The 1876–77 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states, coinciding with Rutherford B. Hayes's narrow election as president. 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 1876 and 1877, 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.
Colorado admitted to the Union August 1, 1876. First senator elected November 15, 1876. Republican gain. New senator was also elected to the next term, see below.
Following the resignation of Simon Cameron, the Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on March 20, 1877, to elect a new Senator to fill the vacancy. Former United States Secretary of War J. Donald Cameron, Simon Cameron's son, was elected to complete his father's term, set to expire on March 4, 1879.[7] The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:
First-term Democrat Allen T. Caperton died July 26, 1876, in his second year in office. Fellow-Democrat Samuel Price was appointed August 26, 1876 to continue the term, pending a special election in which he was a candidate. Price lost the election to Democratic congressman Frank Hereford January 26, 1877 on the fourth ballot.[3]
Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900. State of Ohio.
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The 1876 77 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states coinciding with Rutherford B Hayes s narrow election as president 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 1876 and 1877 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 1876 77 United States Senate elections 1874 amp 1875 Dates vary by state And other dates for special elections 1878 amp 1879 26 of the 76 seats in the United States Senate with special elections 39 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Henry B Anthony a John W Stevenson b retired Party Republican Democratic Leader since March 4 1863 March 4 1873 Leader s seat Rhode Island Kentucky Seats before 45 30 Seats won 11 14 Seats after 39 35 Seat change 6 5 Seats up 17 9 Third party Fourth party Party Anti Monopoly Independent Seats before 1 0 Seats won 0 1 Seats after 1 1 Seat change 1 Seats up 0 0Results of the elections Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold Independent gainMajority Party before election Republican Elected Majority Party Republican Although the Republican Party maintained their Senate majority the Democratic Party gained five seats Contents 1 Results summary 2 Change in Senate composition 2 1 Before the elections 2 2 After the elections 3 Race summaries 3 1 Special elections during the 44th Congress 3 2 Races leading to the 45th Congress 3 3 Elections during the 45th Congress 4 Alabama 5 Arkansas 6 Colorado 6 1 Colorado initial class 2 6 2 Colorado initial class 3 6 3 Colorado regular 7 Connecticut special 8 Delaware 9 Georgia 10 Illinois 11 Iowa 12 Kansas 13 Kentucky 14 Louisiana 14 1 Louisiana special 14 2 Louisiana regular 15 Maine 15 1 Maine regular 15 2 Maine special 16 Massachusetts 17 Michigan 18 Minnesota 19 Mississippi 20 Nebraska 21 New Hampshire 22 New Jersey 23 North Carolina 24 Ohio special 25 Oregon 26 Pennsylvania special 27 Rhode Island 28 South Carolina 29 Tennessee 29 1 Tennessee regular 29 2 Tennessee special 30 Texas 31 Virginia 32 West Virginia 32 1 West Virginia special 32 2 West Virginia regular 33 See also 34 Notes 35 References 36 Further readingResults summary editSenate party division 45th Congress 1877 1879 Majority party Republican 39 Minority party Democratic 35 Other parties Anti Monopoly 1 Independent 1 Total seats 76Change in Senate composition editBefore the elections edit After the November 15 1876 elections in the new state of Colorado D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D9 D10 D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 D16 D17 D18 D28Retired D27Retired D26Ran D25Ran D24Ran D23Ran D22Ran D21 D20 D19 D29Retired D30Retired AM1 R45Retired R44Retired R43Retired R42Retired R41Unknown R40Unknown R39Unknown Majority R29Ran R30Ran R31Ran R32Ran R33Ran R34Ran R35Ran R36Ran R37Ran R38Ran R28 R27 R26 R25 R24 R23 R22 R21 R20 R19 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R8 R7 R6 R5 R4 R3 R2 R1 After the elections edit D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D9 D10 D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 D16 D17 D18 D28Hold D27Hold D26Hold D25Re elected D24Re elected D23Re elected D22Re elected D21 D20 D19 D29Hold D30Hold D31Gain D32Gain D33Gain D34Gain D35Gain I1Gain AM1 R39Hold Majority R29Re elected R30Re elected R31Re elected R32Re elected R33Re elected R34Hold R35Hold R36Hold R37Hold R38Hold R28 R27 R26 R25 R24 R23 R22 R21 R20 R19 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R8 R7 R6 R5 R4 R3 R2 R1 Key AM Anti Monopoly Party D Democratic I Independent R RepublicanRace summaries editSpecial elections during the 44th Congress edit In these elections the winners were seated during 1876 or in 1877 before March 4 ordered by election date State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Louisiana Class 3 Vacant Senate had declined to seat rival claimants William L McMillen and P B S Pinchback 2 Senator elected January 12 1876 Democratic gain nbsp Y James B Eustis Democratic data missing Connecticut Class 3 James E English Democratic 1875 Appointed Interim appointee retired when successor elected New senator elected May 17 1876 Democratic hold nbsp Y William Henry Barnum Democratic data missing Colorado Class 2 New state Colorado admitted to the Union August 1 1876 First senator elected November 15 1876 Republican gain New senator was also elected to the next term see below nbsp Y Henry M Teller Republican data missing Colorado Class 3 Colorado admitted to the Union August 1 1876 First senator elected November 15 1876 Republican gain nbsp Y Jerome B Chaffee Republican data missing Tennessee Class 1 David M Key Democratic 1875 Appointed Interim appointee lost special election New senator elected January 19 1877 on the 74th ballot Democratic hold nbsp Y James E Bailey Democratic 55 votes David M Key Democratic 38 votes W B Bates Unknown 7 votes 3 Maine Class 2 James G Blaine Republican 1876 Appointed Interim appointee elected January 17 1877 New senator also elected to the next term see below nbsp Y James G Blaine Republican 139 votes William P Haines Unknown 33 votes 3 West Virginia Class 1 Samuel Price Democratic 1876 Appointed Interim appointee lost special election New senator elected January 26 1877 on the 5th ballot Democratic hold nbsp Y Frank Hereford Democratic 70 votes Samuel Price Democratic 10 votes Henry S Walker Unknown 4 votes R F Dennis Unknown 1 vote Other 1 vote 3 Races leading to the 45th Congress edit In these regular elections the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4 1877 ordered by state All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoralhistory Alabama George Goldthwaite Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired New senator elected in 1876 Democratic hold nbsp Y John Tyler Morgan Democratic data missing Arkansas Powell Clayton Republican 1870 Unknown if incumbent retired or ran for re election New senator elected January 16 1877 Democratic gain nbsp Y Augustus Garland Democratic 113 votes c T D W Youlee Unknown 8 votes Colorado Henry M Teller Republican 1876 New state Incumbent re elected in 1876 or 1877 nbsp Y Henry M Teller Republican data missing Delaware Eli Saulsbury Democratic 1870 Incumbent re elected in 1876 nbsp Y Eli Saulsbury Democratic data missing Georgia Thomas M Norwood Democratic 1871 Readmission Incumbent lost re election New senator elected January 26 1877 on the fourth ballot Democratic hold nbsp Y Benjamin Harvey Hill Democratic 114 votes Thomas M Norwood Democratic 85 votes Herschel V Johnson Democratic 6 votes James M Smith Democratic 5 votes Charles J Jenkins Democratic 1 vote 3 Illinois John A Logan Republican 1870 or 1871 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected January 25 1877 on the fortieth ballot Independent gain nbsp Y David Davis Independent 101 votes Charles B Lawrence Unknown 94 votes John C Haines Republican 3 votes John A Logan Republican 1 vote Other 1 vote 3 Iowa George G Wright Republican 1870 Incumbent retired New senator elected January 19 1876 Republican hold nbsp Y Samuel J Kirkwood Republican 108 Shepard Leffler Unknown 37 4 Kansas James M Harvey Republican 1874 special Incumbent lost re election New elected January 31 1877 on the seventeenth ballot Republican hold nbsp Y Preston B Plumb Republican 89 votes David P Lowe Republican 63 votes John Martin Republican 8 votes Thomas A Osborn Republican Eliminated James M Harvey Republican Eliminated Others 3 votes 3 Kentucky John W Stevenson Democratic 1871 Incumbent retired New senator elected in 1876 Democratic hold nbsp Y James B Beck Democratic data missing Louisiana Joseph R West Republican 1870 or 1871 Incumbent retired New senator elected January 10 1877 3 Republican hold nbsp Y William P Kellogg Republican data missing Maine James G Blaine Republican 1876 Appointed Interim appointee elected January 16 1877 3 New senator also elected to finish the term see above nbsp Y James G Blaine Republican 139 votes William P Haines Unknown 33 votes Massachusetts George S Boutwell Republican 1873 special Incumbent lost renomination New senator elected in 1877 Republican hold nbsp Y George Frisbie Hoar Republican 146 votes Josiah G Abbott Democratic 62 votes George S Boutwell Republican 47 votes Alexander H Rice Republican 19 votes Alexander H Bullock Republican 1 vote Julius H Seelye Independent 1 vote Paul A Chadbourne Republican 1 vote 3 Michigan Thomas W Ferry Republican 1871 Incumbent re elected in 1877 nbsp Y Thomas W Ferry Republican data missing Minnesota William Windom Republican 1870 Appointed 1871 Incumbent re elected in 1877 nbsp Y William Windom Republican data missing Mississippi James L Alcorn Republican 1870 Unknown if incumbent retired or ran for re election New senator elected in 1876 Democratic gain nbsp Y Lucius Q C Lamar II Democratic data missing Nebraska Phineas Hitchcock Republican 1870 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected in 1877 Republican hold nbsp Y Alvin Saunders Republican Phineas Hitchcock Republican data missing New Hampshire Aaron H Cragin Republican 18641870 Unknown if incumbent retired or ran for re election New senator elected in 1876 Republican hold nbsp Y Edward H Rollins Republican data missing New Jersey Frederick T Frelinghuysen Republican 1870 or 1871 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected January 24 1877 Democratic gain nbsp Y John R McPherson Democratic 41 votes Cortland Parker Unknown 18 votes George M Robeson Republican 11 votes Frederick T Frelinghuysen Republican 10 votes William Walter Phelps Republican 1 vote 3 North Carolina Matt W Ransom Democratic 1872 special Incumbent re elected in 1876 nbsp Y Matt W Ransom Democratic data missing Oregon James K Kelly Democratic 1870 Incumbent retired New senator s election year unknown Democratic hold nbsp Y La Fayette Grover Democratic data missing Rhode Island Henry B Anthony Republican 185818641870 Incumbent re elected in 1876 nbsp Y Henry B Anthony Republican data missing South Carolina Thomas J Robertson Republican 1868 Readmission 1870 Incumbent retired New senator elected in 1876 Democratic gain nbsp Y Matthew Butler Democratic data missing Tennessee Henry Cooper Democratic 1870 or 1871 Incumbent retired New senator elected January 10 1877 3 Democratic hold nbsp Y Isham G Harris Democratic 77 votes L L Hawkins Unknown 19 votes James D Porter Democratic 1 vote Horace H Harrison Republican 1 vote W B Bates Unknown 1 vote 3 Texas Morgan C Hamilton Republican 1870 Readmission 1871 Incumbent retired New senator elected May 5 1876 on third ballot Democratic gain nbsp Y Richard Coke Democratic 68 votes John Ireland Democratic 49 votes Virginia John W Johnston Democratic 1870 Readmission 1871 Incumbent re elected in 1877 nbsp Y John W Johnston Democratic data missing West Virginia Henry G Davis Democratic 1871 Incumbent re elected January 26 1877 on the fourth ballot nbsp Y Henry G Davis Democratic 60 votes Charles J Faulkner Democratic 19 votes Gideon D Camden Democratic 3 votes John Brannon Unknown 2 votes John J Davis Democratic 1 vote Other 1 vote 3 Elections during the 45th Congress edit In these elections the winners were elected in 1877 after March 4 State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Pennsylvania Class 3 Simon Cameron Republican 18571861 Resigned 18671873 Incumbent resigned March 12 1877 Successor elected March 20 1877 Republican hold nbsp Y J Donald Cameron Republican Andrew H Dill Democratic Hiester Clymer Democratic Andrew G Curtin Democratic John Jackson Democratic Ohio Class 3 John Sherman Republican 1861 special 18661872 Incumbent resigned March 8 1877 to become U S Secretary of the Treasury New senator elected March 21 1877 Republican hold nbsp Y Stanley Matthews Republican 82 votes Alfred Ginther Unknown 6 votes Frank H Hurd Democratic 1 vote 5 Blank 34 votesAlabama editSee also List of United States 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expansion You can help by adding to it January 2021 Pennsylvania special editThe special election in Pennsylvania was held March 20 1877 Republican Senator Simon Cameron had been elected to the United States Senate by the Pennsylvania General Assembly consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate in 1867 and was re elected in 1873 Sen Cameron resigned on March 12 1877 6 Following the resignation of Simon Cameron the Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on March 20 1877 to elect a new Senator to fill the vacancy Former United States Secretary of War J Donald Cameron Simon Cameron s son was elected to complete his father s term set to expire on March 4 1879 7 The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows Pennsylvania Results 8 Party Candidate Votes Republican J Donald Cameron 147 58 57 Democratic Andrew H Dill 92 36 65 Democratic Hiester Clymer 1 0 40 Democratic Andrew G Curtin 1 0 40 Democratic John Jackson 1 0 40 N A Not voting 9 3 59 Totals 251 100 00 Rhode Island editSee also List of United States senators from Rhode Island This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2021 South Carolina editSee also List of United States senators from South Carolina This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2021 Tennessee editSee also List of United States senators from Tennessee This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2021 Tennessee regular edit Tennessee special editTexas editSee also List of United States senators from Texas1876 United States Senate election in Texas nbsp 1870 May 3 5 1876 1882 Needed to win Majority of votes cast jointly by the Legislature nbsp nbsp Candidate Richard Coke John Ireland Party Democratic Democratic First ballot 49 votes40 2 39 votes32 0 Third ballot 68 votes58 1 49 votes41 9 U S senator before election Morgan C Hamilton Republican Elected U S Senator Richard Coke Democratic Incumbent Republican Morgan C Hamilton did not run for re election Since his initial election in 1870 the Democratic Party had taken control of the Texas Legislature ensuring that a Democrat would replace him Incumbent governor Richard Coke defeated former Texas Supreme Court justice John Ireland on the third ballot U S Representative John Hancock and former governor Fletcher Stockdale also ran but they dropped out after the second round of balloting 9 1876 United States Senate election in Texas first ballot Party Candidate Votes Democratic Richard Coke 49 40 2 Democratic John Ireland 39 32 0 Democratic John Hancock 29 23 8 Democratic Fletcher Stockdale 5 4 1 Total votes 122 100 0 1876 United States Senate election in Texas third ballot Party Candidate Votes Democratic Richard Coke 68 58 1 Democratic John Ireland 49 41 9 Total votes 117 100 0 Democratic gain from RepublicanVirginia editSee also List of United States senators from Virginia This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2021 West Virginia editSee also List of United States senators from West Virginia West Virginia special edit 1877 United States Senate special election in West Virginia nbsp 1875 January 23 26 1877 1881 Needed to win Majority of votes cast jointly by the Legislature nbsp nbsp Candidate Frank Hereford Samuel Price Party Democratic Democratic First ballot 21 votes24 1 24 votes27 6 Fourth ballot 70 votes81 4 10 votes11 6 U S senator before election Samuel Price Democratic Elected U S Senator Frank Hereford DemocraticFirst term Democrat Allen T Caperton died July 26 1876 in his second year in office Fellow Democrat Samuel Price was appointed August 26 1876 to continue the term pending a special election in which he was a candidate Price lost the election to Democratic congressman Frank Hereford January 26 1877 on the fourth ballot 3 nbsp Y Frank Hereford Democratic 70 votes Samuel Price 10 votes Henry S Walker 4 votes R F Dennis 1 vote Other 1 vote 3 Hereford resigned from the House January 31 1877 thereby qualifying for the Senate He only finished the term and left office in 1881 West Virginia regular edit 1877 United States Senate election in West Virginia nbsp 1871 January 23 26 1877 1883 Needed to win Majority of votes cast jointly by the Legislature nbsp nbsp Candidate Henry G Davis Charles J Faulkner Party Democratic Democratic First ballot 24 votes27 6 24 votes27 6 Third ballot 60 votes69 0 19 votes21 8 U S senator before election Henry G Davis Democratic Elected U S Senator Henry G Davis DemocraticFirst term Democrat Henry G Davis was re elected January 26 1877 on the third ballot nbsp Y Henry G Davis Democratic 60 votes Charles J Faulkner 19 votes Gideon D Camden 3 votes John Brannon politician 2 votes John J Davis 1 vote Scattering 1 vote 3 Davis would retire after this second term in 1883 See also edit1876 United States elections 1876 United States presidential election 1876 77 United States House of Representatives elections 44th United States Congress 45th United States CongressNotes edit as Republican Conference Chair as Democratic Caucus Chair Eighteen Republicans voted for Garland of whom five were colored 3 References edit 17th Amendment to the U S Constitution Direct Election of U S Senators 1913 National Archives and Records Administration February 8 2022 Taft George S 1885 Compilation of Senate Election Cases from 1789 to 1885 Pages 483 512 U S Government Publishing Office a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q J F Cleveland etc ed The Tribune almanac and political register 1874 78 The Tribune Association pp 31 33 Journal of the House of Representatives of the Sixteenth General Assembly of the State of Iowa 1876 pp 36 37 via Google books Taylor amp Taylor p 76 vol II CAMERON Simon 1799 1889 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved December 22 2013 CAMERON James Donald 1833 1918 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved December 22 2013 U S Senate Election 20 March 1877 PDF Wilkes University Retrieved December 22 2013 Barr Chester Alwyn Jr 1971 Reconstruction to Reform Austin Texas University of Texas Press pp 27 31 ISBN 0 292 70135 7 LCCN 73 165911 Further reading editParty Division in the Senate 1789 Present via Senate gov Pennsylvania Election Statistics 1682 2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project Taylor William Alexander Taylor Aubrey Clarence 1899 Ohio statesmen and annals of progress from the year 1788 to the year 1900 State of Ohio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1876 77 United States Senate elections amp oldid 1182845661 Illinois, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
