The 1845 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania was held on March 13, 1845. Simon Cameron was elected by the

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to the United States Senate.

Background

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and future President of the United States

James Buchanan James Buchanan Jr. ( ; April 23, 1791June 1, 1868) was an American lawyer, diplomat and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States from 1857 to 1861. He previously served as secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and repr ...

was elected to the United States Senate by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the

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, in an 1834 special election and was re-elected in

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and

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. Sen. Buchanan resigned on March 5, 1845, after being appointed U.S. Secretary of State by President James K. Polk.

Results

Following the resignation of Sen. Buchanan, the Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on March 13, 1845, to elect a new Senator to fill the vacancy and serve the remainder of the term set to expire on March 4, 1849. Five ballots were recorded. The results of the fifth and final ballot of both houses combined are as follows: , - , -bgcolor="#EEEEEE" , colspan="3" align="right" , Totals , align="right" , 133 , align="right" , 100.00%

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External links

Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006
from the

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Results

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