United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania, 1909

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

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The 1909 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania was held on March 16, 1909. George T. Oliver was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.^[1]

Background

Republican Philander C. Knox was appointed to the United States Senate in June 1904 after the death of Matthew Quay. Knox was subsequently elected to a full term in the Senate by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in January 1905. Knox served in the U.S. Senate until his resignation on March 4, 1909, to become United States Secretary of State in the William Howard Taft administration, leaving the seat vacant until a successor was elected.^[2]

Results

Following the resignation of Sen. Philander C. Knox, the Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on March 16, 1909, to elect a new Senator to fill the vacancy. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

State Legislature Results^[1]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George T. Oliver	201	78.21
	Democratic	Webster Grim	39	15.18
	Unknown	Nathaniel Ewing	1	0.39
	N/A	Not voting	16	6.23
Totals			257	100.00%

References

1 2 "U.S. Senate Election - 17 March 1909" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
↑ "KNOX, Philander Chase, (1853 - 1921)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
↑ "PA US Senate - Special Election". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 24 December 2012.

External links

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

Preceded by 1905	Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class I) 1909	Succeeded by 1911

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