The 1864–65 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. They occurred during the American Civil War and Abraham Lincoln's re-election. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1864 and 1865, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock.[1] In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 2.
Incumbent died January 2, 1864. Winner electedsometime in 1865. The Senate refused to seat him as it did not want to set a precedent for allowing premature re-entry of Confederate states.[3] Unionist loss. Seat remained vacant until 1870.
Incumbent retired. Winner elected in 1865. The Senate refused to seat him as it did not want to set a precedent for allowing premature re-entry of Confederate states.[3] Unionist loss. Seat remained vacant until 1870.
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James Pearce died, and Thomas Holliday Hicks was appointed to his seat. He then won election to finish the rest of the term by an unknown margin of votes, for the Class 3 seat.[6]
1865 United States Senate special election in Maryland
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Thomas Holliday Hicks died, and John Creswell was appointed to his seat. He then won election to finish the rest of the term by an unknown margin of votes, for the Class 3 seat.[7]
West Virginiaedit
Incumbent Waitman T. Willey was re-elected by the legislature to his first full term as United States Senator, with Willey being elected as a Republican. Willey would serve his term until 1871.
1865 United States Senate election in West Virginia
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The 1864 65 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states They occurred during the American Civil War and Abraham Lincoln s re election As these U S Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913 senators were chosen by state legislatures Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1864 and 1865 and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock 1 In these elections terms were up for the senators in Class 2 1864 65 United States Senate elections 1862 amp 1863 Various dates 1866 amp 1867 24 of the 72 seats in the United States Senate with special elections 25 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Henry B Anthony a Party Republican DemocraticLeader since March 4 1863Leader s seat Rhode IslandLast election 32 seats 10 seatsSeats before 31 10Seats after 33 9Seat change 2 1Seats up 9 4Races won 11 3 Third party Fourth party Party Unconditional Unionist Party US UnionistLast election 1 seat 5 seatsSeats before 5 3Seats after 4 2Seat change 1 1Seats up 1 1Races won 0 0Results of the elections Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold Confederacy Barred from being seatedMajority Party before electionRepublican Elected Majority Party RepublicanThe Republican Party gained two seats Most of the Southern states were absent because of the Civil War Contents 1 Results summary 2 Change in Senate composition 2 1 Before the elections 2 2 As a result of the elections 2 3 Beginning of the next Congress 3 Race summaries 3 1 Elections during the 38th Congress 3 2 Elections leading to the 39th Congress 3 3 Elections during the 39th Congress 4 Maryland 4 1 Maryland 1864 special 4 2 Maryland 1865 special 5 West Virginia 6 See also 7 Notes 8 ReferencesResults summary editSenate party division 39th Congress 1865 1867 Majority party Republican 37 Minority party Democratic 9 Other parties Unconditional Unionist 1 Unionist 1 Vacant 24 Total seats 72Change in Senate composition editBefore the elections edit V5Seceded V4Seceded V3Seceded V2 V1V6Seceded V7Seceded V8Seceded V9Seceded V10Seceded V11Seceded D1 D2 D3 D4UU5Ran U1 U2 U3Retired D10Ran D9Retired D8Unknown D7Retired D6 D5UU4 UU3 UU2 UU1 R31Ran R30Ran R29Retired R28Ran R27Ran R26RetiredMajority R25UnknownR16 R17 R18 R19 R20 R21 R22 R23Ran R24RanR15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R10 R9 R8 R7 R6V16 V15 V14 V13 V12 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5V17 V18 V19 V20 V21As a result of the elections edit V5Seceded V4Seceded V3Seceded V2 V1V6Seceded V7Seceded V8Seceded V9Seceded V10Seceded V11Seceded D1 D2 D3 D4UU2 UU3 UU4 U1 U2 D9Gain D8Hold D7Re elected D6 D5UU1 R33Gain R32Gain R31Re electednew party R30Hold R29Hold R28Hold R27Re elected R26Re elected R25Re electedMajority R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20 R21 R22 R23Re elected R24Re electedR14 R13 R12 R11 R10 R9 R8 R7 R6 R5V17 V16 V15 V14 V13 V12U Loss R1 R2 R3 R4V18 V19 V20 V21 V22Beginning of the next Congress edit V6 V5 V4 V3 V2 V1V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5R36Changed R37Changed UU1 V13UU Loss U1 V12D Loss D9Gain D8 D7 D6R35New state R34New state R33 R32 R31 R30 R29 R28 R27 R26Majority R25R16 R17 R18 R19 R20 R21 R22 R23 R24R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R10 R9 R8 R7 R6V18 V17 V16 V15 V14 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5V19 V20 V21 V22 V23 V24Key D DemocraticR RepublicanUU Unconditional UnionistU UnionistV VacantRace summaries editElections during the 38th Congress edit In these elections some special and some initial the winners were seated during 1864 or in 1865 before March 4 ordered by election date State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party Electoral historyMaryland Class 3 Thomas Holliday Hicks Unconditional Unionist 1862 Appointed Interim appointee elected January 11 1864 2 to finish the term nbsp Y Thomas Holliday Hicks Unconditional Unionist data missing Delaware Class 1 James A Bayard Jr Democratic 185118571863 Incumbent resigned January 29 1864 for unknown reason Winner elected January 29 1864 Democratic hold nbsp Y George R Riddle Democratic data missing Nevada Class 1 New state Nevada s first Senators were elected February 1 1865 Republican gain nbsp Y William M Stewart Republican data missing Nevada Class 3 Nevada s first Senators were elected February 1 1865 Republican gain nbsp Y James W Nye Republican data missing Virginia Class 1 Lemuel J Bowden Unionist 1863 Incumbent died January 2 1864 Winner elected sometime in 1865 The Senate refused to seat him as it did not want to set a precedent for allowing premature re entry of Confederate states 3 Unionist loss Seat remained vacant until 1870 nbsp Y Joseph Segar Unionist data missing Elections leading to the 39th Congress edit In these regular elections the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4 1865 ordered by state All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party ElectoralhistoryAlabama Vacant since January 21 1861 when Clement Claiborne Clay D withdrew Legislature failed to elect during Civil War and Reconstruction Seat remained vacant until 1868 None Arkansas Vacant since July 11 1861 when William K Sebastian D was expelled Legislature failed to elect during Civil War and Reconstruction Seat remained vacant until 1868 None Delaware Willard Saulsbury Sr Democratic 1858 Incumbent re elected in 1864 nbsp Y Willard Saulsbury Sr Democratic data missing Georgia Vacant since February 4 1861 when Robert Toombs D withdrew Legislature failed to elect during Civil War and Reconstruction Seat remained vacant until 1871 None Illinois William A Richardson Democratic 1863 special Incumbent retired Winner elected in 1864 or 1865 Republican gain nbsp Y Richard Yates Republican data missing Iowa James W Grimes Republican 1858 Incumbent re elected January 11 1864 nbsp Y James W Grimes Republican 128 John D Jennings 5 Mr Love 1 4 Kansas James H Lane Republican 1861 Incumbent re elected in 1865 nbsp Y James H Lane Republican data missing Kentucky Lazarus W Powell Democratic 1858 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election Winner elected in 1865 Democratic hold nbsp Y James Guthrie Democratic Lovell H Rousseau Unconditional Unionist data missing Louisiana Vacant since February 4 1861 when Judah P Benjamin D withdrew Legislature failed to elect during Civil War and Reconstruction Seat remained vacant until 1868 None Maine Nathan A Farwell Republican 1864 Appointed Interim appointee retired Winner elected in 1864 or 1865 Republican hold nbsp Y William P Fessenden Republican data missing Massachusetts Henry Wilson Republican 1855 special 1859 Incumbent re elected in 1865 nbsp Y Henry Wilson Republican data missing Michigan Jacob M Howard Republican 1862 special Incumbent re elected in 1865 nbsp Y Jacob M Howard Republican data missing Minnesota Morton S Wilkinson Republican 1858 or 1859 Incumbent retired Winner elected in 1865 Republican hold nbsp Y Daniel S Norton Republican 46 votes 77 97 James George Democratic 13 votes 22 03 5 Mississippi Vacant since January 12 1861 when Albert G Brown D withdrew Legislature failed to elect during Civil War and Reconstruction Seat remained vacant until 1870 None New Hampshire John P Hale Republican 18461853 Retired 1855 special Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election Winner elected in 1864 Republican hold nbsp Y Aaron H Cragin Republican data missing New Jersey John C Ten Eyck Republican 1858 Incumbent lost re election Winner elected in 1864 Democratic gain Election would later be disputed and seat declared vacant nbsp Y John P Stockton Democratic John C Ten Eyck Republican data missing North Carolina Vacant since March 6 1861 when Thomas Bragg D resigned Legislature failed to elect during Civil War and Reconstruction Seat remained vacant until 1868 None Oregon Benjamin F Harding Democratic 1862 special Incumbent retired Winner elected in 1864 Republican gain nbsp Y George H Williams Republican data missing Rhode Island Henry B Anthony Republican 1858 Incumbent re elected in 1864 nbsp Y Henry B Anthony Republican data missing South Carolina Vacant since November 10 1860 when James Chesnut Jr D withdrew Legislature failed to elect during Civil War and Reconstruction Seat remained vacant until 1868 None Tennessee Vacant since March 3 1861 when Alfred O P Nicholson D withdrew Legislature failed to elect during Civil War and Reconstruction Seat remained vacant until 1866 None Texas Vacant since July 11 1861 when John Hemphill D was expelled Legislature failed to elect during Civil War and Reconstruction Seat remained vacant until 1870 None Virginia John S Carlile Unionist 1861 Incumbent retired Winner elected in 1865 The Senate refused to seat him as it did not want to set a precedent for allowing premature re entry of Confederate states 3 Unionist loss Seat remained vacant until 1870 nbsp Y John Curtiss Underwood Unionist data missing West Virginia Waitman T Willey Unconditional Unionist 1863 Incumbent re elected in 1865 as a Republican Republican gain nbsp Y Waitman T Willey Republican 53 votes Lee Roy Kramer Republican 7 votes Daniel Polsley Republican 6 votes Archibald Campbell Republican 2 votes David Hunter Strother Unknown 1 voteElections during the 39th Congress editIn this election the winner was elected in 1865 after March 4 1864 United States Senate special election in Maryland 1861 December 1864 1865 80 members of the Maryland General Assembly nbsp Candidate Thomas Holliday HicksParty Unconditional UnionistLegislative vote Percentage State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party Electoral historyMaryland Class 3 Thomas Holliday Hicks Unconditional Unionist 1862 Appointed 1864 special Incumbent died February 14 1865 Winner elected March 9 1865 Unconditional Unionist hold nbsp Y John Creswell Unconditional Unionist data missing Maryland editSee also List of United States senators from Maryland Maryland 1864 special edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2022 James Pearce died and Thomas Holliday Hicks was appointed to his seat He then won election to finish the rest of the term by an unknown margin of votes for the Class 3 seat 6 1865 United States Senate special election in Maryland 1864 February 1865 1868 80 members of the Maryland General Assembly nbsp Candidate John CreswellParty Unconditional UnionistLegislative vote Percentage Maryland 1865 special edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2022 Thomas Holliday Hicks died and John Creswell was appointed to his seat He then won election to finish the rest of the term by an unknown margin of votes for the Class 3 seat 7 West Virginia editIncumbent Waitman T Willey was re elected by the legislature to his first full term as United States Senator with Willey being elected as a Republican Willey would serve his term until 1871 1865 United States Senate election in West Virginia nbsp 1863 January 31 1865 1871 Needed to win Majority of votes cast jointly by the Legislature69 votes cast 35 votes needed nbsp nbsp Candidate Waitman Willey OthersParty RepublicanMembers vote 53 votes76 8 16 votes23 2 U S senator before electionWaitman WilleyUnconditional Union Elected U S senator Waitman WilleyRepublicanSee also edit1864 United States elections 1864 United States presidential election 1864 65 United States House of Representatives elections 38th United States Congress 39th United States CongressNotes edit as Republican Conference ChairReferences edit 17th Amendment to the U S Constitution Direct Election of U S Senators 1913 National Archives and Records Administration February 8 2022 Byrd amp Wolff page 120 a b Musical Chairs 1861 1869 United States Senate Retrieved March 20 2009 Clark Dan Elbert 1913 History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa page 131 University of Minnesota Libraries University of Minnesota 1865 Minnesota U S Senate Election Minnesota Historical Election Archive Archived from the original on 2021 08 24 Retrieved 2021 08 24 Our Campaigns MD US Senate Race Dec 00 1862 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved 2022 11 05 Our Campaigns MD US Senate Race Feb 00 1865 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved 2022 11 05 Party Division in the Senate 1789 Present via Senate gov Byrd Robert C Wolff Wendy October 1 1993 The Senate 1789 1989 Historical Statistics 1789 1992 volume 4 Bicentennial ed U S Government Printing Office ISBN 9780160632563 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1864 65 United States Senate elections amp oldid 1163815181 Iowa, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
