The 1879 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 20, 1879.

J. Donald Cameron James Donald Cameron (May 14, 1833 – August 30, 1918) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant and in the United States Senate for nearly twenty years. In May, 1876 Cameron was ...

was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the

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Background

After Sen.

Simon Cameron Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799June 26, 1889) was an American businessman and politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate and served as United States Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the Americ ...

resigned from office, his son J. Donald Cameron was elected by the General Assembly, consisting of the

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and the Senate, in

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to serve the remainder of the unexpired term, which was to expire on March 4, 1879.

Results

The Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on January 20, 1879, to elect a Senator to serve the term beginning on March 4, 1879. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows: , - , -bgcolor="#EEEEEE" , colspan="3" align="right" , Totals , align="right" , 251 , align="right" , 100.00%

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Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006
from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project {{S-end 1879

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