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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline December 00, 1856 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open January 13, 1857 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close January 13, 1857 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start March 04, 1857 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1861 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedRBH April 06, 2011 03:12am
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Description Sen. Cameron resigned on 3/4/1861 to become Secretary of War.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won01/14/1851
NameRichard Brodhead Votes76 (57.14%)
Term03/04/1851 - 03/04/1857 Margin64 (+48.12%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won03/14/1861
NameDavid Wilmot Votes96 (72.18%)
Term03/18/1861 - 03/04/1863 Margin62 (+46.62%)
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Name Sen. Simon Cameron John W. Forney Rep. Henry D. Foster Secretary of War William Wilkins  
PartyRepublican Democratic Democratic Democratic  
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Uncertified Votes 67 (50.38%) 58 (43.61%) 7 (5.26%) 1 (0.75%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -9 (-6.77%) -60 (-45.11%) -66 (-49.62%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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