1868–69 United States House of Representatives elections

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Template:Infobox election The 1868–69 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between June 1, 1868, to August 2, 1869. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before or after the first session of the 41st United States Congress convened on March 4, 1869. They coincided with the 1868 United States presidential election, which was won by Ulysses S. Grant. Elections were held for all 243 seats, representing 37 states. All of the former Confederate states were represented in Congress for the first time since they seceded from the Union.

The Democrats gained 20 seats, but Grant's Republican Party retained a commanding majority in the Reconstruction era following the American Civil War, holding onto a firm legitimacy through an association with victory. As more Southern states exited Reconstruction, more Democratic seats appeared in the South. However, Democratic gains in the South were limited, as the Republican powerbrokers of Reconstruction held a great deal of influence. The small Conservative Party of Virginia also picked up several seats in Virginia, as it had support among wealthy Southern leaders who wanted to increase the region's power.

Election summary

Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia were readmitted during this Congress, leaving Congress without vacant State delegations for the first time since 1860. Georgia had been partially readmitted in the previous Congress, but was not initially admitted to the 41st Congress. With Georgia's final readmission in 1870, all former Confederate states were once more represented in Congress.

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Democratic Template:Efn Republican
State Type Total
seats
colspan=2 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic colspan=2 Template:Party shading/Conservative" | Conservative colspan=2 Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican
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AlabamaTemplate:Efn District 6 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 2 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=2 | Template:Increase 2 Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 4 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=-2 | Template:Decrease 2
Arkansas District 3 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 2 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=-1 | Template:Decrease 1
California District 3 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 2 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 1 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
ConnecticutTemplate:Efn District 4 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=-2 | Template:Decrease 2 Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 3 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=2 | Template:Increase 2
Delaware At-large 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 0 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
FloridaTemplate:Efn At-large 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 1 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
GeorgiaTemplate:Efn District 7Template:Efn Template:Party shading/Democratic | 4 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=2 | Template:Increase 2 Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 3 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=-1 | Template:Decrease 1
Illinois District
+ 1 at-large
14 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 4 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 10 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=-1 | Template:Decrease 1
IndianaTemplate:Efn District 11 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 4 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 7 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=-1 | Template:Decrease 1
IowaTemplate:Efn District 6 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 6 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
Kansas At-large 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 1 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
Kentucky District 9Template:Efn Template:Party shading/Democratic | 9 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=2 | Template:Increase 2 Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 0 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=-1 | Template:Decrease 1
Louisiana District 5 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=-1 | Template:Decrease 1 Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 5 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1
MaineTemplate:Efn District 5 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 5 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
Maryland District 5 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 5 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=2 | Template:Increase 2 Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=-1 | Template:Decrease 1 Template:Party shading/Republican | 0 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=-1 | Template:Decrease 1
Massachusetts District 10 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 10 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
Michigan District 6 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 6 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
Minnesota District 2 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 1 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=-1 | Template:Decrease 1
MississippiTemplate:Efn District 5 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 5 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=5 | Template:Increase 5
Missouri District 9 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 2 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 7 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=-1 | Template:Decrease 1
NebraskaTemplate:Efn At-large 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 1 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
Nevada At-large 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 1 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
New HampshireTemplate:Efn District 3 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 3 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
New Jersey District 5 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 3 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 2 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=-1 | Template:Decrease 1
New York District 31 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 12 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=2 | Template:Increase 2 Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 19 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=-2 | Template:Decrease 2
North Carolina District 7 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=-1 | Template:Decrease 1 Template:Party shading/Republican | 6 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
OhioTemplate:Efn District 19 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 6 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=3 | Template:Increase 3 Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 13 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=-3 | Template:Decrease 3
OregonTemplate:Efn At-large 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 0 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=-1 | Template:Decrease 1
PennsylvaniaTemplate:Efn District 24 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 6 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 18 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
Rhode Island District 2 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 2 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
South Carolina District 4 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 4 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
Tennessee District 8 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 8 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
TexasTemplate:Efn District 4 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=1 | Template:Increase 1 Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 3 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=3 | Template:Increase 3
VermontTemplate:Efn District 3 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 3 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
VirginiaTemplate:Efn District 8 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Conservative | 5 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=5 | Template:Increase 5 Template:Party shading/Republican | 3 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=3 | Template:Increase 3
West VirginiaTemplate:Efn District 3 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 0 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 3 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
Wisconsin District 6 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 1 Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Conservative | 0 Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady Template:Party shading/Republican | 5 Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=0 | Template:Steady
TotalTemplate:Efn 243 Template:Party shading/Democratic | 67
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Template:Party shading/Democratic data-sort-value=22 | Template:Increase 22 Template:Party shading/Conservative | 5
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Template:Party shading/Conservative data-sort-value=3 | Template:Increase 3 Template:Party shading/Republican | 171
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Template:Party shading/Republican data-sort-value=-6 | Template:Decrease 6
Results shaded according to winning candidate's share of vote

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Election dates

Mississippi held rejected elections on July 1, 1868. New (accepted) elections were held December 1, 1869.

In 1845, Congress passed a law providing for a uniform nationwide date for choosing presidential electors. This law did not affect election dates for Congress, which remained within the jurisdiction of State governments, but over time, the States moved their congressional elections to that date. 1868 was the first year in which the majority of States (20 of 37) held their elections on that date. There were still 9 states which held elections before that date and 4 that held regular elections after that date, in addition to 4 readmitted states that held elections after that date.

Special elections

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There were special elections in 1868 and 1869 to the 40th United States Congress and 41st United States Congress.

Special elections are sorted by date then district.

40th Congress

Readmission of state are treated here as regular (late) elections, not special elections.

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Template:Ushr Cornelius S. Hamilton Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1866 Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent died December 22, 1867.
New member elected January 27, 1868.
Republican hold.
Winner was later re-elected to the next term; see below.
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Template:Ushr Thaddeus Stevens Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1848 Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent died August 11, 1868.
New member elected October 13, 1868.
Republican hold.
Winner was also elected to the next term; see below.
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Template:Ushr Darwin A. Finney Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1866 Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent died August 25, 1868.
New member elected October 13, 1868.
Republican hold.
Winner was not a candidate for the next term; see below.
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Template:Ushr Joseph W. McClurg Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1862 Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent resigned in July 1868.
New member elected November 3, 1868.
Republican hold.
Winner was not a candidate for the next term; see below.
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Template:Ushr James M. Hinds Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1868 Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent died October 22, 1868.
New member elected on an unknown date.
Republican hold.
Winner was not elected to the next term; see below.
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41st Congress

Readmission of state are treated here as regular (late) elections, not special elections.

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Template:Ushr George S. Boutwell Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1862 Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent resigned March 12, 1869, after being appointed Secretary of the Treasury.
New member elected November 2, 1869.
Republican hold.
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Template:Ushr Elihu B. Washburne Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1852 Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent resigned March 6, 1869, to become U.S. Secretary of State.
New member elected December 6, 1869.
Republican hold.
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Alabama

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1868 elections to finish the term

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1869 elections to the next term

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Arkansas

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District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates<ref name="guse">Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Ushr None Template:Party shading/Republican | State readmitted.
Republican gain.
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Template:Ushr None Template:Party shading/Democratic | State readmitted.
Democratic gain.
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Template:Ushr None Template:Party shading/Republican | State readmitted.
Republican gain.
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California

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California's delegation remained at two Democrats and one Republican.

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Template:Ushr Samuel Beach Axtell Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic 1867 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr William Higby Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1863 Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
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Template:Ushr James A. Johnson Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic 1867 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist

Colorado Territory

See non-voting delegates, below.

Dakota Territory

See non-voting delegates, below.

Connecticut

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|- ! Template:Ushr | Richard D. Hubbard | Template:Party shading/Democratic/Text | 1867 | Template:Party shading/Republican | Incumbent retired.
Republican gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Julius Hotchkiss | Template:Party shading/Democratic/Text | 1867 | Template:Party shading/Republican | Incumbent retired.
Republican gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Henry H. Starkweather | Template:Party shading/Republican/Text | 1867 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | William Barnum | Template:Party shading/Democratic/Text | 1867 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

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Delaware

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Florida

Template:Infobox election {{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Template:See also Florida had been unrepresented in Congress since January 21, 1861, when its sole member and both senators withdrew from Congress following the secession of Florida from the Union. Following the end of the Civil War, an election had been held in 1865, but it was rejected by Congress. In 1868, Congress readmitted Florida following Reconstruction.

Election to the current term

The first election, for the duration of the 40th congress, was held May 5, 1868.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Template:Ushr None Template:Party shading/Republican | State readmitted.
New member elected May 5, 1868 to finish the term and seated July 1, 1868.
Republican gain.<ref name=40thRoster>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Winner was later re-elected to the next term.

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Hamilton was seated on July 1, 1868,<ref name=40thRoster/> during the 2nd session of the 40th Congress.

Election to the next term

Florida elected its one at-large member on December 29, 1868, re-electing Hamilton, who had just been elected in May to finish the current term.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Template:Ushr Charles M. Hamilton Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1868Template:Efn Re-elected Template:Plainlist

Georgia

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Idaho Territory

See non-voting delegates, below.

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

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Maine

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Maryland

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Massachusetts

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Massachusetts' Results

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|- ! Template:Ushr | Thomas D. Eliot | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1858 | Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold |Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Oakes Ames | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Ginery Twichell | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1866 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Samuel Hooper | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1861 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Benjamin Butler | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1866 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Nathaniel P. Banks | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1865 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | George S. Boutwell | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |- ! Template:Ushr | George F. Hoar | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1862 | Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | William B. Washburn | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Henry L. Dawes | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected.<ref name=directory1869/> | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

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Michigan

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Minnesota

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Mississippi

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1868 rejected elections

Mississippi elected its members July 1, 1868, but that election was later rejected by the House.

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Template:Ushr None, seat not admitted Template:Party shading/Vacant | New member elected, but election rejected by the House. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr None, seat not admitted Template:Party shading/Vacant | New member elected, but election rejected by the House. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr None, seat not admitted Template:Party shading/Vacant | New member elected, but election rejected by the House. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr None, seat not admitted Template:Party shading/Vacant | New member elected, but election rejected by the House. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr None, seat not admitted Template:Party shading/Vacant | New member elected, but election rejected by the House. Template:Plainlist

1869 accepted elections

Mississippi then held new elections December 1, 1869 both: to finish the term in the 40th Congress and to the next term (starting in 1871) in the 41st Congress. Both elections had the same vote totals and were accepted by the House. The new members were seated in 1870.

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Template:Ushr None, seat not admitted Template:Party shading/Republican | New member elected to finish the term and to the next term.
Republican gain.
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Template:Ushr None, seat not admitted Template:Party shading/Republican | New member elected to finish the term and to the next term.
Republican gain.
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Template:Ushr None, seat not admitted Template:Party shading/Republican | New member elected to finish the term and to the next term.
Republican gain.
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Template:Ushr None, seat not admitted Template:Party shading/Republican | New member elected to finish the term and to the next term.
Republican gain.
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Template:Ushr None, seat not admitted Template:Party shading/Republican | New member elected to finish the term and to the next term.
Republican gain.
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Missouri

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Missouri elected its members on November 3, 1868.

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|- ! Template:Ushr | William A. Pile | Template:Party shading/Unconditional Unionist | Radical Union | 1866 | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Carman Newcomb | Template:Party shading/Unconditional Unionist | Radical Union | 1866 | Template:Party shading/Unconditional Unionist/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Radical Union hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | James R. McCormick | Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | [[1867 Missouri's 3rd congressional district special election|1867 Template:Small]] | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Joseph J. Gravely | Template:Party shading/Unconditional Unionist | Radical Union | 1866 | Template:Party shading/Unconditional Unionist/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Radical Union hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | John H. Stover | Template:Party shading/Unconditional Unionist | Radical Union | [[1868 Missouri's 5th congressional district special election|1868 Template:Small]] | Template:Party shading/Unconditional Unionist/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Radical Union hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Robert T. Van Horn | Template:Party shading/Unconditional Unionist | Radical Union | 1864 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Benjamin F. Loan | Template:Party shading/Unconditional Unionist | Radical Union | 1862 | Template:Party shading/Unconditional Unionist/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Radical Union hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | John F. Benjamin | Template:Party shading/Unconditional Unionist | Radical Union | 1864 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | George W. Anderson | Template:Party shading/Unconditional Unionist | Radical Union | 1864 | Template:Party shading/Unconditional Unionist/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Radical Union hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

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Montana Territory

See non-voting delegates, below.

Nebraska

Template:See also Template:USCongressElectionTableHead |- ! Template:Ushr | John Taffe | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1866 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

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Nevada

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New Hampshire

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New Jersey

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New Mexico Territory

See non-voting delegates, below.

New York

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North Carolina

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Ohio

Template:See also

District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Template:Ushr Benjamin Eggleston Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1864 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Samuel F. Cary Template:Party shading/Republican | Ind-Republican [[1867 Ohio's 2nd congressional district special election|1867 Template:Small]] Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican hold.
Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Robert C. Schenck Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1862 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr William Lawrence Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1864 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr William Mungen Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic 1866 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Reader W. Clarke Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1864 Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Samuel Shellabarger Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1864 Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr John Beatty Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican [[1868 Ohio's 8th congressional district special election|1868 Template:Small]] Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Ralph P. Buckland Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1864 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr James M. Ashley Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1862 Template:Party shading/Democratic | Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr John Thomas Wilson Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1866 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Philadelph Van Trump Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic 1866 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Columbus Delano Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1866Template:Efn Template:Party shading/Democratic | Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Martin Welker Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1864 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Tobias A. Plants Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1864 Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr John Bingham Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1864 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Ephraim R. Eckley Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1862 Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Rufus P. Spalding Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1862 Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr James A. Garfield Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1862 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist

Oregon

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Pennsylvania

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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Tennessee

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Template:USCongressElectionTableHead

|- ! Template:Ushr | Roderick R. Butler | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1867 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Horace Maynard | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1865 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | William B. Stokes | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1865 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | James Mullins | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1867 | Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold |Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | John Trimble | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1867 | Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold |Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Samuel M. Arnell | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1865 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Isaac R. Hawkins | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1865 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | David A. Nunn | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1867 | Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold |Incumbent lost re-election as an Independent Republican.
Republican hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|}

Texas

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Utah Territory

See non-voting delegates, below.

Vermont

Template:See also Template:USCongressElectionTableHead |- ! Template:Ushr | Frederick E. Woodbridge | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1863 | Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Luke P. Poland | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1866 | Incumbent re-elected | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Worthington C. Smith | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1866 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|}

Virginia

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|- ! Template:Ushr | colspan=3 | None | Template:Party shading/Republican | State readmitted.
Republican gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |- ! Template:Ushr | colspan=3 | None | Template:Party shading/Republican | State readmitted.
Republican gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |- ! Template:Ushr | colspan=3 | None | Template:Party shading/Republican | State readmitted.
Republican gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |- ! Template:Ushr | colspan=3 | None | Template:Party shading/Conservative | State readmitted.
Conservative gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |- ! Template:Ushr | colspan=3 | None | Template:Party shading/Conservative | State readmitted.
Conservative gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |- ! Template:Ushr | colspan=3 | None | Template:Party shading/Conservative | State readmitted.
Conservative gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |- ! Template:Ushr | colspan=3 | None | Template:Party shading/Conservative | State readmitted.
Conservative gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |- ! Template:Ushr | colspan=3 | None | Template:Party shading/Conservative | State readmitted.
Conservative gain. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist |}

Washington Territory

See non-voting delegates, below.

West Virginia

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Template:USCongressElectionTableHead

|- ! Template:Ushr | Chester D. Hubbard | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1864 | Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Bethuel Kitchen | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1866 | Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|- ! Template:Ushr | Daniel Polsley | Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 1866 | Template:Party shading/Republican/Hold | Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. | nowrap | Template:Plainlist

|}

Wisconsin

Template:See also Wisconsin elected six members of congress on Election Day, November 3, 1868.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Ushr Halbert E. Paine Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1864 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Benjamin F. Hopkins Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1866 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Amasa Cobb Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1862 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Charles A. Eldredge Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic 1862 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Philetus Sawyer Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1864 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist
Template:Ushr Cadwallader C. Washburn Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican 1866 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist

Non-voting delegates

Colorado Territory

Template:See also

District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Template:Ushr George M. Chilcott Template:Party shading/Independent Republican | Independent
Republican
1866 Template:Party shading/Republican | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost renomination.
Republican gain.
Template:Plainlist

Montana Territory

The election date is speculative.<ref name=MT1868/>

District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Template:Ushr James M. Cavanaugh Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic 1868 Incumbent re-elected. Template:Plainlist

Idaho Territory

District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Template:Ushr Edward D. Holbrook Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic 1864 Template:Party shading/Democratic/Hold | Incumbent retired.
New delegate elected August 10, 1868.
Democratic hold.
Template:Plainlist

Wyoming Territory

On July 25, 1868, an act of Congress gave Wyoming Territory the authority to elect a congressional delegate, although the first delegate did not take his seat until 1869.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Template:Ushr None, new district. Template:Party shading/Democratic | Territory organized in previous congress.
New delegate elected December 6, 1869.
Democratic gain.
Template:Plainlist

See also

Notes

Template:Notelist

References

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Bibliography

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