1824–1825 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

The 1824–1825 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held between December 1824 and February 1825. William Marks was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.^[1]

Results

Incumbent Democratic-Republican Walter Lowrie, who was elected in 1818, was not a candidate for re-election to another term. The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on December 14, 1824, to elect a new Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1825. Thirty-two ballots were recorded between that date and February 14, 1825. The results of the thirty-second and final ballot of both houses combined are as follows:

State Legislature Results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	National Republican	William Marks	73	54.89
	Democratic-Republican	Thomas Burnside	27	20.30
	Federalist	John Sergeant	19	14.29
	Democratic-Republican	Samuel D. Ingham	2	1.50
	N/A	Not voting	12	9.02
Totals			133	100.00%

References

1. "U.S. Senate Election - 1824-1825" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2013.

External links

• Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project

Preceded by 1818	Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III) 1824–25	Succeeded by 1830