Pennsylvania became the first state to elect its two United States senators. By a vote of 66 to 1, its legislature accorded William Maclay the distinction of being the first person elected to the Senate and, by the closer margin of 37 to 31, gave the second seat to the more controversial Robert Morris. Pennsylvania became the first state to elect its two United States senators. By a vote of 66 to 1, its legislature accorded William Maclay the distinction of being the first person elected to the Senate and, by the closer margin of 37 to 31, gave the second seat to the more controversial Robert Morris.
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There are 100 US Senators, two for each state. You probably mean to ask who are the two US Senators for some state.
They were John C. Frémont (the first Republican Party Presidential Nominee) and William M. Gwin.
Senators are elected for a term of 6 years.
Every state has two US Senators. 40
No, they have been elected by the people only since 1913 due to Amendment 17, Sec. 1.
yes, they are elected by voters. NO - until adoption of the Seventeenth Amendment members of the Senate were "chosen by the legislature" of each respective state.
Each state has two US Senators. The number of state senators is determined by the state.