1843 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 10, 1843, to elect a new Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1843. Incumbent Democrat James Buchanan, who was elected in 1834 and re-elected in 1836, was a successful candidate for re-election to another term. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

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|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = James Buchanan (Inc.)

|votes = 74

|percentage = 56.06

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|party = Whig Party (United States)

|candidate = John Banks

|votes = 54

|percentage = 40.91

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Richard Brodhead

|votes = 1

|percentage = 0.76

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|party = Unknown

|candidate = John Gibons

|votes = 1

|percentage = 0.76

|change =

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{{Election box candidate no change|

|party = N/A

|candidate = Not voting

|votes = 2

|percentage = 1.52

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| colspan="3" align="right" | Totals

| align="right" | 132

| align="right" | 100.00%

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• United States Senate elections, 1842 and 1843

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• [http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/ Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006] from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project

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| title= Pennsylvania U.S. Senate election (Class III)

| years= 1843

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1843

Pennsylvania

United States Senate