1819 United States Senate elections in Maryland explained

Election Name:1819 United States Senate elections in Maryland
Popular Vote1:49
Colour1:AACC99
Percentage1:27.84%
Party1:Democratic-Republican
Candidate1:William Pinkney
Image1:William Pinkney (NYPL Hades-256737-EM15101) (cropped).jpg
Popular Vote2:50
Colour2:AACC99
Percentage2:28.41%
Party2:Democratic-Republican
Candidate2:Edward Lloyd
Next Year:1821
Next Election:1821 United States Senate election in Maryland
Previous Year:1816
Previous Election:1816 United States Senate special elections in Maryland
Votes For Election:80 members of the Maryland General Assembly
Vote Type:Legislative
Election Date:December 14, 1819
Type:presidential

On April 23, 1819, incumbent Federalist senator Alexander Contee Hanson died. The other incumbent senator, Robert Henry Goldsborough, ran for re-election to hold his seat.The Maryland legislature elected a successor to finish Hanson's term, as well as a senator for the term for the other class. The two top vote-getters (both Democratic-Republicans) were declared the winners, with the first-place winner, Edward Lloyd taking the Class 3 seat, which ran March 4, 1819, to March 3, 1825. The second-place winner, William Pinkney, took the Class 1 seat, finishing Hanson's term which ran March 4, 1817, to March 3, 1823.

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