1891 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

The 1891 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 20, 1891. J. Donald Cameron was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.^[1]

Results

The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 20, 1891, to elect a Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1891. Incumbent Republican J. Donald Cameron, who was elected in an 1877 special election and re-elected in 1879 and 1885, 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^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J. Donald Cameron (Inc.)	144	56.69
	Democratic	Chauncey F. Black	94	37.01
	Republican	Austin L. Taggart	7	2.76
	Republican	Theodore L. Flood	3	1.18
	Democratic	J. C. Sibley	1	0.39
	Republican	Harry White	1	0.39
	N/A	Not voting	4	1.57
Totals			254	100.00%

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1890 and 1891

References

1. "U.S. Senate Election - 20 January 1891" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

External links

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

Preceded by 1885

Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III) 1891

Succeeded by 1897