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1884–85 United States Senate elections

April 26, 2024

The 1884–85 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states, coinciding with the presidential election of 1884. 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 1884 and 1885, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock.[2] In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 3.

1884–1885 United States Senate elections
← 1882 & 1883 Dates vary by state 1886 & 1887 →
27 of the 76 seats in the United States Senate (as well as special elections)
39 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader John Sherman[a] George H. Pendleton[b]
(Lost re-election)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since March 4, 1883 March 4, 1881
Leader's seat Ohio Ohio
Seats before 38 36
Seats won 10 12
Seats after 37 34
Seat change 1 2
Seats up 11 14
  Third party
 
Party Readjuster
Seats before 2
Seats won 0
Seats after 2
Seat change
Seats up 0
Results of the elections:
     Republican gain      Republican hold
     Democratic hold      Legislature failed to elect
Majority Party before election


Republican[1]

Elected Majority Party


Republican[1]

With three state legislatures failing to elect their senators in time, both Republicans and Democrats lost seats. Republicans, nevertheless, retained majority control and the Readjusters joined their caucus. By the beginning of the first session, in December 1885, Republicans had won all three vacant seats, increasing their majority.

Results summary edit

Senate party division, 49th Congress (1885–1887)

  • Majority party: Republican (42)
  • Minority party: Democratic (34)
  • Other parties: (0)
  • Total seats: 76

Change in Senate composition edit

Before the elections edit

D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1
D9 D10 D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 D16 D17 D18
D28
Ran 		D27
Ran 		D26
Ran 		D25
Ran 		D24
Ran 		D23
Ran 		D22 D21 D20 D19
D29
Ran 		D30
Ran 		D31
Ran 		D32
Ran 		D33
Unknown 		D34
Retired 		D35
Retired 		D36
Retired 		RA1 RA2
Majority, with Readjusters in caucus → R38
Retired
R29
Ran 		R30
Ran 		R31
Ran 		R32
Ran 		R33
Ran 		R34
Ran 		R35
Unknown 		R36
Unknown 		R37
Retired
R28
Ran 		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
D28
Re-elected 		D27
Re-elected 		D26
Re-elected 		D25
Re-elected 		D24
Re-elected 		D23
Re-elected 		D22 D21 D20 D19
D29
Re-elected 		D30
Hold 		D31
Hold 		D32
Hold 		D33
Hold 		D34
Hold 		V1
D Loss 		V2
R Loss 		V3
R Loss 		RA1
Majority due to three vacancies ↓ RA2
R29
Re-elected 		R30
Re-elected 		R31
Re-elected 		R32
Re-elected 		R33
Re-elected 		R34
Hold 		R35
Hold 		R36
Hold 		R37
Gain
R28
Re-elected 		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

Beginning of the first session, December 7, 1885 edit

D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1
D9 D10 D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 D16 D17 D18
D28 D27 D26 D25 D24 D23 D22 D21 D20 D19
D29 D30 D31 D32 D33 D34 RA1 RA2 R40
Gain 		R39
Gain
Majority →
R29 R30 R31 R32 R33 R34 R35 R36 R37 R38
Gain
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:
D# Democratic
RA# Readjuster
R# Republican
V# Vacant

Race summaries edit

Special elections during the 48th Congress edit

In this election, the winner was seated in 1885 before March 4.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Rhode Island
(Class 2) 		William P. Sheffield Republican 1884 (Appointed) Interim appointee retired when successor elected.
Winner elected January 20, 1885.
Republican hold. 		▌ Y Jonathan Chace (Republican)
[data missing]

Races leading to the 49th Congress edit

In these regular elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1885; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral
history
Alabama James L. Pugh Democratic 1880 (special) Incumbent re-elected in August 1884. ▌ Y James L. Pugh (Democratic)
[data missing]
Arkansas James D. Walker Democratic 1878 Incumbent retired.
Winner elected in 1885.
Democratic hold. 		▌ Y James K. Jones (Democratic)
[data missing]
California James T. Farley Democratic 1878 Incumbent retired.
Winner elected in 1885.
Republican gain. 		▌ Y Leland Stanford (Republican)
[data missing]
Colorado Nathaniel P. Hill Republican 1879 Incumbent lost renomination.
Winner elected in 1885.
Republican hold. 		▌ Y Henry M. Teller (Republican)
[data missing]
Connecticut Orville H. Platt Republican 1879 Incumbent re-elected in 1885. ▌ Y Orville H. Platt (Republican)
[data missing]
Florida Wilkinson Call Democratic 1879 Incumbent re-elected January 20, 1885.[3] ▌ Y Wilkinson Call (Democratic)
[data missing]
Georgia Joseph E. Brown Democratic 1880 (special) Incumbent re-elected in 1885. ▌ Y Joseph E. Brown (Democratic)
[data missing]
Illinois John A. Logan Republican 1879 Unknown if incumbent ran for re-election.
Legislature failed to elect.
Republican loss.
Incumbent was later elected to continue the vacant term, see below. 		None.
Indiana Daniel W. Voorhees Democratic 1877 (Appointed)
1879 (special) 		Incumbent re-elected in 1885. ▌ Y Daniel W. Voorhees (Democratic)
[data missing]
Iowa William B. Allison Republican 1872
1878 		Incumbent re-elected January 23, 1884.[4]
Kansas John Ingalls Republican 1873
1879 		Incumbent re-elected in 1885. ▌ Y John Ingalls (Republican)
[data missing]
Kentucky John Stuart Williams Democratic 1879 Incumbent lost re-election.
Winner elected in 1884.
Democratic hold. 		▌ Y Joseph Blackburn (Democratic)
[data missing]
Louisiana Benjamin F. Jonas Democratic 1879 Incumbent lost re-election.
Winner elected in 1884 or 1885.
Democratic hold. 		▌ Y James B. Eustis (Democratic)
[data missing]
Maryland James Black Groome Democratic 1878 or 1879 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.
Winner elected in 1884.
Democratic hold. 		▌ Y Ephraim Wilson (Democratic)
[data missing]
Missouri George G. Vest Democratic 1879 Incumbent re-elected in 1885. ▌ Y George G. Vest (Democratic)
[data missing]
Nevada John P. Jones Republican 1873
1879 		Incumbent re-elected in 1885. ▌ Y John P. Jones (Republican)
[data missing]
New Hampshire Henry W. Blair Republican 1879 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.
Legislature failed to elect.
Republican loss.
Incumbent was later appointed, and then elected, to continue the vacant term, see below. 		[data missing]
New York Elbridge G. Lapham Republican 1881 (special) Incumbent retired.
Winner elected January 20, 1885.
Republican hold.
North Carolina Zebulon Vance Democratic 1879 Incumbent re-elected in 1884.
 ▌ Y Zebulon Vance (Democratic)
Ohio George H. Pendleton Democratic 1878 or 1879 Incumbent lost renomination.
Winner elected January 15, 1884.[5]
Democratic hold. 		▌ Y Henry B. Payne (Democratic)
[data missing]
Oregon James H. Slater Democratic 1878 or 1879 Incumbent retired.
Legislature failed to elect.
Democratic loss. 		[data missing]
Pennsylvania J. Donald Cameron Republican 1877 (special)
1879 		Incumbent re-elected January 20, 1885.
South Carolina Wade Hampton III Democratic 1878 Incumbent re-elected in 1884. ▌ Y Wade Hampton III (Democratic)
[data missing]
Vermont Justin S. Morrill Republican 1866
1872
1878 		Incumbent re-elected in 1884. ▌ Y Justin S. Morrill (Republican)
[data missing]
Wisconsin Angus Cameron Republican 1881 Incumbent retired.
Winner elected January 27, 1885.
Republican hold. 		▌ Y John C. Spooner (Republican)
[data missing]

Elections during the 49th Congress edit

In these elections, the winners were elected in 1885 after March 4, sorted by election date.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Delaware
(Class 1) 		Thomas F. Bayard Democratic 1869
1875
1881 		Incumbent resigned March 6, 1885 to become U.S. Secretary of State.
Winner elected March 18, 1885. 		▌ Y George Gray (Democratic)
[data missing]
Arkansas
(Class 2) 		Augustus Garland Democratic 1876
1883 		Incumbent resigned March 6, 1885 to become U.S. Attorney General.
Winner elected March 20, 1885.
Democratic hold. 		▌ Y James H. Berry (Democratic)
[data missing]
Illinois
(Class 3) 		Vacant Legislature had failed to elect.
Winner elected May 19, 1885.
Republican gain.
New Hampshire
(Class 3) 		Henry W. Blair Republican 1879
1885 (Appointed) 		Interim appointee elected June 17, 1885. ▌ Y Henry W. Blair (Republican)
[data missing]
Oregon
(Class 3) 		Vacant Legislature had failed to elect.
Winner elected November 18, 1885.
Republican gain. 		▌ Y John H. Mitchell (Republican)
[data missing]

Complete list of races edit

Maryland edit

See also: List of United States senators from Maryland
1884 United States Senate election in Maryland
← 1878 January 1884 1890 →
80 members of the Maryland General Assembly
   
Candidate Ephraim King Wilson II
Party Democratic
Legislative vote -
Percentage -% %

Ephraim King Wilson II was elected by an unknown margin of votes, for the Class 3 seat.[6]

New York edit

Main article: United States Senate election in New York, 1885

The New York election was held January 20, 1885, by the New York State Legislature.

Republican Elbridge G. Lapham had been elected to this seat in a special election in 1881 to succeed Roscoe Conkling who had resigned. Lapham's term would expire on March 3, 1885.

At the State election in November 1883, 19 Republicans and 13 Democrats were elected for a two-year term (1884–1885) in the State Senate. At the State election in November 1884, 73 Republicans and 55 Democrats were elected for the session of 1885 to the Assembly. The 108th New York State Legislature met from January 6 to May 22, 1885, at Albany, New York.

The caucus of Republican State legislators met on January 19, President pro tempore of the State Senate Dennis McCarthy presided. 19 State senators and 73 assemblymen attended. The Evarts faction required the nomination to be made by viva voce vote, which was opposed by the Morton faction, but was carried by a vote of 64 to 28. The caucus nominated Ex-U.S. Secretary of State William M. Evarts on the first ballot.

1885 Republican caucus nominee
Candidate First ballot
William M. Evarts 61
Levi P. Morton 28
Chauncey M. Depew 3

The Democratic caucus nominated Ex-Mayor of New York Edward Cooper.

William M. Evarts was the choice of both the Assembly and the State Senate, and was declared elected.

1885 United States Senator election result
House Republican Democratic
State Senate
(32 members) 		William M. Evarts 19 Edward Cooper 13
State Assembly
(128 members) 		William M. Evarts 73 Edward Cooper 52

Note: The votes were cast on January 20, but both Houses met in a joint session on January 21 to compare nominations, and declare the result.

Ohio edit

Main article: United States Senate election in Ohio, 1884

In 1884, the Democrats held a majority in the Ohio legislature. In a caucus meeting to determine the party's choice for United States Senator, many Democratic legislators looked to replace the incumbent Senator, Democrat George H. Pendleton, because they disagreed with his advocacy of civil service reform and low tariffs.[7] Some of Pendleton's opponents, led by Oliver Payne, promoted Henry B. Payne for the Senate seat, recalling his opposition to both of those positions during his time in the House.[8] After a secret ballot by the Democratic caucus, Henry B. Payne received 46 out of 80 votes.[9] Because Oliver was a trustee and treasurer of the Standard Oil company, many of the Pendleton supporters immediately alleged that $100,000 from the oil trust had been used to bribe Democratic legislators, and claimed that an open ballot would not have favored Payne.[10][11]

When the full legislature met, Henry B. Payne was elected with 78 votes out of 120.[9] The Democratic legislature initially refused to investigate their members' alleged corruption, but when Republicans regained the majority in the next session, the legislature looked into the allegations and forwarded the results to the federal Senate.[12] The evidence gathered was voluminous, but the Senate declined to expel Payne, who proclaimed his innocence.[11] While there was never enough evidence for definitive proof of bribery, biographer Dewayne Burke wrote that the "circumstantial evidence seems to convict Payne" of the charge.[13]

Pennsylvania edit

Main article: United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1885

The Pennsylvania election was held January 20, 1885. The Pennsylvania General Assembly convened January 20, 1885. Incumbent Republican J. Donald Cameron, who was elected in an 1877 special election and re-elected in 1879, was a successful candidate for re-election to another term.[14] The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

State Legislature Results[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. Donald Cameron (Inc.) 163 64.94
Democratic William A. Wallace 69 27.49
Republican A. W. Acheson 1 0.40
Republican Charles N. Brumm 1 0.40
Republican George Shiras Jr. 1 0.40
N/A Not voting 14 5.58
Totals 251 100.00%

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ as Republican Conference Chair
  2. ^ as Democratic Caucus Chair

References edit

  1. ^ a b The Readjusters caucused with the Republicans.
  2. ^ "17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913)". National Archives and Records Administration. February 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "SELECTING NEW SENATORS". The New York Times. January 20, 1885. p. 1.
  4. ^ a b Clark 1913, p. 209.
  5. ^ Burke 1938, p. 28.
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Jan 00, 1884". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  7. ^ Burke 1938, p. 22.
  8. ^ Burke 1938, p. 23.
  9. ^ a b Walker 1886, p. 3.
  10. ^ Burke 1938, pp. 23–27.
  11. ^ a b Weisenburger 1934, p. 326.
  12. ^ Walker 1886, p. 4.
  13. ^ Burke 1938, p. 30.
  14. ^ a b "U.S. Senate Election - 20 January 1885" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2013.

Further reading edit

  • Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov
  • Burke, Dewayne (1938). (M.A. thesis). Ohio State University. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  • Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy (ed.). The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992. United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160632563.
  • Clark, Dan Elbert (1913). "History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa". Iowa City, Iowa.
  • Cox, Harold (January 31, 2007). "Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006". The Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  • Walker, Albert H. (1886). The Payne Bribery Case and the United States Senate. Hartford, Connecticut: Clark & Smith. OCLC 17693469.
  • Weisenburger, Francis Phelps (1934). "Henry B. Payne". Dictionary of American Biography. Vol. XIV. New York, New York: C. Scribner's Sons. pp. 325–326.
  • "MR. EVARTS TO BE SENATOR" (PDF). The New York Times. January 20, 1885.
  • "EVARTS ELECTED SENATOR" (PDF). The New York Times. January 22, 1885.

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The 1884 85 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states coinciding with the presidential election of 1884 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 1884 and 1885 and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock 2 In these elections terms were up for the senators in Class 3 1884 1885 United States Senate elections 1882 amp 1883 Dates vary by state 1886 amp 1887 27 of the 76 seats in the United States Senate as well as special elections 39 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader John Sherman a George H Pendleton b Lost re election Party Republican Democratic Leader since March 4 1883 March 4 1881 Leader s seat Ohio Ohio Seats before 38 36 Seats won 10 12 Seats after 37 34 Seat change 1 2 Seats up 11 14 Third party Party Readjuster Seats before 2 Seats won 0 Seats after 2 Seat change Seats up 0Results of the elections Republican gain Republican hold Democratic hold Legislature failed to electMajority Party before election Republican 1 Elected Majority Party Republican 1 With three state legislatures failing to elect their senators in time both Republicans and Democrats lost seats Republicans nevertheless retained majority control and the Readjusters joined their caucus By the beginning of the first session in December 1885 Republicans had won all three vacant seats increasing their majority Contents 1 Results summary 2 Change in Senate composition 2 1 Before the elections 2 2 After the elections 2 3 Beginning of the first session December 7 1885 3 Race summaries 3 1 Special elections during the 48th Congress 3 2 Races leading to the 49th Congress 3 3 Elections during the 49th Congress 4 Complete list of races 4 1 Maryland 4 2 New York 4 3 Ohio 4 4 Pennsylvania 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 Further readingResults summary editSenate party division 49th Congress 1885 1887 Majority party Republican 42 Minority party Democratic 34 Other parties 0 Total seats 76Change in Senate composition editBefore the elections edit D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D9 D10 D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 D16 D17 D18 D28Ran D27Ran D26Ran D25Ran D24Ran D23Ran D22 D21 D20 D19 D29Ran D30Ran D31Ran D32Ran D33Unknown D34Retired D35Retired D36Retired RA1 RA2 Majority with Readjusters in caucus R38Retired R29Ran R30Ran R31Ran R32Ran R33Ran R34Ran R35Unknown R36Unknown R37Retired R28Ran 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 D28Re elected D27Re elected D26Re elected D25Re elected D24Re elected D23Re elected D22 D21 D20 D19 D29Re elected D30Hold D31Hold D32Hold D33Hold D34Hold V1D Loss V2R Loss V3R Loss RA1 Majority due to three vacancies RA2 R29Re elected R30Re elected R31Re elected R32Re elected R33Re elected R34Hold R35Hold R36Hold R37Gain R28Re elected 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 Beginning of the first session December 7 1885 edit D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D9 D10 D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 D16 D17 D18 D28 D27 D26 D25 D24 D23 D22 D21 D20 D19 D29 D30 D31 D32 D33 D34 RA1 RA2 R40Gain R39Gain Majority R29 R30 R31 R32 R33 R34 R35 R36 R37 R38Gain 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 D Democratic RA Readjuster R Republican V VacantRace summaries editSpecial elections during the 48th Congress edit In this election the winner was seated in 1885 before March 4 State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Rhode Island Class 2 William P Sheffield Republican 1884 Appointed Interim appointee retired when successor elected Winner elected January 20 1885 Republican hold nbsp Y Jonathan Chace Republican data missing Races leading to the 49th Congress edit In these regular elections the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4 1885 ordered by state All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoralhistory Alabama James L Pugh Democratic 1880 special Incumbent re elected in August 1884 nbsp Y James L Pugh Democratic data missing Arkansas James D Walker Democratic 1878 Incumbent retired Winner elected in 1885 Democratic hold nbsp Y James K Jones Democratic data missing California James T Farley Democratic 1878 Incumbent retired Winner elected in 1885 Republican gain nbsp Y Leland Stanford Republican data missing Colorado Nathaniel P Hill Republican 1879 Incumbent lost renomination Winner elected in 1885 Republican hold nbsp Y Henry M Teller Republican data missing Connecticut Orville H Platt Republican 1879 Incumbent re elected in 1885 nbsp Y Orville H Platt Republican data missing Florida Wilkinson Call Democratic 1879 Incumbent re elected January 20 1885 3 nbsp Y Wilkinson Call Democratic data missing Georgia Joseph E Brown Democratic 1880 special Incumbent re elected in 1885 nbsp Y Joseph E Brown Democratic data missing Illinois John A Logan Republican 1879 Unknown if incumbent ran for re election Legislature failed to elect Republican loss Incumbent was later elected to continue the vacant term see below None Indiana Daniel W Voorhees Democratic 1877 Appointed 1879 special Incumbent re elected in 1885 nbsp Y Daniel W Voorhees Democratic data missing Iowa William B Allison Republican 18721878 Incumbent re elected January 23 1884 4 nbsp Y William B Allison Republican 90 votes Benton J Hall Democratic 48 votes D M Clark Unknown 10 votes L G Kinne Unknown 1 vote 4 Kansas John Ingalls Republican 18731879 Incumbent re elected in 1885 nbsp Y John Ingalls Republican data missing Kentucky John Stuart Williams Democratic 1879 Incumbent lost re election Winner elected in 1884 Democratic hold nbsp Y Joseph Blackburn Democratic data missing Louisiana Benjamin F Jonas Democratic 1879 Incumbent lost re election Winner elected in 1884 or 1885 Democratic hold nbsp Y James B Eustis Democratic data missing Maryland James Black Groome Democratic 1878 or 1879 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election Winner elected in 1884 Democratic hold nbsp Y Ephraim Wilson Democratic data missing Missouri George G Vest Democratic 1879 Incumbent re elected in 1885 nbsp Y George G Vest Democratic data missing Nevada John P Jones Republican 18731879 Incumbent re elected in 1885 nbsp Y John P Jones Republican data missing New Hampshire Henry W Blair Republican 1879 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election Legislature failed to elect Republican loss Incumbent was later appointed and then elected to continue the vacant term see below data missing New York Elbridge G Lapham Republican 1881 special Incumbent retired Winner elected January 20 1885 Republican hold nbsp Y William M Evarts Republican 92 votes Edward Cooper Democratic 65 votes North Carolina Zebulon Vance Democratic 1879 Incumbent re elected in 1884 nbsp Y Zebulon Vance Democratic Ohio George H Pendleton Democratic 1878 or 1879 Incumbent lost renomination Winner elected January 15 1884 5 Democratic hold nbsp Y Henry B Payne Democratic data missing Oregon James H Slater Democratic 1878 or 1879 Incumbent retired Legislature failed to elect Democratic loss data missing Pennsylvania J Donald Cameron Republican 1877 special 1879 Incumbent re elected January 20 1885 nbsp Y J Donald Cameron Republican 64 94 William A Wallace Democratic 27 49 Others see below South Carolina Wade Hampton III Democratic 1878 Incumbent re elected in 1884 nbsp Y Wade Hampton III Democratic data missing Vermont Justin S Morrill Republican 186618721878 Incumbent re elected in 1884 nbsp Y Justin S Morrill Republican data missing Wisconsin Angus Cameron Republican 1881 Incumbent retired Winner elected January 27 1885 Republican hold nbsp Y John C Spooner Republican data missing Elections during the 49th Congress edit In these elections the winners were elected in 1885 after March 4 sorted by election date State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Delaware Class 1 Thomas F Bayard Democratic 186918751881 Incumbent resigned March 6 1885 to become U S Secretary of State Winner elected March 18 1885 nbsp Y George Gray Democratic data missing Arkansas Class 2 Augustus Garland Democratic 18761883 Incumbent resigned March 6 1885 to become U S Attorney General Winner elected March 20 1885 Democratic hold nbsp Y James H Berry Democratic data missing Illinois Class 3 Vacant Legislature had failed to elect Winner elected May 19 1885 Republican gain nbsp Y John A Logan Republican 50 49 Lambert Tree Democratic 47 06 John C Black Democratic 0 98 John R Hoxie Democratic 0 49 William Ralls Morrison Democratic 0 49 Charles J Schofield Democratic 0 49 New Hampshire Class 3 Henry W Blair Republican 18791885 Appointed Interim appointee elected June 17 1885 nbsp Y Henry W Blair Republican data missing Oregon Class 3 Vacant Legislature had failed to elect Winner elected November 18 1885 Republican gain nbsp Y John H Mitchell Republican data missing Complete list of races editMaryland edit See also List of United States senators from Maryland This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2022 1884 United States Senate election in Maryland 1878 January 1884 1890 80 members of the Maryland General Assembly nbsp Candidate Ephraim King Wilson II Party Democratic Legislative vote Percentage Ephraim King Wilson II was elected by an unknown margin of votes for the Class 3 seat 6 New York edit Main article United States Senate election in New York 1885 The New York election was held January 20 1885 by the New York State Legislature Republican Elbridge G Lapham had been elected to this seat in a special election in 1881 to succeed Roscoe Conkling who had resigned Lapham s term would expire on March 3 1885 At the State election in November 1883 19 Republicans and 13 Democrats were elected for a two year term 1884 1885 in the State Senate At the State election in November 1884 73 Republicans and 55 Democrats were elected for the session of 1885 to the Assembly The 108th New York State Legislature met from January 6 to May 22 1885 at Albany New York The caucus of Republican State legislators met on January 19 President pro tempore of the State Senate Dennis McCarthy presided 19 State senators and 73 assemblymen attended The Evarts faction required the nomination to be made by viva voce vote which was opposed by the Morton faction but was carried by a vote of 64 to 28 The caucus nominated Ex U S Secretary of State William M Evarts on the first ballot 1885 Republican caucus nominee Candidate First ballot William M Evarts 61 Levi P Morton 28 Chauncey M Depew 3 The Democratic caucus nominated Ex Mayor of New York Edward Cooper William M Evarts was the choice of both the Assembly and the State Senate and was declared elected 1885 United States Senator election result House Republican Democratic State Senate 32 members William M Evarts 19 Edward Cooper 13 State Assembly 128 members William M Evarts 73 Edward Cooper 52 Note The votes were cast on January 20 but both Houses met in a joint session on January 21 to compare nominations and declare the result Ohio edit Main article United States Senate election in Ohio 1884 In 1884 the Democrats held a majority in the Ohio legislature In a caucus meeting to determine the party s choice for United States Senator many Democratic legislators looked to replace the incumbent Senator Democrat George H Pendleton because they disagreed with his advocacy of civil service reform and low tariffs 7 Some of Pendleton s opponents led by Oliver Payne promoted Henry B Payne for the Senate seat recalling his opposition to both of those positions during his time in the House 8 After a secret ballot by the Democratic caucus Henry B Payne received 46 out of 80 votes 9 Because Oliver was a trustee and treasurer of the Standard Oil company many of the Pendleton supporters immediately alleged that 100 000 from the oil trust had been used to bribe Democratic legislators and claimed that an open ballot would not have favored Payne 10 11 When the full legislature met Henry B Payne was elected with 78 votes out of 120 9 The Democratic legislature initially refused to investigate their members alleged corruption but when Republicans regained the majority in the next session the legislature looked into the allegations and forwarded the results to the federal Senate 12 The evidence gathered was voluminous but the Senate declined to expel Payne who proclaimed his innocence 11 While there was never enough evidence for definitive proof of bribery biographer Dewayne Burke wrote that the circumstantial evidence seems to convict Payne of the charge 13 Pennsylvania edit Main article United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1885 The Pennsylvania election was held January 20 1885 The Pennsylvania General Assembly convened January 20 1885 Incumbent Republican J Donald Cameron who was elected in an 1877 special election and re elected in 1879 was a successful candidate for re election to another term 14 The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows State Legislature Results 14 Party Candidate Votes Republican J Donald Cameron Inc 163 64 94 Democratic William A Wallace 69 27 49 Republican A W Acheson 1 0 40 Republican Charles N Brumm 1 0 40 Republican George Shiras Jr 1 0 40 N A Not voting 14 5 58 Totals 251 100 00 See also edit1884 United States elections 1884 United States presidential election 1884 United States House of Representatives elections 48th United States Congress 49th United States CongressNotes edit as Republican Conference Chair as Democratic Caucus ChairReferences edit a b The Readjusters caucused with the Republicans 17th Amendment to the U S Constitution Direct Election of U S Senators 1913 National Archives and Records Administration February 8 2022 SELECTING NEW SENATORS The New York Times January 20 1885 p 1 a b Clark 1913 p 209 Burke 1938 p 28 Our Campaigns MD US Senate Race Jan 00 1884 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved November 5 2022 Burke 1938 p 22 Burke 1938 p 23 a b Walker 1886 p 3 Burke 1938 pp 23 27 a b Weisenburger 1934 p 326 Walker 1886 p 4 Burke 1938 p 30 a b U S Senate Election 20 January 1885 PDF Wilkes University Retrieved December 22 2013 Further reading editParty Division in the Senate 1789 Present via Senate gov Burke Dewayne 1938 Henry B Payne His Congressional Career M A thesis Ohio State University Archived from the original on August 26 2016 Retrieved February 20 2016 Byrd Robert C October 1 1993 Wolff Wendy ed The Senate 1789 1989 Historical Statistics 1789 1992 United States Senate Historical Office volume 4 Bicentennial ed Washington DC U S Government Printing Office ISBN 9780160632563 Clark Dan Elbert 1913 History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa Iowa City Iowa Cox Harold January 31 2007 Pennsylvania Election Statistics 1682 2006 The Wilkes University Election Statistics Project Wilkes University Walker Albert H 1886 The Payne Bribery Case and the United States Senate Hartford Connecticut Clark amp Smith OCLC 17693469 Weisenburger Francis Phelps 1934 Henry B Payne Dictionary of American Biography Vol XIV New York New York C Scribner s Sons pp 325 326 MR EVARTS TO BE SENATOR PDF The New York Times January 20 1885 EVARTS ELECTED SENATOR PDF The New York Times January 22 1885 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1884 85 United States Senate elections amp oldid 1208297616, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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