The 1864–65 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between June 5, 1864, and November 7, 1865, in the midst of the American Civil War and President Abraham Lincoln's reelection. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives. Members were elected before the first session of the 39th United States Congress convened on December 4, 1865, including the at-large seat from the new state of Nevada, and the 8 from Tennessee, the first secessionist state to be readmitted. The other 10 secessionist states had not yet been readmitted, and therefore were not seated.
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The opposition Democrats were deeply divided between the Copperheads, a group that demanded an immediate negotiated settlement with the Confederate States of America, and the War Democrats, who supported the war. With the Democrats lacking any coherent message, they lost half their seats to Lincoln's Republican Party, who increased their majority to a commanding level.
The Unionists lost seven seats, retaining control of 18 seats (some classify the Representatives as including 13 Unconditional Unionists and five Unionists), all from the border states of Maryland, Tennessee, and Kentucky, as well as West Virginia.
Election summaries
One new seat was added for the new State of Nevada and 8 vacancies were filled by the readmission of Tennessee, the first secessionist state to be readmitted. Three former Confederate States held elections in 1865 that were rejected by Congress.
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State | Type | Date | Total seats | Democratic | Republican | Unionist | |||
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Oregon | At-large | June 5, 1864 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Vermont | District | September 6, 1864 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Maine | District | September 11, 1864 | 5 | 0 | ![]() | 5 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Indiana | District | October 10, 1864 | 11 | 2 | ![]() | 9 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Nevada | At-large | 1 | 0 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | |
Ohio | District | 19 | 2 | ![]() | 17 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | |
Pennsylvania | District | 24 | 8 | ![]() | 16 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | |
West Virginia | District | October 22, 1864 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() |
California | District | November 8, 1864 (Election Day) | 3 | 0 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Delaware | At-large | 1 | 1 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | |
Illinois | District + 1 at-large | 14 | 3 | ![]() | 11 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | |
Iowa | District | 6 | 0 | ![]() | 6 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | |
Kansas | At-large | 1 | 0 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | |
Maryland | District | 5 | 2 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | |
Massachusetts | District | 10 | 0 | ![]() | 10 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | |
Michigan | District | 6 | 0 | ![]() | 6 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | |
Minnesota | District | 2 | 0 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | |
Missouri | District | 9 | 1 | ![]() | 8 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | |
New Jersey | District | 5 | 3 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | |
New York | District | 31 | 10 | ![]() | 21 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | |
Wisconsin | District | 6 | 1 | ![]() | 5 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | |
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New Hampshire | District | March 14, 1865 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | 3 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Connecticut | District | April 3, 1865 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | 4 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Tennessee | District | August 3, 1865 | 8 | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 8 | ![]() |
Rhode Island | District | April 5, 1865 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
Kentucky | District | August 7, 1865 | 9 | 5 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 4 | ![]() |
Nevada | At-large | November 7, 1865 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | 1 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() |
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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 | 193 50 vacancies | 38 19.7% | ![]() | 137 71.0% | ![]() | 18 9.3% | ![]() |
Of the rejected elections, Florida's and Mississippi's claimants' parties are unknown, while North Carolina elected 4 Union and 3 Conservative Representatives.
Special elections
38th Congress
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Illinois 5 | Owen Lovejoy | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent died March 25, 1864. New member elected May 19, 1864. Republican hold. |
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New York 1 | Henry G. Stebbins | Democratic | 1862 | Incumbent resigned October 24, 1864. New member elected November 8, 1864. Democratic hold. |
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Maryland 2 | Edwin H. Webster | Unconditional Unionist | 1859 | Incumbent resigned July 1865. New member elected November 7, 1865. Unconditional Unionist hold. |
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Massachusetts 6 | Daniel W. Gooch | National Union | 1858 (special) | Incumbent resigned September 1, 1865. New member elected November 7, 1865. National Union hold. |
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New York 16 | Orlando Kellogg | National Union | 1862 | Incumbent died August 24, 1865. New member elected November 7, 1865. National Union hold. |
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Alabama
Alabama did not hold elections to the 39th Congress.
Arizona Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below.
Arkansas
Arkansas did not hold elections to the 39th Congress.
California
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Note: This was the first election in which California elected representatives from congressional districts.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
California 1 New seat | Cornelius Cole Redistricted from the at-large district. | Republican | 1863 | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost renomination. New member elected. |
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California 2 New seat | William Higby Redistricted from the at-large district. | Republican | 1863 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California 3 New seat | Thomas B. Shannon Redistricted from the at-large district. | Republican | 1863 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Colorado Territory
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Connecticut
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District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Connecticut 1 | Henry C. Deming | Republican | 1863 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 2 | James E. English | Democratic | 1861 | Incumbent retired. National Union gain. |
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Connecticut 3 | Augustus Brandegee | Republican | 1863 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 4 | John Henry Hubbard | Republican | 1863 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Dakota Territory
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Delaware
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Florida
Florida did not hold elections to the 39th Congress.
Georgia
Georgia did not hold elections to the 39th Congress.
Idaho Territory
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Illinois
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Indiana
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Iowa
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Kansas
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Kentucky
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Louisiana
Louisiana did not hold elections to the 39th Congress.
Maine
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Maryland
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Massachusetts
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Massachusetts 1 | Thomas D. Eliot | National Union | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 2 | Oakes Ames | National Union | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 3 | Alexander H. Rice | National Union | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 4 | Samuel Hooper | National Union | 1861 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 5 | John B. Alley | National Union | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 6 | Daniel W. Gooch | National Union | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 7 | George S. Boutwell | National Union | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 8 | John D. Baldwin | National Union | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 9 | William B. Washburn | National Union | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 10 | Henry Laurens Dawes | National Union | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan
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Minnesota
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Mississippi
Mississippi did not hold elections to the 39th Congress.
Missouri
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Montana Territory
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Nebraska Territory
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Nevada
38th Congress
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 | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Nevada at-large | New state | New seat. Republican gain. |
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39th Congress
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 | |||
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Nevada at-large | Henry G. Worthington | Republican | 1864 (new state) | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. |
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
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New Mexico Territory
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New York
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North Carolina
North Carolina did not hold elections to the 39th Congress.
Ohio
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 | |||
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Ohio 1 | George H. Pendleton | Democratic | 1856 | Incumbent retired to run for Vice President. Republican gain. |
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Ohio 2 | Alexander Long | Democratic | 1862 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican gain. |
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Ohio 3 | Robert C. Schenck | Republican | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 4 | John F. McKinney | Democratic | 1862 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Ohio 5 | Francis C. Le Blond | Democratic | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 6 | Chilton A. White | Democratic | 1860 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Ohio 7 | Samuel S. Cox | Democratic | 1862 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Ohio 8 | William Johnston | Democratic | 1862 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Ohio 9 | Warren P. Noble | Democratic | 1860 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Ohio 10 | James M. Ashley | Republican | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 11 | Wells A. Hutchins | Democratic | 1862 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Ohio 12 | William E. Finck | Democratic | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 13 | John O'Neill | Democratic | 1862 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. |
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Ohio 14 | George Bliss | Democratic | 1862 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Ohio 15 | James R. Morris | Democratic | 1862 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Ohio 16 | Joseph W. White | Democratic | 1882 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Ohio 17 | Ephraim R. Eckley | Republican | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 18 | Rufus P. Spalding | Republican | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio 19 | James A. Garfield | Republican | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Oregon
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Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
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South Carolina
South Carolina did not hold elections to the 39th Congress.
Tennessee
Elections held late, on August 3, 1865.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Tennessee 1 | None (vacant due to Civil War) | New member elected. Unionist gain. |
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Tennessee 2 | None (vacant due to Civil War) | New member elected. Unionist gain. |
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Tennessee 3 | None (vacant due to Civil War) | New member elected. Unionist gain. |
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Tennessee 4 | None (vacant due to Civil War) | New member elected. Unionist gain. |
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Tennessee 5 | None (vacant due to Civil War) | New member elected. Unionist gain. |
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Tennessee 6 | None (vacant due to Civil War) | New member elected. Unionist gain. |
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Tennessee 7 | None (vacant due to Civil War) | New member elected. Unionist gain. |
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Tennessee 8 | None (vacant due to Civil War) | New member elected. Unionist gain. |
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Texas
Texas did not hold elections to the 39th Congress.
Utah Territory
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Vermont
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Vermont 1 | Frederick E. Woodbridge | Republican | 1863 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vermont 2 | Justin S. Morrill | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vermont 3 | Portus Baxter | Republican | 1860 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia
Virginia did not hold elections to the 39th Congress.
Washington Territory
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West Virginia
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
West Virginia 1 | Jacob B. Blair | Unconditional Unionist | 1863 | Incumbent retired. Unconditional Unionist hold. |
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West Virginia 2 | William G. Brown Sr. | Unconditional Unionist | 1863 | Incumbent retired. Unconditional Unionist hold. |
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West Virginia 3 | Kellian Whaley | Unconditional Unionist | 1863 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin elected six members of congress on Election Day, November 8, 1864.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Wisconsin 1 | James S. Brown | Democratic | 1862 | Incumbent withdrew from election. National Union gain. |
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Wisconsin 2 | Ithamar Sloan | Republican | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected on National Union ticket. Republican hold. |
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Wisconsin 3 | Amasa Cobb | Republican | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected on National Union ticket. Republican hold. |
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Wisconsin 4 | Charles A. Eldredge | Democratic | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin 5 | Ezra Wheeler | Democratic | 1862 | Incumbent retired. National Union gain. |
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Wisconsin 6 | Walter D. McIndoe | Republican | 1862 (special) | Incumbent re-elected on National Union ticket. Republican hold. |
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Non-voting delegates
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38th Congress
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Arizona Territory at-large | New district | New seat. New delegate elected on an unknown date in 1864. Republican gain. |
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Montana Territory at-large | New district | New seat. New delegate elected. Democratic gain. |
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39th Congress
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Arizona Territory at-large | Charles Debrille Poston | Republican | 1864 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected September 6, 1865. Republican hold. |
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Colorado Territory at-large | Hiram Pitt Bennet | Conservative Republican | 1861 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Dakota Territory at-large | John B. S. Todd | Democratic | 1862 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Idaho Territory at-large | William H. Wallace | Unionist | 1860 (Wash. Territory) 1862 (unknown) 1863 | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost. New delegate elected October 10, 1864. Democratic gain. |
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Montana Territory at-large | Samuel McLean | Democratic | 1864 | Incumbent re-elected to the term starting March 4, 1865. |
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Nebraska Territory at-large | Samuel Gordon Daily | Republican | 1860 (won contest) | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost. Republican hold. |
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Utah Territory at-large | |||||
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See also
- 1864 United States elections
- 1864 United States presidential election
- 1864–65 United States Senate elections
- 38th United States Congress
- 39th United States Congress
Notes
- Excludes states admitted after the start of Congress.
- Including late elections.
- Represents the combined results of the Republican and Unionist candidates in the last election cycle.
- In comparison to the combined results of the Republican and Unionist candidates in the last election cycle.
- Includes 1 Independent Republican, John R. Kelso, elected in MO-04.
- Including Unconditional Unionists.
- New state.
- Changed from at-large.
- Although "An Act to establish a uniform time for holding elections for electors of President and Vice President in all the States of the Union (28th Congress, 2nd Session, Chapter 1, 5 Stat. 721, enacted January 23, 1845) was only for presidential elections, the date was gradually adopted by the states for congressional elections.
- Readmitted state.
- Not admitted until July 24, 1866.
- Rejected election.
- There were a total of 50 vacancies remaining, after the readmission of Tennessee.
- Date speculative, but presumed to be in 1864 and 1865.
References
- 14 Stat. 391
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- Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 195, 196.
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External links
- Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)
- "Elections 1860 - 1869". JoinCalifornia / Election History for the State of California. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
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The 1864 65 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between June 5 1864 and November 7 1865 in the midst of the American Civil War and President Abraham Lincoln s reelection Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives Members were elected before the first session of the 39th United States Congress convened on December 4 1865 including the at large seat from the new state of Nevada and the 8 from Tennessee the first secessionist state to be readmitted The other 10 secessionist states had not yet been readmitted and therefore were not seated 1864 65 United States House of Representatives elections 1862 amp 1863 June 5 1864 November 7 1865 1866 amp 1867 All 193 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 110 seats 72 seats Seats won 150 33 Seat change 40 39 Popular vote 2 078 677 1 631 393 Percentage 53 47 41 97 Swing 0 78pp 3 14pp Third party Fourth party Party Conservative Radical Democracy Last election New party New party Seats won 5 4 Seat change 5 4 Popular vote 84 998 54 008 Percentage 2 19 1 39 Swing New party New party Fifth party Party Independent Last election 2 seats Seats won 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 41 360 Percentage 1 06 Swing 0 50ppResults National Unionist gain National Unionist hold Democratic gain Democratic holdSpeaker before election Schuyler Colfax Republican Elected Speaker Schuyler Colfax Republican The opposition Democrats were deeply divided between the Copperheads a group that demanded an immediate negotiated settlement with the Confederate States of America and the War Democrats who supported the war With the Democrats lacking any coherent message they lost half their seats to Lincoln s Republican Party who increased their majority to a commanding level The Unionists lost seven seats retaining control of 18 seats some classify the Representatives as including 13 Unconditional Unionists and five Unionists all from the border states of Maryland Tennessee and Kentucky as well as West Virginia Election summariesOne new seat was added for the new State of Nevada and 8 vacancies were filled by the readmission of Tennessee the first secessionist state to be readmitted Three former Confederate States held elections in 1865 that were rejected by Congress 38 137 18 Democratic Republican Unionist State Type Date Total seats Democratic Republican Unionist Seats Change Seats Change Seats Change Oregon At large June 5 1864 1 0 1 0 Vermont District September 6 1864 3 0 3 0 Maine District September 11 1864 5 0 1 5 1 0 Indiana District October 10 1864 11 2 5 9 5 0 Nevada At large 1 0 1 1 0 Ohio District 19 2 12 17 12 0 Pennsylvania District 24 8 4 16 4 0 West Virginia District October 22 1864 3 0 0 3 California District November 8 1864 Election Day 3 0 3 0 Delaware At large 1 1 0 0 Illinois District 1 at large 14 3 6 11 6 0 Iowa District 6 0 6 0 Kansas At large 1 0 1 0 Maryland District 5 2 1 0 3 1 Massachusetts District 10 0 10 0 Michigan District 6 0 1 6 1 0 Minnesota District 2 0 2 0 Missouri District 9 1 1 8 7 0 8 New Jersey District 5 3 1 2 1 0 New York District 31 10 7 21 7 0 Wisconsin District 6 1 2 5 2 0 Late elections after the March 4 1865 beginning of the term New Hampshire District March 14 1865 3 0 1 3 1 0 Connecticut District April 3 1865 4 0 1 4 1 0 Tennessee District August 3 1865 8 0 0 8 8 Rhode Island District April 5 1865 2 0 2 0 Kentucky District August 7 1865 9 5 5 0 4 5 Nevada At large November 7 1865 1 0 1 0 Secessionist 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 193 50 vacancies 38 19 7 31 137 71 0 46 18 9 3 6 Popular vote Nat Union 53 47 Democratic 41 97 Conservative 2 19 Radical 1 39 Independent 1 06 Others 0 00 House seats Nat Union 77 72 Democratic 17 10 Conservative 2 59 Radical 2 07 Independent 0 52 Of the rejected elections Florida s and Mississippi s claimants parties are unknown while North Carolina elected 4 Union and 3 Conservative Representatives Special elections38th Congress District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Illinois 5 Owen Lovejoy Republican 1856 Incumbent died March 25 1864 New member elected May 19 1864 Republican hold Y Ebon C Ingersoll Republican 62 8 H M Wead Democratic 37 1 New York 1 Henry G Stebbins Democratic 1862 Incumbent resigned October 24 1864 New member elected November 8 1864 Democratic hold Y Dwight Townsend Democratic 54 9 Henry G Stebbins National Union 45 1 39th Congress District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Maryland 2 Edwin H Webster Unconditional Unionist 1859 Incumbent resigned July 1865 New member elected November 7 1865 Unconditional Unionist hold Y John L Thomas Jr Unconditional Unionist 83 2 William Kimmel Democratic 16 8 Massachusetts 6 Daniel W Gooch National Union 1858 special Incumbent resigned September 1 1865 New member elected November 7 1865 National Union hold Y Nathaniel P Banks National Union 80 8 Thomas J Greenwood Democratic 19 2 New York 16 Orlando Kellogg National Union 1862 Incumbent died August 24 1865 New member elected November 7 1865 National Union hold Y Robert S Hale National Union 54 5 Halsey R Wing Democratic 45 5 AlabamaAlabama did not hold elections to the 39th Congress Arizona TerritorySee Non voting delegates below ArkansasArkansas did not hold elections to the 39th Congress CaliforniaCalifornia elections 1863 November 8 1864 1867 3 seats Majority party Minority party Party Republican Democratic Last election 3 0 Seats won 3 0 Seat change Popular vote 62 039 43 045 Percentage 59 0 41 0 Results Republican hold Note This was the first election in which California elected representatives from congressional districts District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates California 1 New seat Cornelius Cole Redistricted from the at large district Republican 1863 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost renomination New member elected Y Donald C McRuer Republican 58 2 Joseph B Crockett Democratic 41 8 California 2 New seat William Higby Redistricted from the at large district Republican 1863 Incumbent re elected Y William Higby Republican 61 3 James W Coffroth Democratic 38 7 California 3 New seat Thomas B Shannon Redistricted from the at large district Republican 1863 Incumbent retired Republican hold Y John Bidwell Republican 55 8 Jackson Temple Democratic 44 2 Colorado TerritorySee non voting delegates below ConnecticutThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2020 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Connecticut 1 Henry C Deming Republican 1863 Incumbent re elected Y Henry C Deming National Union Connecticut 2 James E English Democratic 1861 Incumbent retired National Union gain Y Samuel L Warner National Union Connecticut 3 Augustus Brandegee Republican 1863 Incumbent re elected Y Augustus Brandegee National Union Connecticut 4 John Henry Hubbard Republican 1863 Incumbent re elected Y John Henry Hubbard National Union Dakota TerritorySee non voting delegates below DelawareThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2020 FloridaFlorida did not hold elections to the 39th Congress GeorgiaGeorgia did not hold elections to the 39th Congress Idaho TerritorySee non voting delegates below IllinoisThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2020 IndianaThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2020 IowaThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2020 KansasThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2020 KentuckyThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2020 LouisianaLouisiana did not hold elections to the 39th Congress MaineThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2020 MarylandThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2020 MassachusettsDistrict Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Massachusetts 1 Thomas D Eliot National Union 1858 Incumbent re elected Y Thomas D Eliot National Union 82 77 Sylvanus B Phinney Democratic 17 23 Massachusetts 2 Oakes Ames National Union 1862 Incumbent re elected Y Oakes Ames National Union 72 07 James Maguire Democratic 27 93 Massachusetts 3 Alexander H Rice National Union 1858 Incumbent re elected Y Alexander H Rice National Union 62 35 John S Sleeper Democratic 37 65 Massachusetts 4 Samuel Hooper National Union 1861 special Incumbent re elected Y Samuel Hooper National Union 65 48 Josiah Gardner Abbott Democratic 34 52 Massachusetts 5 John B Alley National Union 1858 Incumbent re elected Y John B Alley National Union 75 89 Joseph B Morse Democratic 24 11 Massachusetts 6 Daniel W Gooch National Union 1858 Incumbent re elected Y Daniel W Gooch National Union 71 66 Thomas J Greenwood Democratic 28 34 Massachusetts 7 George S Boutwell National Union 1862 Incumbent re elected Y George S Boutwell National Union 68 99 Theodore H Sweetser Democratic 31 01 Massachusetts 8 John D Baldwin National Union 1862 Incumbent re elected Y John D Baldwin National Union 74 75 George Hodges Democratic 25 25 Massachusetts 9 William B Washburn National Union 1862 Incumbent re elected Y William B Washburn National Union 81 47 Nathaniel Wood Democratic 18 53 Massachusetts 10 Henry Laurens Dawes National Union 1856 Incumbent re elected Y Henry L Dawes National Union 64 74 Harry Arnold Democratic 35 26 MichiganThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2020 MinnesotaThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2020 MississippiMississippi did not hold elections to the 39th Congress MissouriThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2020 Montana TerritorySee non voting delegates below Nebraska TerritorySee non voting delegates below Nevada38th Congress 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 Y Henry G Worthington Republican 9 776 votes Other 6 552 votes 39th Congress 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 Republican hold Y Delos R Ashley Republican 3 691 votes 2 215 votesNew HampshireThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2020 New JerseyThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2020 New Mexico TerritorySee non voting delegates below New YorkThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2020 North CarolinaNorth Carolina did not hold elections to the 39th Congress OhioOhio 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 Ohio 1 George H Pendleton Democratic 1856 Incumbent retired to run for Vice President Republican gain Y Benjamin Eggleston Republican 57 0 George E Pugh Democratic 43 0 Ohio 2 Alexander Long Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost renomination Republican gain Y Rutherford B Hayes Republican 58 7 Joseph C Butler Democratic 41 3 Ohio 3 Robert C Schenck Republican 1862 Incumbent re elected Y Robert C Schenck Republican 55 3 David A Houk Democratic 44 7 Ohio 4 John F McKinney Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost re election Republican gain Y William Lawrence Republican 56 1 John F McKinney Democratic 43 9 Ohio 5 Francis C Le Blond Democratic 1862 Incumbent re elected Y Francis C Le Blond Democratic 55 2 Moses B Walker Republican 44 8 Ohio 6 Chilton A White Democratic 1860 Incumbent lost re election Republican gain Y Reader W Clarke Republican 55 4 Chilton A White Democratic 44 6 Ohio 7 Samuel S Cox Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost re election Republican gain Y Samuel Shellabarger Republican 57 1 Samuel S Cox Democratic 42 9 Ohio 8 William Johnston Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost re election Republican gain Y James R Hubbell Republican 54 8 William Johnston Democratic 45 2 Ohio 9 Warren P Noble Democratic 1860 Incumbent lost re election Republican gain Y Ralph P Buckland Republican 73 6 Warren P Noble Democratic 26 4 Ohio 10 James M Ashley Republican 1862 Incumbent re elected Y James M Ashley Republican 51 8 Americus V Rice Democratic 48 2 Ohio 11 Wells A Hutchins Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost re election Republican gain Y Hezekiah S Bundy Republican 59 8 Wells A Hutchins Democratic 40 2 Ohio 12 William E Finck Democratic 1862 Incumbent re elected Y William E Finck Democratic 53 3 Job E Stevenson Republican 46 7 Ohio 13 John O Neill Democratic 1862 Incumbent retired Republican gain Y Columbus Delano Republican 50 5 Charles Follett Republican 49 5 Ohio 14 George Bliss Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost re election Republican gain Y Martin Welker Republican 55 5 George Bliss Democratic 44 5 Ohio 15 James R Morris Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost re election Republican gain Y Tobias A Plants Republican 57 3 James R Morris Democratic 42 7 Ohio 16 Joseph W White Democratic 1882 Incumbent lost re election Republican gain Y John Bingham Republican 52 7 Joseph W White Democratic 47 3 Ohio 17 Ephraim R Eckley Republican 1862 Incumbent re elected Y Ephraim R Eckley Republican 59 3 Jonathan H Wallace Democratic 40 7 Ohio 18 Rufus P Spalding Republican 1862 Incumbent re elected Y Rufus P Spalding Republican 68 5 Jeptha Wade Democratic 31 5 Ohio 19 James A Garfield Republican 1862 Incumbent re elected Y James A Garfield Republican 74 1 Halsey H Moses Democratic 25 9 OregonThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2020 PennsylvaniaThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2020 Rhode IslandThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2020 South CarolinaSouth Carolina did not hold elections to the 39th Congress TennesseeElections 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 Unionist gain Y Nathaniel G Taylor Unionist 46 39 J K Miller Conservative 38 98 James H Randolph Unknown 14 41 Thomas D Arnold Unknown 0 23 Tennessee 2 None vacant due to Civil War New member elected Unionist gain Y Horace Maynard Unionist 55 97 Joseph A Cooper Conservative 18 17 Leonidas C Houk Unionist 14 54 Robert K Byrd Unionist 9 46 William Heiskell Opposition 1 70 FNU Wills Unionist 0 16 Tennessee 3 None vacant due to Civil War New member elected Unionist gain Y William B Stokes Unionist 56 75 Asa Faulkner Conservative 32 48 John R Hood Unknown 10 77 Tennessee 4 None vacant due to Civil War New member elected Unionist gain Y Edmund Cooper Unionist 97 17 James Mullins Unknown 2 83 Tennessee 5 None vacant due to Civil War New member elected Unionist gain Y William B Campbell Unionist 78 46 Sand J Carter Unionist 21 35 Scattering 0 19 Tennessee 6 None vacant due to Civil War New member elected Unionist gain Y Samuel M Arnell Unionist 74 79 Dorsey B Thomas Conservative 25 21 Tennessee 7 None vacant due to Civil War New member elected Unionist gain Y Isaac R Hawkins Unionist 64 62 Emerson Etheridge Conservative 35 38 Tennessee 8 None vacant due to Civil War New member elected Unionist gain Y John W Leftwich Unionist 47 99 John Bullock Unionist 17 21 R S Saunders Unknown 16 87 William C Dunlap Conservative 15 06 William Hunter Unknown 2 87 TexasTexas did not hold elections to the 39th Congress Utah TerritorySee non voting delegates below VermontDistrict Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Vermont 1 Frederick E Woodbridge Republican 1863 Incumbent re elected Y Frederick E Woodbridge National Union 73 8 Samuel Wells Democratic 25 9 Vermont 2 Justin S Morrill Republican 1854 Incumbent re elected Y Justin S Morrill National Union 72 0 Robert K M Ormsby Democratic 27 8 Vermont 3 Portus Baxter Republican 1860 Incumbent re elected Y Portus Baxter National Union 74 0 Giles Harrington Democratic 25 9 VirginiaVirginia did not hold elections to the 39th Congress Washington TerritorySee non voting delegates below West VirginiaDistrict Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates West Virginia 1 Jacob B Blair Unconditional Unionist 1863 Incumbent retired Unconditional Unionist hold Y Chester D Hubbard Unconditional Unionist 62 52 Samuel Crane Independent 37 48 West Virginia 2 William G Brown Sr Unconditional Unionist 1863 Incumbent retired Unconditional Unionist hold Y George R Latham Unconditional Unionist 84 46 William B Zinn Independent 10 75 Fontain Smith Independent 4 39 W S Richardson Independent 0 40 West Virginia 3 Kellian Whaley Unconditional Unionist 1863 Incumbent re elected Y Kellian Whaley Unconditional Unionist 66 79 John M Phelps Independent 33 21 WisconsinWisconsin elected six members of congress on Election Day November 8 1864 District Incumbent This race Member Party First elected Results Candidates Wisconsin 1 James S Brown Democratic 1862 Incumbent withdrew from election National Union gain Y Halbert E Paine National Union 50 9 John W Cary Democratic 49 1 Wisconsin 2 Ithamar Sloan Republican 1862 Incumbent re elected on National Union ticket Republican hold Y Ithamar Sloan National Union 60 3 George Baldwin Smith Democratic 39 7 Wisconsin 3 Amasa Cobb Republican 1862 Incumbent re elected on National Union ticket Republican hold Y Amasa Cobb National Union 63 2 Charles Rodolf Democratic 36 8 Wisconsin 4 Charles A Eldredge Democratic 1862 Incumbent re elected Y Charles A Eldredge Democratic 58 9 A Scott Sloan National Union 41 1 Wisconsin 5 Ezra Wheeler Democratic 1862 Incumbent retired National Union gain Y Philetus Sawyer National Union 56 8 Gabriel Bouck Democratic 43 2 Wisconsin 6 Walter D McIndoe Republican 1862 special Incumbent re elected on National Union ticket Republican hold Y Walter D McIndoe National Union 66 3 Henry Reed Democratic 33 7 Non voting delegatesThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it December 2020 38th Congress District Incumbent This race Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates Arizona Territory at large New district New seat New delegate elected on an unknown date in 1864 Republican gain Y Charles Debrille Poston Republican 40 62 data missing Montana Territory at large New district New seat New delegate elected Democratic gain Y Samuel McLean Democratic 59 39 Wilbur F Sanders Republican 40 62 39th Congress District Incumbent This race Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates Arizona Territory at large Charles Debrille Poston Republican 1864 Incumbent lost re election New member elected September 6 1865 Republican hold Y John N Goodwin Republican Charles Debrille Poston Republican Colorado Territory at large Hiram Pitt Bennet Conservative Republican 1861 Incumbent retired Republican hold Y Allen Alexander Bradford Republican data missing Dakota Territory at large John B S Todd Democratic 1862 Incumbent lost re election Republican gain Y Walter A Burleigh Republican John B S Todd Democratic Idaho Territory at large William H Wallace Unionist 1860 Wash Territory 1862 unknown 1863 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost New delegate elected October 10 1864 Democratic gain Y Edward D Holbrook Democratic 53 33 Samuel C Parks Unionist 46 67 Montana Territory at large Samuel McLean Democratic 1864 Incumbent re elected to the term starting March 4 1865 Y Samuel McLean Democratic 61 12 Republican 38 88 Nebraska Territory at large Samuel Gordon Daily Republican 1860 won contest Unknown if incumbent retired or lost Republican hold Y Phineas Hitchcock Republican 53 33 data missing New Mexico Territory at large Utah Territory at large Washington Territory at largeSee also1864 United States elections 1864 United States presidential election 1864 65 United States Senate elections 38th United States Congress 39th United States CongressNotesExcludes states admitted after the start of Congress Including late elections Represents the combined results of the Republican and Unionist candidates in the last election cycle In comparison to the combined results of the Republican and Unionist candidates in the last election cycle Includes 1 Independent Republican John R Kelso elected in MO 04 Including Unconditional Unionists New state Changed from at large Although An Act to establish a uniform time for holding elections for electors of President and Vice President in all the States of the Union 28th Congress 2nd Session Chapter 1 5 Stat 721 enacted January 23 1845 was only for presidential elections the date was gradually adopted by the states for congressional elections Readmitted state Not admitted until July 24 1866 Rejected election There were a total of 50 vacancies remaining after the readmission of Tennessee Date speculative but presumed to be in 1864 and 1865 References14 Stat 391 IL District 05 Special Race May 19 1864 Our Campaigns March 10 2010 Retrieved February 10 2022 The Resignation of Hon Henry G Stebbins M C The New York Times October 26 1864 Retrieved February 13 2017 NY District 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