follows:
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See also
* United States Senate elections, 1820 and 1821
References
External links
Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006
from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project
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1820-21
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
1820 Pennsylvania elections
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
1821 Pennsylvania elections