United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1849
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Incumbent Democrat Simon Cameron, who was elected in 1845, 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 January 10, 1849, to elect a new Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1849. Three ballots were recorded. The results of the third and final ballot of both houses combined are as follows:
| State Legislature Results[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Whig | James Cooper | 66 | 49.62 | |
| Democratic | Richard Brodhead | 62 | 46.62 | |
| Free Soil | Thaddeus Stevens | 3 | 2.26 | |
| N/A | Not voting | 2 | 1.50 | |
| Totals | 133 | 100.00% | ||
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| Preceded by | Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III) 1849 |
Succeeded by 1856 |
