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1865 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

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1865 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

← 1859

January 10 and 20, 1865

1871 →

40 members of the Massachusetts Senate
396 members of the Massachusetts House
Majority vote of each house needed to win


Nominee	Henry Wilson	John Albion Andrew
Party	Republican	Republican
Senate	35	3
Percentage	92.5%	7.5%
House	207	12
Percentage	92.83%	5.38%

Senator before election

Henry Wilson
Republican

Elected Senator

Henry Wilson
Republican

The1865 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held during January 1865. Incumbent Republican SenatorHenry Wilson was re-elected easily to a second term as a member of theRepublican Party.

At the time, Massachusetts elected United States senators by a majority vote of each separate house of theMassachusetts General Court, the House and the Senate.

Background

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At the time, the Massachusetts legislature was dominated the Republican Party, whose members held nearly every seat.

Election in the House

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On January 10, the House voted for Wilson's re-election and sent the vote to the Senate for ratification.

1865 U.S. Senate election in the House^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry Wilson (incumbent)	207	92.83%
	Republican	John Albion Andrew	12	5.38%
	Independent	Robert C. Winthrop	4	1.79%
Total votes			223	100.00%

Election in the Senate

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On January 20, the State Senate convened and ratified Wilson's re-election by an overwhelming margin.

1865 U.S. Senate election in the Senate^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry Wilson (incumbent)	37	92.50%
	Republican	John Albion Andrew	3	7.50%
Total votes			40	100.00%

References

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^"The Massachusetts Senatorship".The New York Times. January 10, 1865. p. 1.
^"Massachusetts United States Senator–Re-election of Hon. Henry Wilson".The New York Times. January 20, 1865. p. 4.

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