The 1866–67 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. 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 1866 and 1867, 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 3.
Incumbent resigned May 15, 1865, to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior. Winner electedJanuary 13, 1866. Republican hold. Winner did not run for re-election to the next term, see below.
Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Winner elected in 1866 or in 1867. Senate refused to seat him as a person "who had given aid and comfort" to the Confederate cause. Seat remained vacant until 1868. Unconditional Unionist loss.
The New York election was held on January 15, 1867, by the New York State Legislature. Republican Ira Harris had been elected in February 1861 to this seat, and his term would expire on March 3, 1867.
At the state election in November 1865, 27 Republicans and 5 Democrats were elected for a two-year term (1866–1867) in the State Senate. At the state election in November 1866, 82 Republicans and 46 Democrats were elected for the session of 1867 to the Assembly. The 90th State Legislature met from January 1 to April 20, 1867, at Albany, New York.
The caucus of Republican State legislators met on January 10, State Senator Charles J. Folger presided. State Senator Thomas Parsons (28th D.) was absent, but had his vote cast by proxy. They nominated Congressman Roscoe Conkling for the U.S. Senate. The incumbent Senator Ira Harris was voted down.
On the fourth ballot, 110 votes were cast, one too many, and it was annulled.
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The caucus of the Democratic State legislators met also on January 10. State Senator Henry C. Murphy was nominated on the first ballot with 25 votes against 21 for Ex-D.A. of New YorkA. Oakey Hall. Roscoe Conkling was the choice of both the Assembly and the State Senate, and was declared elected.
The vote for Ex-Chief Judge Comstock was cast by Henry C. Murphy.
The votes were cast on January 15, but both Houses met in a joint session on January 16 to compare nominations, and declare the result.
Conkling was re-elected in 1873 and 1879, and remained in office until May 17, 1881, when he resigned in protest against the distribution of federal patronage in New York by President James A. Garfield without being consulted. The crisis between the Stalwart and the Half-Breed factions of the Republican party arose when the leader of the New Yorker Half-Breeds William H. Robertson was appointed Collector of the Port of New York, a position Conkling wanted to give to one of his Stalwart friends.
Incumbent RepublicanEdgar Cowan, who was elected in 1861, was a candidate for re-election to another term, but was defeated by former Democratic Senator and former United States Secretary of WarSimon Cameron, who had previously switched to the Republican Party.[10] The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 15, 1867, to elect a Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1867. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:
^Journal of the Senate of Wisconsin for the year A. D. 1867 (Report). Madison, Wisconsin: Atwood & Burlee, State Printers. 1867. pp. 118–119. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
^Coulter, E. Merton (1999). William G. Brownlow: Fighting Parson of the Southern Highlands. p. 347. ISBN9781572330504.
Clark, Dan Elbert (1912). "History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa". Iowa City, Iowa.
Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov
The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner, 1867 (see pg. 568 for U. S. Senators; pg. 444 for State Senators 1867; pg. 505f for Members of Assembly 1867)
...THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS; Hon. Roscoe Conkling, of Oneida County, Nominated for United States Senator; ...DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS; Hon. Henry C. Murphy, of Kings County, Nominated for United States Senator in NYT on January 11, 1867
Journal of the New York State Assembly (1867; pages 98f and 103)
Journal of the New York State Senate (1867; pages 58f and 62)
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The 1866 67 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states 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 1866 and 1867 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 3 1866 67 United States Senate elections 1864 amp 1865 Dates vary by state and other dates for special elections 1868 amp 1869 25 of the 66 6 vacant 72 seats in the United States Senate with special elections 34 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Henry B Anthony a Party Republican Democratic Leader since March 4 1863 Leader s seat Rhode Island Last election 33 seats 9 seats Seats before 37 10 Seats won 15 2 Seats after 39 10 Seat change 2 Seats up 13 2 Third party Fourth party Party Unionist Unconditional Union Last election 2 seats 4 seats Seats before 3 2 Seats won 0 0 Seats after 2 1 Seat change 1 1 Seats up 1 1Results of the elections Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold Legislature failed to elect Unreconstructed statesMajority party before election Republican Elected Majority party Republican The Republican Party gained two seats as several of the Southern States were readmitted during Reconstruction enlarging their majority 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 Special elections during the 39th Congress 3 2 Races leading to the 40th Congress 3 3 Elections during the 40th Congress 4 New York 5 Pennsylvania 6 See also 7 ReferencesResults summary editSenate party division 40th Congress 1867 1869 Majority party Republican 57 Minority party Democratic 9 Other parties 0 Vacant 6 Total seats 72Change in Senate composition editBefore the elections edit After August 31 1866 appointment in New Hampshire V6Seceded V5Seceded V4Seceded V3Seceded V2 V1 V7Seceded V8Seceded V9Seceded V10Seceded D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 R37Retired UU1 UU2Unknown U1 U2 U3Ran D10Retired D9Ran D8 D7 R36Retired R35Retired R34Unknown R33Ran R32Ran R31Ran R30Ran R29Ran R28Ran R27Ran Majority R17 R18 R19 R20 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25Ran R26Ran R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R10 R9 R8 R7 V14 V13 V12 V11 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 As a result of the elections edit V6Seceded V5Seceded V4Seceded V3Seceded V2 V1 V7Seceded V8Seceded V9Seceded V10Seceded D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 R37Hold R38Gain R39Gain UU1 U1 U2 D10Gain D9Gain D8 D7 R36Hold R35Hold R34Hold R33Hold R32Hold R31Hold R30Hold R29Re elected R28Re elected R27Re elected Majority R17 R18 R19 R20 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25Re elected R26Re elected R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R10 R9 R8 R7 V14 V13 V12 V11 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 Beginning of the next Congress edit V7 V6 V5 V4 V3 V2 V1 V8 V9 V10 V11Not seated D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 R38 R39 R40Changed R41Changed R42New seat R43New seat R44Gain R45Gain D8Changed D7 R37 R36 R35 R34 R33 R32 R31 R30 R29 R28 Majority R27 R18 R19 R20 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R10 R9 R8 V14 V13 V12 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V21 Key D Democratic R Republican UU Unconditional Unionist U Unionist V VacantRace summaries editSpecial elections during the 39th Congress edit In these special elections the winners were seated during 1866 or in 1867 before March 4 ordered by election date State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Maine Class 2 Nathan A Farwell Republican 1864 appointed Interim appointee elected January 11 1865 to finish the term Winner did not run for re election to the next term see below nbsp Y Nathan A Farwell Republican data missing Iowa Class 3 James Harlan Republican 18551857 election invalidated 1857 special 1860 Incumbent resigned May 15 1865 to become U S Secretary of the Interior Winner elected January 13 1866 Republican hold Winner did not run for re election to the next term see below nbsp Y Samuel J Kirkwood Republican data missing Tennessee Class 1 Vacant since March 4 1862 when Andrew Johnson D resigned to become Military Governor of Tennessee State re admitted to the Union Winner elected July 24 1866 Democratic gain nbsp Y David T Patterson Democratic data missing Tennessee Class 2 Vacant since March 3 1861 when Alfred O P Nicholson D withdrew in anticipation of secession State re admitted to the Union Winner elected July 24 1866 Unionist gain nbsp Y Joseph S Fowler Unionist data missing New Jersey Class 2 John P Stockton Democratic 1864 Incumbent s election disputed and seat declared vacant Winner elected September 19 1866 Republican gain nbsp Y Alexander G Cattell Republican data missing Vermont Class 1 George F Edmunds Republican 1866 appointed Interim appointee elected October 24 1866 to finish the term 2 nbsp Y George F Edmunds Republican data missing Vermont Class 3 Luke P Poland Republican 1865 appointed Interim appointee elected October 24 1866 to finish the term 2 Winner lost re election to the next term see below nbsp Y Luke P Poland Republican data missing Kansas Class 2 Edmund G Ross Republican 1866 appointed Interim appointee elected January 23 1867 to finish the term 3 nbsp Y Edmund G Ross Republican data missing New Jersey Class 1 Frederick T Frelinghuysen Republican 1866 appointed Interim appointee elected January 23 1867 to finish the term 4 nbsp Y Frederick T Frelinghuysen Republican data missing Nebraska Class 1 New state Nebraska admitted to the Union March 1 1867 Winner elected March 1 1867 Republican gain nbsp Y Thomas Tipton Republican data missing Nebraska Class 2 Nebraska admitted to the Union March 1 1867 Winner elected March 1 1867 Republican gain nbsp Y John M Thayer Republican data missing Races leading to the 40th Congress edit In these regular elections the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4 1867 ordered by state All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoralhistory Alabama Vacant since January 21 1861 when Benjamin Fitzpatrick D withdrew Legislature failed to elect during Civil War and Reconstruction Seat remained vacant until 1868 None Arkansas Vacant since July 11 1861 when Charles B Mitchel D was expelled Legislature failed to elect during Civil War and Reconstruction Seat remained vacant until 1868 None California James A McDougall Democratic 1860 Incumbent retired Winner elected in 1866 or 1867 Republican gain nbsp Y Cornelius Cole Republican data missing Connecticut Lafayette S Foster Republican 1860 Incumbent lost re election Winner elected in 1866 Republican hold nbsp Y Orris S Ferry Republican Lafayette S Foster Republican data missing Florida Vacant since January 21 1861 when David Levy Yulee D withdrew Legislature failed to elect during Civil War and Reconstruction Seat remained vacant until 1868 None Georgia Vacant since January 28 1861 when Alfred Iverson Sr D withdrew Winner elected in 1867 Senate refused to seat the winner Seat remained vacant until 1871 when Georgia was readmitted nbsp Y Joshua Hill Republican data missing Illinois Lyman Trumbull Republican 18551861 Incumbent re elected in 1867 nbsp Y Lyman Trumbull Republican data missing Iowa Samuel J Kirkwood Republican 1865 special Incumbent lost nomination Winner elected January 13 1866 5 Republican hold nbsp Y James Harlan Republican 118 votes H H Trimble Democratic 20 votes Indiana Henry S Lane Republican 1860 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election Winner elected in 1867 Republican hold nbsp Y Oliver P Morton Republican data missing Kansas Samuel C Pomeroy Republican 1861 Incumbent re elected in 1867 nbsp Y Samuel C Pomeroy Republican data missing Kentucky Garrett Davis Unionist 1861 special Incumbent re elected in 1867 as a Democrat Democratic gain nbsp Y Garrett Davis Democratic data missing Louisiana Vacant since February 4 1861 when John Slidell D resigned Legislature failed to elect during Civil War and Reconstruction Seat remained vacant until 1868 None Maryland John Creswell UnconditionalUnionist 1865 special Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election Winner elected in 1866 or in 1867 Senate refused to seat him as a person who had given aid and comfort to the Confederate cause Seat remained vacant until 1868 Unconditional Unionist loss nbsp Y Philip Francis Thomas Democratic data missing Missouri B Gratz Brown Republican 1863 special Incumbent retired due to ill health Winner elected in 1866 or 1867 Republican hold nbsp Y Charles D Drake Republican data missing Nevada James W Nye Republican 1865 Incumbent re elected in 1867 nbsp Y James W Nye Republican data missing New Hampshire George G Fogg Republican 1866 appointed Incumbent retired Winner elected in 1866 or 1867 Republican hold nbsp Y James W Patterson Republican data missing New York Ira Harris Republican 1861 Incumbent lost renomination Winner elected January 15 1867 Republican hold nbsp Y Roscoe Conkling Republican Henry C Murphy Democratic George F Comstock Democratic North Carolina Vacant since March 11 1861 when Thomas Clingman D resigned Legislature failed to elect during Civil War and Reconstruction Seat remained vacant until 1868 None Ohio John Sherman Republican 1861 special Incumbent re elected in 1866 nbsp Y John Sherman Republican data missing Oregon James Nesmith Democratic 1860 or 1861 Incumbent lost re election Winner elected in 1866 or 1867 Republican gain nbsp Y Henry W Corbett Republican data missing Pennsylvania Edgar Cowan Republican 1861 Incumbent lost re election Winner elected January 15 1867 Republican hold nbsp Y Simon Cameron Republican 61 65 Edgar Cowan Republican 36 84 South Carolina Vacant since November 11 1860 when James Henry Hammond D withdrew Legislature failed to elect during Civil War and Reconstruction Seat remained vacant until 1868 None Vermont Luke P Poland Republican 1865 appointed 1866 Incumbent lost re election Winner elected in 1866 Republican hold nbsp Y Justin S Morrill Republican Luke P Poland Republican data missing Wisconsin Timothy O Howe Republican 1861 Incumbent re elected January 23 1867 6 nbsp Y Timothy O Howe Republican 72 0 Charles A Eldredge Democratic 22 7 Edward S Bragg Democratic 1 5 Joshua J Guppy Democratic 0 8 Elections during the 40th Congress edit State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Tennessee David T Patterson Democratic 1866 Readmission Incumbent retired Winner elected early on October 22 1867 for the term beginning March 4 1869 Republican gain nbsp Y William G Brownlow Republican 63 William B Stokes Republican 39 7 New York editMain article 1867 United States Senate election in New York See also List of United States senators from New York The New York election was held on January 15 1867 by the New York State Legislature Republican Ira Harris had been elected in February 1861 to this seat and his term would expire on March 3 1867 At the state election in November 1865 27 Republicans and 5 Democrats were elected for a two year term 1866 1867 in the State Senate At the state election in November 1866 82 Republicans and 46 Democrats were elected for the session of 1867 to the Assembly The 90th State Legislature met from January 1 to April 20 1867 at Albany New York The caucus of Republican State legislators met on January 10 State Senator Charles J Folger presided State Senator Thomas Parsons 28th D was absent but had his vote cast by proxy They nominated Congressman Roscoe Conkling for the U S Senate The incumbent Senator Ira Harris was voted down Candidate Informalballot Firstballot Secondballot Thirdballot Fourthballot Fifthballot Roscoe Conkling 33 39 45 53 59 Noah Davis 30 41 44 50 49 Ira Harris 32 24 18 6 Ransom Balcom 8 7 4 2 wd Horace Greeley 6 wd Charles J Folger 1 1 1 Notes On the fourth ballot 110 votes were cast one too many and it was annulled wd name withdrawn The caucus of the Democratic State legislators met also on January 10 State Senator Henry C Murphy was nominated on the first ballot with 25 votes against 21 for Ex D A of New York A Oakey Hall Roscoe Conkling was the choice of both the Assembly and the State Senate and was declared elected 1867 United States Senator election result House Republican Democratic Democratic State Senate 32 members Roscoe Conkling 24 Henry C Murphy 2 George F Comstock 1 State Assembly 128 members Roscoe Conkling 78 Henry C Murphy 42 Notes The vote for Ex Chief Judge Comstock was cast by Henry C Murphy The votes were cast on January 15 but both Houses met in a joint session on January 16 to compare nominations and declare the result Conkling was re elected in 1873 and 1879 and remained in office until May 17 1881 when he resigned in protest against the distribution of federal patronage in New York by President James A Garfield without being consulted The crisis between the Stalwart and the Half Breed factions of the Republican party arose when the leader of the New Yorker Half Breeds William H Robertson was appointed Collector of the Port of New York a position Conkling wanted to give to one of his Stalwart friends Pennsylvania editMain article 1867 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania See also List of United States senators from Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania election was held on January 15 1867 Simon Cameron was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly 9 Incumbent Republican Edgar Cowan who was elected in 1861 was a candidate for re election to another term but was defeated by former Democratic Senator and former United States Secretary of War Simon Cameron who had previously switched to the Republican Party 10 The Pennsylvania General Assembly consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate convened on January 15 1867 to elect a Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4 1867 The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows State Legislature Results 9 Party Candidate Votes Republican Simon Cameron 82 61 65 Republican Edgar Cowan Inc 49 36 84 N A Not voting 2 1 50 Totals 133 100 00 See also edit1866 United States elections 1866 67 United States House of Representatives elections 39th United States Congress 40th United States CongressReferences edit as Republican Conference Chair 17th Amendment to the U S Constitution Direct Election of U S Senators 1913 National Archives and Records Administration February 8 2022 a b Byrd and Wolff p 176 Byrd and Wolff p 108 Byrd and Wolff p 142 Clark p 141 Journal of the Senate of Wisconsin for the year A D 1867 Report Madison Wisconsin Atwood amp Burlee State Printers 1867 pp 118 119 Retrieved July 15 2020 Coulter E Merton 1999 William G Brownlow Fighting Parson of the Southern Highlands p 347 ISBN 9781572330504 Ransom Balcom 1818 1879 of Binghamton justice of the New York Supreme Court 6th D 1856 77 a b U S Senate Election 15 January 1867 PDF Wilkes University Retrieved December 22 2013 CAMERON Simon 1799 1889 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved December 22 2013 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 Clark Dan Elbert 1912 History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa Iowa City Iowa Party Division in the Senate 1789 Present via Senate gov The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough Stephen C Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner 1867 see pg 568 for U S Senators pg 444 for State Senators 1867 pg 505f for Members of Assembly 1867 Members of the 40th United States Congress Result state election 1865 in The Tribune Almanac for 1866 compiled by Horace Greeley of the New York Tribune Result state election 1866 in The Tribune Almanac for 1867 compiled by Horace Greeley of the New York Tribune THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS Hon Roscoe Conkling of Oneida County Nominated for United States Senator DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS Hon Henry C Murphy of Kings County Nominated for United States Senator in NYT on January 11 1867 Journal of the New York State Assembly 1867 pages 98f and 103 Journal of the New York State Senate 1867 pages 58f and 62 Pennsylvania Election Statistics 1682 2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1866 67 United States Senate elections amp oldid 1188934028 Races leading to the 40th Congress, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
