1876 and 1877 United States Senate elections
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The United States Senate elections of 1876 and 1877 had the Democratic Party gain five seats in the United States Senate, and coincided with Rutherford B. Hayes's narrow election as President. Republicans remained in the majority, however.
As these elections were prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.
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Results summary
Senate Party Division, 45th Congress (1877–1879)
- Majority Party: Republican (39)
- Minority Party: Democratic (35)
- Other Parties: Anti-Monopoly (1), Independent (1)
- Total Seats: 76
Change in Senate composition
Before the elections
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 |
D28 Retired |
D27 Retired |
D26 Ran |
D25 Ran |
D24 Ran |
D23 Ran |
D22 Ran |
D21 | D20 | D19 |
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D29 Retired |
D30 Retired |
AM1 | R45 Retired |
R44 Retired |
R43 Retired |
R42 Retired |
R41 Unknown |
R40 Unknown |
R39 Unknown |
Majority → | |||||||||
R29 Ran |
R30 Ran |
R31 Ran |
R32 Ran |
R33 Ran |
R34 Ran |
R35 Ran |
R36 Ran |
R37 Ran |
R38 Ran |
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
D8 | D7 | D6 | D5 | D4 | D3 | D2 | D1 | ||
D9 | D10 | D11 | D12 | D13 | D14 | D15 | D16 | D17 | D18 |
D28 Hold |
D27 Hold |
D26 Hold |
D25 Re-elected |
D24 Re-elected |
D23 Re-elected |
D22 Re-elected |
D21 | D20 | D19 |
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D29 Hold |
D30 Hold |
D31 Gain |
D32 Gain |
D33 Gain |
D34 Gain |
D35 Gain |
Template:Party shading/Independent (United States) active | I1 Gain |
AM1 | R39 Hold |
Majority → | |||||||||
R29 Re-elected |
R30 Re-elected |
R31 Re-elected |
R32 Re-elected |
R33 Re-elected |
R34 Hold |
R35 Hold |
R36 Hold |
R37 Hold |
R38 Hold |
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 |
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Race summaries
Special elections during the 44th Congress
In these elections, the winners were seated during 1876 or in 1877 before March 4; ordered by election date.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Louisiana (Class 3) |
Vacant | Senate had declined to seat rival claimants William L. McMillen and P. B. S. Pinchback.[1] Senator elected January 12, 1876. Democratic gain. |
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Connecticut (Class 3) |
James E. English | Democratic | 1875 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired when successor elected. New senator elected May 17, 1876. Democratic hold. |
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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. |
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Colorado (Class 3) |
New state | Colorado admitted to the Union August 1, 1876. First senator elected November 15, 1876. Republican gain. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Races leading to the 45th Congress
In these general 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 | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history |
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Alabama | George Goldthwaite | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected in 1876. Democratic hold. |
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Arkansas | Powell Clayton | Republican | 1870 | Unknown if incumbent retired or ran for re-election. New senator elected January 16, 1877. Democratic gain. |
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Colorado | Henry M. Teller | Republican | 1876 (New state) | Incumbent re-elected in 1876 or 1877. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Delaware | Eli M. Saulsbury | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent re-elected in 1876. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Georgia | Thomas M. Norwood | Democratic | 1871 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected January 26, 1877 on the fourth ballot. Democratic hold. |
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Illinois | John A. Logan | Republican | 1870 or 1871 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected January 25, 1877 on the fortieth ballot. Independent gain. |
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Iowa | George G. Wright | Republican | 1870 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 19, 1876. Republican hold. |
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Kansas | James M. Harvey | Republican | 1874 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New elected January 31, 1877 on the seventeenth ballot. Republican hold. |
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Kentucky | John W. Stevenson | Democratic | 1871 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected in 1876. Democratic hold. |
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Louisiana | Joseph R. West | Republican | 1870 or 1871 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 10, 1877.[2] Republican hold. |
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Maine | James G. Blaine | Republican | 1876 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected January 16, 1877.[2] New senator also elected to finish the term, see above. |
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Massachusetts | George S. Boutwell | Republican | 1873 (Special) | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected in 1877. Republican hold. |
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Michigan | Thomas W. Ferry | Republican | 1871 | Incumbent re-elected in 1877. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Minnesota | William Windom | Republican | 1870 (Appointed) 1871 |
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Mississippi | James L. Alcorn | Republican | 1870 | Unknown if incumbent retired or ran for re-election. New senator elected in 1876. Democratic gain. |
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Nebraska | Phineas Hitchcock | Republican | 1870 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected in 1877. Republican hold. |
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New Hampshire | Aaron H. Cragin | Republican | 1864 1870 |
Unknown if incumbent retired or ran for re-election. New senator elected in 1876. Republican hold. |
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New Jersey | Frederick T. Frelinghuysen | Republican | 1870 or 1871 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected January 24, 1877. Democratic gain. |
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North Carolina | Matt W. Ransom | Democratic | 1872 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected in 1876. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Oregon | James K. Kelly | Democratic | 1870 | Incumbent retired. New senator's election year unknown. Democratic hold. |
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Rhode Island | Henry B. Anthony | Republican | 1858 1864 1870 |
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South Carolina | Thomas J. Robertson | Republican | 1868 (Special) 1870 |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected in 1876. Democratic gain. |
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Tennessee | Henry Cooper | Democratic | 1870 or 1871 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 10, 1877.[2] Democratic hold. |
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Texas | Morgan C. Hamilton | Republican | 1870 (Special) 1871 |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected in 1876. Democratic gain. |
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Virginia | John W. Johnston | Democratic | 1870 (Special) 1871 |
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West Virginia | Henry G. Davis | Democratic | 1871 | Incumbent re-elected January 26, 1877 on the fourth ballot. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Elections during the 45th Congress
In these elections, the winners were elected in 1877 after March 4.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Pennsylvania (Class 3) |
Simon Cameron | Republican | 1857 1861 (Resigned) 1867 1873 |
Incumbent resigned March 12, 1877. Successor elected March 20, 1877. Republican hold. |
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Ohio (Class 3) |
John Sherman | Republican | 1861 (Special) 1866 1872 |
Incumbent resigned March 8, 1877 to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. New senator elected March 21, 1877. Republican hold. |
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Complete list of elections
Pennsylvania (special)
The 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.[5]
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.[6] The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:
Pennsylvania Results[7] | ||||
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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% |
See also
References
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