1909 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with 1909 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania.

1909 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

January 19, 1909

Nominee Boies Penrose George M. Dimeling Party Republican Democratic Electoral vote 198 42 Percentage 77.04% 16.34%

Senator before election Boies Penrose Republican Elected Senator Boies Penrose Republican

The 1909 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 19, 1909. Boies Penrose was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate. This was the last Class III U.S. Senate election to be decided by the Pennsylvania General Assembly before the ratification of the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which mandated direct election of U.S. Senators.

Results

The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 19, 1909, to elect a Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1909. Incumbent Republican Boies Penrose, who was elected in 1897 and re-elected in 1903, was a successful candidate for re-election to another term. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

State Legislature Results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Boies Penrose (Inc.)	198	77.04%
	Democratic	George M. Dimeling	42	16.34%
	Republican	Edwin S. Stuart	2	0.78%
	Republican	John O. Sheatz	1	0.39%
	Democratic	William Potter	1	0.39%
	N/A	Not voting	13	5.06%
Totals			257	100.00%

See also

• 1908 and 1909 United States Senate elections

External links

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