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Parents > United States > Virginia > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline January 15, 1841 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open January 18, 1841 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close January 18, 1841 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 18, 1841 - 12:00pm
Term End March 03, 1845 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedChronicler January 05, 2009 07:22pm
Data SourcesNYC newspaper Log Cabin, 1/23/1841
Description The seat had been vacant since 1839 due to the inability of the Virginia legislature to elect.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won03/03/1836
NameWilliam C. Rives Votes1 (100.00%)
Term03/04/1836 - 03/03/1839 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1844
NameIsaac Samuels Pennybacker Votes1 (100.00%)
Term12/03/1845 - 01/12/1847 Margin1 (+100.00%)
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Name (I) Sen. William C. Rives Rep. John Y. Mason James McDowell Others  
PartyWhig Democratic Democratic Independent  
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Certified Votes 85 (51.83%) 46 (28.05%) 30 (18.29%) 3 (1.83%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -39 (-23.78%) -55 (-33.54%) -82 (-50.00%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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