1801 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

William Bingham Federalist Peter Muhlenberg Democratic-Republican The 1801 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on February 19, 1801.

Peter Muhlenberg was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.

[1] Incumbent Federalist William Bingham, who was elected in 1795, 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 February 19, 1801, to elect a new Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1801.

The results of the second and final ballot of both houses combined are as follows: