1866 United States elections

none February 2026 January 2025 1866 Midterm elections National Union Party (US)Andrew Johnson (U)Johnson was elected as vice president on the National Union ticket in 1864 and assumed the presidency in 1865 after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. After becoming president, Johnson broke with Lincoln's Republican Party, attempted to form his own party, and was a candidate for the presidential nomination at the 1868 Democratic National Convention. 40th 400px Results of the elections:#0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold#CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold#000000ff Legislature failed to elect#318547ff Unreconstructed states 25 of 66 seatsNot counting special elections. Republican hold Republican +2Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account. All 224 voting seats Republican hold Republican +23 400px 1866 House of Representatives election results#92C5DE Democratic #F48882 Republican #318547ff Unreconstructed states Elections occurred in the middle of National Union President Andrew Johnson's term, during the Third Party System and Reconstruction. Johnson had become president on April 15, 1865, upon the death of his predecessor, Abraham Lincoln. Members of the 40th United States Congress were chosen in this election. As this was the first election after the Civil War, many ex-Confederates were disfranchised, and several states of the Southern United States did not take part in the election. Delegations from Arkansas, Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, Louisiana, and South Carolina were re-admitted during the 40th Congress. Johnson's supporters held the 1866 National Union Convention in hopes of rallying supporters against the Radical Republicans. However, the Republican Party maintained a dominant majority in both houses of Congress, and ultimately impeached Johnson in 1868. In the House, Republicans won massive gains and increased their already-dominant majority, while Democrats suffered slight losses.Party Divisions of the House of Representatives http://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/ 25 June 2014 United States House of Representatives In the Senate, both parties picked up several seats, but Republicans retained a majority.Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm United States Senate 25 June 2014 See also 1866–67 United States House of Representatives elections 1866–67 United States Senate elections Notes References Category:1866 elections in the United States 1866 Category:United States midterm elections