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1864–65 United States House of Representatives elections

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1864–65 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1862 & 1863 June 5, 1864–
November 7, 1865[a]
1866 & 1867 →

All 192[b][c] seats in the United States House of Representatives
97 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Schuyler Colfax James Brooks
Party National Union Democratic
Leader's seat Indiana 9th New York 8th
Last election 99 seats, 49.9%[d] 73 seats, 45.1%
Seats won 147 35
Seat change Increase 48 Decrease 38
Popular vote 2,131,978 1,620,556
Percentage 55.0% 41.8%
Swing Increase 5.1 pp Decrease 3.3 pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Conservative Independent
Last election 1 seat, 0.3% 2 seats[e]
Seats won 9 1[f]
Seat change Increase 8 Decrease 1
Popular vote 88,474 25,631[g]
Percentage 2.2% 0.7%[g]
Swing Increase 1.9 pp Decrease 0.6 pp

Results
     National Union gain      National Union hold
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold

Speaker before election

Schuyler Colfax
Republican-Union

Elected Speaker

Schuyler Colfax
National Union

The 1864–65 United States House of Representatives elections were held between June 5, 1864, and November 7, 1865, to elect the 192 members and nine non-voting delegates of the House of Representatives. The National Union Party expanded their existing majority against the backdrop of the American Civil War.[1]

Candidates listed as Republicans and Unionists won 99 seats in congressional elections held in 1862 and 1863; three Union Democrats and the lone Unconditional Union Democrat from Kentucky subsequently crossed the floor to give the Republican-Union coalition a narrow majority during the 38th United States Congress.[2] The wartime coalition of Republicans, War Democrats, and border state unionists became the base for the National Union Party that held its national convention at Baltimore on June 7, 1864.[3] Leading Unionists were pessimistic about their party's prospects during the summer of 1864, but the fall of Atlanta led to a dramatic reversal of fortunes ahead of the fall elections.[4] The Union Party won a "sweeping victory" at the polls, carrying all but three states in the concurrent presidential election.[5]

Unionists significantly improved their showing compared to the last elections, contributing three-quarters of the members of the 39th United States Congress.[1] A majority of the members elected from Indiana and all but two from Ohio were Unionists.[6] In Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee, the elections were contested by Radical and Conservative Unionist factions, resulting in 15 Radical or Unconditional Unionists, 9 Conservatives, and 1 Independent Unionist elected to the 39th United States Congress.[7]

Following the Confederate surrender, the former states of the Confederacy held congressional elections in 1865 and 1866, but only the members from Tennessee were seated by the House. The 10 remaining states were eventually readmitted between 1868 and 1870 during the 40th and 41st United States Congresses.[8]

Results

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Federal

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35 9 1 147
Democratic Con [h] National Union
1864–65 United States House of Representatives elections[9][i]
Parties Seats Popular vote
1862–63 1864–65 ± % Votes %
Union Party 56 132 Increase 40 68.75 1,997,418 51.53
Republican Party 36
Unconditional Union Party 1 15 Increase 14 7.81 134,560 3.47
Others 6 0 Decrease 6 0.00
National Union Party
99
147
Increase 48
76.56
2,131,978
55.00
Democratic Party 73 35 Decrease 38 18.23 1,620,556 41.81
Conservative Party 1 9 Increase 8 4.69 88,474 2.28
Independent Unionist 1 1 Steady 0.52 9,409 0.24
Union Party (Kansas) 0 0 Steady 0.00 9,712 0.25
Independent Democrat 0 0 Steady 0.00 695 0.02
Others 9 0 Decrease 9 0.00 15,527 0.40
Total 183 192 Increase 9 100.00 3,876,351 100.00

Results by state

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State Type Date Total
seats
Democratic Conservative National Union Others
Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change
Oregon At-large June 5, 1864 1 0 Steady 0 Steady 1 Steady 0 Steady
Vermont District September 6, 1864 3 0 Steady 0 Steady 3 Steady 0 Steady
Maine District September 11, 1864 5 0 Decrease 1 0 Steady 5 Increase 1 0 Steady
Indiana District October 10, 1864 11 3 Decrease 4 0 Steady 8 Increase 4 0 Steady
Ohio District 19 2 Decrease 12 0 Steady 17 Increase 12 0 Steady
Pennsylvania District 24 8 Decrease 4 0 Steady 16 Increase 4 0 Steady
West Virginia District October 22, 1864 3 0 Steady 0 Steady 3 Steady 0 Steady
California District November 8, 1864
(Election Day)[j]
3 0 Steady 0 Steady 3 Steady 0 Steady
Delaware At-large 1 1 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady 0 Steady
Illinois Mixed[k] 14 3 Decrease 6 0 Steady 11 Increase 6 0 Steady
Iowa District 6 0 Steady 0 Steady 6 Steady 0 Steady
Kansas At-large 1 0 Steady 0 Steady 1 Steady 0 Steady
Maryland District 5 2 Increase 1 0 Steady 3 Decrease 1 0 Steady
Massachusetts District 10 0 Steady 0 Steady 10 Steady 0 Steady
Michigan District 6 0 Decrease 1 0 Steady 6 Increase 1 0 Steady
Minnesota District 2 0 Steady 0 Steady 2 Steady 0 Steady
Missouri District 9 1 Decrease 1 0 Decrease 1 8[l] Increase 2 0 Steady
New Jersey District 5 3 Decrease 1 0 Steady 2 Increase 1 0 Steady
New York District 31 11 Decrease 6 0 Steady 20 Increase 6 0 Steady
Wisconsin District 6 1 Decrease 2 0 Steady 5 Increase 2 0 Steady
Late elections (after the March 4, 1865 beginning of the term)
New Hampshire District March 14, 1865 3 0 Decrease 1 0 Steady 3 Increase 1 0 Steady
Connecticut District April 3, 1865 4 0 Decrease 1 0 Steady 4 Increase 1 0 Steady
Tennessee District August 3, 1865 8 0 Steady 4 Increase 4 4 Increase 4 0 Steady
Rhode Island District April 5, 1865 2 0 Steady 0 Steady 2 Steady 0 Steady
Kentucky District August 7, 1865 9 0 Steady 5 Increase 5 4 Increase 3 0 Decrease 8[m]
Nevada At-large November 7, 1865 1 0 Steady 0 Steady 1 Steady 0 Steady
Seceded states not yet readmitted
Alabama District November 6, 1865 6
Arkansas District October 9, 1865 3
Florida At-large November 29, 1865 1
Georgia District November 15, 1865 7
Louisiana District November 6, 1865 5
Mississippi District October 2, 1865 5
North Carolina District November 9, 1865 7
South Carolina District November 22, 1865 4
Texas District October 15, 1866 4
Virginia District October 12, 1865 8
Total[b] 192[c] 35 Decrease 38 9 Increase 8 148 Increase 48 0 Decrease 8
18.2% 4.7% 77.1% 0.0%
Popular vote
National Union
55.0%
Democratic
41.8%
Conservative
2.3%
Union (Kansas)
0.2%
Other
0.7%
House seats
National Union
76.6%
Democratic
18.2%
Conservative
4.7%
Independent Unionists
0.5%

New seats

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One new seat was added for the new State of Nevada[10] and 8 vacancies were filled by the readmission of Tennessee, the first Confederate state to be readmitted. Three former Confederate States held elections in 1865 that were rejected by Congress.

Special elections

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38th Congress

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[11]
Illinois 5 Owen Lovejoy Republican-
Union
1856 Incumbent died March 25, 1864.
New member elected May 19, 1864.
Union hold.
New York 1 Henry G. Stebbins Democratic 1862 Incumbent resigned October 24, 1864.[12]
New member elected November 8, 1864.
Democratic hold.

39th Congress

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maryland 2 Edwin H. Webster Union 1859 Incumbent resigned July 1865.[13]
New member elected November 7, 1865.
Union hold.
  • Green tickY John L. Thomas (Union) 83.21%
  • William Kimmell (Democratic) 16.79%
Massachusetts 6 Daniel W. Gooch Union 1858 (special) Incumbent resigned September 1, 1865.[14]
New member elected November 7, 1865.
Union hold.
New York 16 Orlando Kellogg Union 1862 Incumbent died August 24, 1865.
New member elected November 7, 1865.
Union hold.
  • Green tickY Robert S. Hale (Union) 54.45%
  • Halsey R. Wing (Democratic) 45.55%

Alabama

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Alabama held elections on November 6, 1865, following the end of the Civil War; the winners of the elections were subsequently not seated.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[15]
Alabama 1 Vacant Seat vacant since January 12, 1861.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY Charles C. Langdon (Unknown) 63.84%
  • Thomas J. Matthews (Unknown) 21.93%
  • S. B. Cleveland (Unknown) 14.23%
Alabama 2 Vacant Seat vacant since January 12, 1861.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY George C. Freeman (Unknown) 82.86%
  • Benjamin Gardiner (Unknown) 17.14%
Alabama 3 Vacant Seat vacant since January 12, 1861.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY Cullen A. Battle (Unknown) 43.80%
  • George Reese (Unknown) 23.40%
  • Robert F. Lyon (Unknown) 22.32%
  • E. J. Hamil (Unknown) 6.40%
  • John H. Cadenhead (Unknown) 4.09%
Alabama 4 Vacant Seat vacant since January 12, 1861.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY Joseph W. Taylor (Unknown) 62.23%
  • Columbus W. Lee (Unknown) 37.77%
Alabama 5 Vacant Seat vacant since January 12, 1861.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY Burrwell Pope (Unknown) 39.00%
  • James M. Shield (Unknown) 38.64%
  • J. R. Morris (Unknown) 19.64%
  • A. C. Bryan (Unknown) 1.12%
  • John Murrell (Unknown) 0.89%
  • A. B. Condit (Unknown) 0.72%
Alabama 6 Vacant Seat vacant since January 12, 1861.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY Thomas J. Foster (Unknown) 58.58%
  • C. C. Sheets (Unknown) 33.10%
  • Jesse J. Garth (Unknown) 8.32

Arizona Territory

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See Non-voting delegates, below.

Arkansas

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Arkansas held successive elections in 1864 and 1865 to fill vacancies in the 38th Congress and elect representatives to the 39th Congress.

38th Congress

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Arkansas did not hold elections for the 38th Congress in 1862 or 1863. Late elections were held from March 14–16, 1864, but the winners were not seated by the House.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[11]
Arkansas 1 Vacant Seat vacant since May 6, 1861.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY T. M. Jacks (Unknown)
Arkansas 2 Vacant Seat vacant since May 6, 1861.
Winner not seated.
Arkansas 3 Vacant Seat vacant since May 6, 1861.
Winner not seated.

39th Congress

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Arkansas held elections for the 39th Congress on October 9, 1865, following the end of the Civil War, but the winners were not seated by the House.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[15]
Arkansas 1 Vacant Seat vacant since May 6, 1861.
Winner not seated.
Arkansas 2 Vacant Seat vacant since May 6, 1861.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY G. H. Kyle (Unknown)
  • John H. Askew (Unknown)
  • Lorenzo Gibson (Unknown)
  • C. V. Meador (Unknown)
Arkansas 3 Vacant Seat vacant since May 6, 1861.
Winner not seated.

California

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California elected its members on November 8, 1864.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[16]
California 1
New seat
Cornelius Cole
Redistricted from the at-large district.
Republican-
Union
1863 Incumbent retired.
Union hold.
California 2
New seat
William Higby
Redistricted from the at-large district.
Republican-
Union
1863 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William Higby (Union) 61.62%
  • James W. Coffroth (Democratic) 38.38%
California 3
New seat
Thomas B. Shannon
Redistricted from the at-large district.
Republican-
Union
1863 Incumbent lost renomination.[17]
Union hold.
  • Green tickY John Bidwell (Union) 56.12%
  • Jack Temple (Democratic) 43.88%

Colorado Territory

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See non-voting delegates, below.

Connecticut

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Connecticut elected its members on April 3, 1865, after the start of the term but before Congress convened.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[18]
Connecticut 1 Henry C. Deming Republican-
Union
1863 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Henry C. Deming (Union) 56.93%
  • Henry A. Mitchell (Democratic) 43.07%
Connecticut 2 James E. English Democratic 1861 Incumbent retired.
Union gain.
Connecticut 3 Augustus Brandegee Republican-
Union
1863 Incumbent re-elected.
Connecticut 4 John H. Hubbard Republican-
Union
1863 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY John H. Hubbard (Union) 56.32%
  • William F. Taylor (Democratic) 43.68%

Dakota Territory

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See non-voting delegates, below.

Delaware

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Delaware elected its member on November 8, 1864.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[16]
Delaware at-large Nathaniel B. Smithers Republican-
Union
1863 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.

Florida

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Florida held elections on November 29, 1865, following the end of the Civil War; the winners were subsequently not seated by the House.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[15]
Florida at-large Vacant Seat vacant since January 10, 1861.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY Ferdinand McLeod (Unknown) 43.41%
  • D. P. Hogue (Unknown) 29.37%
  • J. W. Culpepper (Unknown) 10.26%
  • W. M. Ives (Unknown) 4.71%
  • W. H. Anson (Unknown) 2.91%
  • J. F. Johnston (Unknown) 2.79%
  • John W. Price (Unknown) 2.01%
  • Scattering 4.50%

Georgia

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Georgia held elections on November 15, 1865, following the end of the Civil War; the winners were subsequently not seated by the House.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[15][n]
Georgia 1 Vacant Seat vacant since January 19, 1861.
Winner not seated.
Georgia 2 Vacant Seat vacant since January 19, 1861.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY Philip Cook (Unknown) 93.39%
  • C. McCay (Unknown) 6.61%
  • J. E. Blount (Unknown) 0.0%
Georgia 3 Vacant Seat vacant since January 19, 1861.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY Hugh Buchanan (Unknown) 50.09%
  • B. H. Bingham (Unknown) 49.91%
Georgia 4 Vacant Seat vacant since January 19, 1861.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY E. G. Cabaniss (Unknown) 87.64%
  • A. J. Simmons (Unknown) 12.35%
  • A. J. Murray (Unknown) 0.0%
Georgia 5 Vacant Seat vacant since January 19, 1861.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY James D. Matthews (Unknown) 37.68%
  • John Milledge (Unknown) 38.19%
  • Garnett Andrews (Unknown) 13.41%
  • A. Ranse Wright (Unknown) 10.72%
Georgia 6 Vacant Seat vacant since January 19, 1861.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY John Christy (Unknown) 59.33%
  • Junius Hillyer (Unknown) 36.45%
  • [FNU] Johnson (Unknown) 2.19%
  • A. T. Lytle (Unknown) 2.04%
Georgia 7 Vacant Seat vacant since January 19, 1861.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY William T. Wofford (Unknown) 71.26%
  • J. P. Hambleton (Unknown) 23.49%
  • H. G. Cole (Unknown) 5.25%

Idaho Territory

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See non-voting delegates, below.

Illinois

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[16]
Illinois at-large James C. Allen Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost re-election.
Union gain.
Illinois 1 Isaac N. Arnold Republican-
Union
1860 Incumbent retired.
Union hold.
Illinois 2 John F. Farnsworth Republican-
Union
1862 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 3 Elihu B. Washburne Republican-
Union
1852 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 4 Charles M. Harris Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost re-election.
Union gain.
Illinois 5 Ebon C. Ingersoll Republican-
Union
1864 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 6 Jesse O. Norton Republican-
Union
1862 Incumbent retired.
Union hold.
Illinois 7 John R. Eden Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost re-election.
Union gain.
Illinois 8 John T. Stuart Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost re-election.
Union gain.
Illinois 9 Lewis W. Ross Democratic 1862 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 10 Anthony L. Knapp Democratic 1861 (special) Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Illinois 11 James C. Robinson Democratic 1858 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Illinois 12 William R. Morrison Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost re-election.
Union gain.
Illinois 13 William J. Allen Democratic 1862 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.
Union gain.

Indiana

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[16]
Indiana 1 John Law Democratic 1860 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Indiana 2 James A. Cravens Democratic 1860 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY Michael C. Kerr (Democratic) 55.61%
  • William W. Curry (Union) 44.39%
Indiana 3 Henry W. Harrington Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost re-election.
Union gain.
Indiana 4 William S. Holman Democratic 1858 Incumbent retired.
Union gain.
Indiana 5 George W. Julian Republican-
Union
1860 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 6 Ebenezer Dumont Republican-
Union
1862 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 7 Daniel W. Voorhees Democratic 1860 Incumbent re-elected.
Winner subsequently unseated February 23, 1866, in favor of challenger.
Indiana 8 Godlove S. Orth Republican-
Union
1862 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 9 Schuyler Colfax Republican-
Union
1854 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 10 Joseph K. Edgerton Democratic 1852 Incumbent lost re-election.
Union gain.
Indiana 11 James F. McDowell Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost re-election.
Union gain.

Iowa

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Kansas

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Kentucky

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Kentucky elected its members on August 7, 1865, after the term began but before Congress convened.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[19]
Kentucky 1 Lucien Anderson Union
Democratic
1863 Incumbent retired.
Conservative gain.
Kentucky 2 George H. Yeaman Union
Democratic
1862 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.
Conservative gain.
Kentucky 3 Henry Grider Union
Democratic
1861 Incumbent re-elected as a Conservative.
Conservative gain.
  • Green tickY Henry Grider (Conservative) 57.27%
  • J. H. Lowry (Unconditional Union) 42.73%
Kentucky 4 Aaron Harding Union
Democratic
1861 Incumbent re-elected as a Conservative.
Conservative gain.
  • Green tickY Aaron Harding (Conservative) 72.10%
  • Marion C. Taylor (Unconditional Union) 27.90%
Kentucky 5 Robert Mallory Union
Democratic
1859 Incumbent lost re-election.
Unconditional Union gain.
Kentucky 6 Green C. Smith Unconditional
Union
1863 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Green C. Smith (Unconditional Union) 54.42%
  • Andrew H. Ward (Conservative) 45.58%
Kentucky 7 Brutus J. Clay Union
Democratic
1863 Incumbent retired.
Conservative gain.
Kentucky 8 William H. Randall Union
Democratic
1863 Incumbent re-elected as an Unconditional Unionist.
Unconditional Union gain.
  • Green tickY William H. Randall (Unconditional Union) 73.55%
  • Thomas T. Garrard (Conservative) 26.45%
Kentucky 9 William H. Wadsworth Union
Democratic
1861 Incumbent retired.
Unconditional Union gain.
  • Green tickY Samuel McKee (Unconditional Union) 56.67%
  • J. Smith Hart (Conservative) 43.33%

Louisiana

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Louisiana held successive elections in 1864 and 1865 to fill vacancies in the 38th Congress and elect representatives to the 39th Congress.

38th Congress

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Louisiana held no elections for the 38th Congress in 1862 or 1863 as a result of secession. Late elections were held on September 5, 1864, but the elected members were not seated by the House.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[11]
Louisiana 1 Vacant Seat vacant since March 4, 1863.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY M. F. Bonzano (Unknown) 51.54%
  • Edmund Abell (Unknown) 48.46%
Louisiana 2 Vacant Seat vacant since March 4, 1863.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY A. P. Field (Unknown) 57.38%
  • A. P. Dostie (Unknown) 42.62%
Louisiana 3 Vacant Seat vacant since January 26, 1861.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY W. D. Mann (Unknown) 95.02%
  • Scattering 4.98%
Louisiana 4 Vacant Seat vacant since January 26, 1861.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY T. M. Welles (Unknown) 100.0%
Louisiana 5 Vacant Seat vacant since January 26, 1861.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY Robert W. Taliaferro (Unknown) 100.0%

39th Congress

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Louisiana held elections for the 39th Congress on November 6, 1865, following the end of the Civil War, but the elected members were not seated by the House.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[20]
Louisiana 1 Vacant Seat vacant since March 4, 1863.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY Louis St. Martin (Democratic) 74.00%
  • Edmond Abell (Conservative Union) 25.39%
  • Scattering 0.60%
Louisiana 2 Vacant Seat vacant since March 4, 1863.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY Jacob Barker (Democratic) 68.98%
  • B. L. Lynch (Independent[21]) 14.78%
  • A. P. Field (Conservative Union) 10.21%
  • J. W. Overall (Independent[22]) 6.03%
Louisiana 3 Vacant Seat vacant since January 26, 1861.
Winner not seated.
Louisiana 4 Vacant Seat vacant since January 26, 1861.
Winner not seated.
  • Green tickY John E. King (Democratic) 45.15%
  • A. Duperier (Conservative Union) 30.35%
  • J. M. Graham (Unknown) 11.38%
  • John G. Pratt (Democratic) 9.87%
  • F. L. Claiborne (Unknown) 2.84%
  • L. Duprier (Unknown) 0.41%
Louisiana 5 Vacant Seat vacant since January 26, 1861.
Winner not seated.

Maine

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Maryland

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Massachusetts

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 1 Thomas D. Eliot National Union 1858 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 2 Oakes Ames National Union 1862 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Oakes Ames (National Union) 72.07%
  • James Maguire (Democratic) 27.93%
Massachusetts 3 Alexander H. Rice National Union 1858 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Alexander H. Rice (National Union) 62.35%
  • John S. Sleeper (Democratic) 37.65%
Massachusetts 4 Samuel Hooper National Union 1861 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 5 John B. Alley National Union 1858 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY John B. Alley (National Union) 75.89%
  • Joseph B. Morse (Democratic) 24.11%
Massachusetts 6 Daniel W. Gooch National Union 1858 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Daniel W. Gooch (National Union) 71.66%
  • Thomas J. Greenwood (Democratic) 28.34%
Massachusetts 7 George S. Boutwell National Union 1862 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY George S. Boutwell (National Union) 68.99%
  • Theodore H. Sweetser (Democratic) 31.01%
Massachusetts 8 John D. Baldwin National Union 1862 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY John D. Baldwin (National Union) 74.75%
  • George Hodges (Democratic) 25.25%
Massachusetts 9 William B. Washburn National Union 1862 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 10 Henry Laurens Dawes National Union 1856 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Henry L. Dawes (National Union) 64.74%
  • Harry Arnold (Democratic) 35.26%

Michigan

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Minnesota

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Mississippi

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Mississippi did not hold elections to the 39th Congress.

Missouri

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Montana Territory

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See non-voting delegates, below.

Nebraska Territory

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See non-voting delegates, below.

Nevada

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38th Congress

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On October 31, 1864, the new state of Nevada elected Republican Henry G. Worthington to finish the term ending March 3, 1865.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Nevada at-large New state New seat.
Republican gain.

39th Congress

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Worthington was not renominated for the next term, however, and on November 7, 1865, Republican Delos R. Ashley was elected November 7, 1865 for the term that had already begun but would not formally meet until December 4, 1865.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Nevada at-large Henry G. Worthington Republican 1864 (new state) Incumbent lost renomination.[23]
Republican hold.

New Hampshire

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New Jersey

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New Mexico Territory

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See non-voting delegates, below.

New York

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North Carolina

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North Carolina did not hold elections to the 39th Congress.

Ohio

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Ohio's delegation swung from 14–5 Democratic to 17-2 Republican as 10 Democratic incumbents lost renomination or re-election.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[25]
Ohio 1 George H. Pendleton Democratic 1856 Incumbent retired to run for Vice President.
Republican gain.
Ohio 2 Alexander Long Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican gain.
Ohio 3 Robert C. Schenck Republican 1862 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 4 John F. McKinney Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Ohio 5 Francis C. Le Blond Democratic 1862 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 6 Chilton A. White Democratic 1860 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Ohio 7 Samuel S. Cox Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Ohio 8 William Johnston Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Ohio 9 Warren P. Noble Democratic 1860 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Ohio 10 James M. Ashley Republican 1862 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 11 Wells A. Hutchins Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Ohio 12 William E. Finck Democratic 1862 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 13 John O'Neill Democratic 1862 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • Green tickY Columbus Delano (Republican) 50.5%
  • Charles Follett (Republican) 49.5%
Ohio 14 George Bliss Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Ohio 15 James R. Morris Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Ohio 16 Joseph W. White Democratic 1882 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Ohio 17 Ephraim R. Eckley Republican 1862 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 18 Rufus P. Spalding Republican 1862 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 19 James A. Garfield Republican 1862 Incumbent re-elected.

Oregon

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Pennsylvania

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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South Carolina did not hold elections to the 39th Congress.

Tennessee

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Elections held late, on August 3, 1865.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee 1 None (vacant due to Civil War) New member elected.
Union gain.
Tennessee 2 None (vacant due to Civil War) New member elected.
Union gain.
Tennessee 3 None (vacant due to Civil War) New member elected.
Union gain.
Tennessee 4 None (vacant due to Civil War) New member elected.
Union gain.
Tennessee 5 None (vacant due to Civil War) New member elected.
Union gain.
Tennessee 6 None (vacant due to Civil War) New member elected.
Union gain.
Tennessee 7 None (vacant due to Civil War) New member elected.
Union gain.
Tennessee 8 None (vacant due to Civil War) New member elected.
Union gain.

Texas

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Texas did not hold elections to the 39th Congress.

Utah Territory

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Vermont

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[35]
Vermont 1 Frederick E. Woodbridge Republican 1863 Incumbent re-elected.
Vermont 2 Justin S. Morrill Republican 1854 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Justin S. Morrill (National Union) 72.0%
  • Robert K. M. Ormsby (Democratic) 27.8%
Vermont 3 Portus Baxter Republican 1860 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Portus Baxter (National Union) 74.0%
  • Giles Harrington (Democratic) 25.9%

Virginia

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Virginia did not hold elections to the 39th Congress.

Washington Territory

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West Virginia

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
West Virginia 1 Jacob B. Blair Unconditional
Union
1863 Incumbent retired.
Unconditional Union hold.
West Virginia 2 William G. Brown Sr. Unconditional
Union
1863 Incumbent retired.
Unconditional Union hold.
West Virginia 3 Kellian Whaley Unconditional
Union
1863 Incumbent re-elected.

Wisconsin

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Wisconsin elected six members of congress on Election Day, November 8, 1864.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[39]
Wisconsin 1 James S. Brown Democratic 1862 Incumbent withdrew from election.
National Union gain.
Wisconsin 2 Ithamar Sloan Republican 1862 Incumbent re-elected on National Union ticket.
Republican hold.
Wisconsin 3 Amasa Cobb Republican 1862 Incumbent re-elected on National Union ticket.
Republican hold.
Wisconsin 4 Charles A. Eldredge Democratic 1862 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 5 Ezra Wheeler Democratic 1862 Incumbent retired.
National Union gain.
Wisconsin 6 Walter D. McIndoe Republican 1862 (special) Incumbent re-elected on National Union ticket.
Republican hold.

Non-voting delegates

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38th Congress

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District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Arizona Territory at-large None (new seat) New seat.
Union gain.
Montana Territory at-large None (new seat) New seat.
Democratic gain.

39th Congress

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District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Arizona Territory at-large Charles D. Poston National Union 1864 Incumbent lost re-election.
Union hold.
Colorado Territory at-large Hiram P. Bennet Republican-
Union
1861 Incumbent retired.
Anti-Statehood gain.
Dakota Territory at-large John B. S. Todd Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Idaho Territory at-large William H. Wallace Republican-
Union
1863 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Montana Territory at-large Samuel McLean Democratic 1864 Incumbent re-elected.
Nebraska Territory at-large Samuel Gordon Daily Republican 1860 (won contest) Unknown if incumbent retired or lost.
Republican hold.
New Mexico Territory at-large
Utah Territory at-large
Washington Territory at-large

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Notes

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  1. ^ Excluding special elections and states admitted after the start of Congress.
  2. ^ a b Including late elections.
  3. ^ a b An additional 50 seats were vacant as a result of Reconstruction.
  4. ^ Combined result for Republican-Union and Unconditional Union candidates in the last election.
  5. ^ Including 1 Independent Unionist and 1 War Democrat.
  6. ^ Including 1 Independent Unionist, John R. Kelso, elected from Missouri's 4th congressional district.
  7. ^ a b Including all votes for Independents, Independent Unionists, and Independent Democrats.
  8. ^ 1 Independent Unionist was elected.
  9. ^ Not including rejected elections in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.
  10. ^ In 1845, Congress passed a law providing for a uniform date for choosing presidential electors (see: Statutes at Large, 28th Congress, 2nd Session, p. 721). Congressional elections were unaffected by this law, but the date was gradually adopted by the states for congressional elections as well.
  11. ^ 13 single-member districts and 1 at-large seat
  12. ^ Including 1 Independent Unionist.
  13. ^ Union Democrats
  14. ^ Results from all districts are incomplete.

References

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  1. ^ a b McPherson 1988, p. 805.
  2. ^ Dubin 1998, p. 197; Hood 1978, p. 205.
  3. ^ Smith 2006, p. 102.
  4. ^ McPherson 1988, pp. 770–71, 775.
  5. ^ Dell 1975, p. 308.
  6. ^ Dell 1975, pp. 300–301.
  7. ^ Hood 1978, pp. 213–14; Parrish 1973, p. 114; Alexander 1950, p. 113; Dubin 1998, pp. 200–1.
  8. ^ Dubin 1998, pp. x–xi.
  9. ^ Dubin 1998, pp. 198–201.
  10. ^ 14 Stat. 391
  11. ^ a b c Dubin 1998, p. 196.
  12. ^ Dubin 1998, p. 197n8.
  13. ^ Dubin 1998, p. 203n2.
  14. ^ Dubin 1998, p. 203n3.
  15. ^ a b c d Dubin 1998, p. 201.
  16. ^ a b c d Dubin 1998, p. 198.
  17. ^ Dell 1975, p. 305.
  18. ^ Dubin 1998, p. 200.
  19. ^ Dubin 1998, pp. 200–1; Hood 1978, p. 212.
  20. ^ Dubin 1998, p. 196; Ficklen 1910, p. 111n1; Evening Journal Almanac 1866, p. 47.
  21. ^ "Local Intelligence". New Orleans Tribune. November 4, 1865.
  22. ^ "John W. Overall, Esq". Baton Rouge Tri-Weekly Gazette and Comet. October 26, 1865.
  23. ^ a b History of Nevada, p. 87.
  24. ^ History of Nevada, p. 88–89.
  25. ^ Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 195, 196.
  26. ^ "TN - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  27. ^ "TN - District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  28. ^ "Vote of the Knoxville District," Knoxville Whig and Rebel Ventilator, 13 September 1865, p. 2.
  29. ^ "TN - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  30. ^ "TN - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  31. ^ "TN - District 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  32. ^ "TN - District 06". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  33. ^ "TN - District 07". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  34. ^ "TN - District 08". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  35. ^ "VT Elections Database » Vermont Election Results and Statistics". VT Elections Database. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  36. ^ "WV District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  37. ^ "WV District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  38. ^ "WV District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  39. ^ "Wisconsin U.S. House Election Results" (PDF). Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  40. ^ Wagoner 1970, p. 44.
  41. ^ Sanders 1913, p. 397.
  42. ^ Wagoner 1970, p. 61.
  43. ^ "Arizona". New York Daily Tribune. November 22, 1865.
  44. ^ Stone 1918, p. 420; Hoig 1961, p. 135.
  45. ^ Idaho State Historical Society 1985.
  46. ^ Sanders 1913, p. 398.

Bibliography

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