1801 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with 1801 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania.

1801 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania

February 19, 1801
102 Members of the Pennsylvania legislature Plurality of votes needed to win
Nominee Peter Muhlenberg George Logan Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Electoral vote 46 45 Percentage 45.10% 44.12%
Senator before election William Bingham Federalist Elected Senator Peter Muhlenberg Democratic-Republican

The 1801 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on February 19, 1801. Peter Muhlenberg was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.

Results

Incumbent Federalist William Bingham, who was elected in 1795, 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 February 19, 1801, to elect a new Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1801. Two ballots were recorded. The results of the second and final ballot of both houses combined are as follows:

State Legislature Results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Peter Muhlenberg	46	45.10
	Democratic-Republican	George Logan	45	44.12
		Not voting	11	10.78
Total votes			102	100

External links

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