1831_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania Knowpia

The 1831 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania was held on December 13, 1831. George M. Dallas was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.^[1]

Background edit

The Democratic-Republican Isaac D. Barnard was elected to the United States Senate by the General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in December 1826. Sen. Barnard resigned on December 6, 1831, vacating the seat.^[2]

Results edit

Following the resignation of Sen. Isaac Barnard, the Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on December 13, 1831, to elect a new Senator to fill the vacancy. A total of eleven ballots were recorded. The results of the eleventh and final ballot of both houses combined are as follows:

State Legislature Results^[1]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George M. Dallas	67	50.38
	Democratic	Joseph Hemphill	34	25.56
	Anti-Masonic	Richard Rush	30	22.56
	Democratic	Samuel B. Davis	1	0.75
	N/A	Not voting	1	0.75
Totals			133	100.00%

References edit

^ ^a ^b "U.S. Senate Election - 13 December 1831" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
^ "BARNARD, Isaac Dutton, (1791 - 1834)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
^ "PA US Senate - Special Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 21, 2012.