1893 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

none March 2026 September 2023 1893 United States Senate election in Massachusetts presidential no 1887 United States Senate election in Massachusetts 1887 1899 United States Senate election in Massachusetts 1899 January 17, 1893 x160px 280 members of the Massachusetts General Court 141 File:John Singer Sargent - Henry Cabot Lodge - Google Art Project (cropped).jpg Henry Cabot Lodge Republican Party (United States) 190 67.86% File:Patrick A. Collins. LCCN2016650577 (cropped).jpg Patrick Collins Democratic Party (United States) 81 25.71% Senator Henry L. Dawes Republican Party (United States) Henry Cabot Lodge Republican Party (United States) The 1893 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held during January 1893. Republican incumbent Henry L. Dawes chose not to seek a fourth term in office, and was replaced by Republican U.S. representative Henry Cabot Lodge. At the time, Massachusetts elected United States senators by a majority vote of the combined houses of the Massachusetts General Court. Background In the 1892 state elections, Republicans won 186 of 280 seats in the legislature. Republican nomination Candidates William W. Crapo, U.S. representative from New Bedford Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. representative from Nahant The primary candidates for the nomination were U.S. representatives Henry Cabot Lodge and William W. Crapo. Caucus On January 4, Republican legislators from both houses met to caucus and determine their nominee. Crapo supporters, led by state senator William M. Butler, attempted to delay the caucus until January 12. A motion to adjourn lost, with 124 votes against to 40 votes in favor. The caucus proceeded to a final ballot, with 94 votes needed for the nomination. Lodge won the ballot easily.TO SUCCEED DAWES: Henry Cabot Lodge the Republican Nominee Los Angeles Times 5 January 1893 1 Republican nominating caucus Republican Party (United States) Henry Cabot Lodge 147 79.03% Republican Party (United States) William W. Crapo 30 16.13% Republican Party (United States) John Davis Long 5 2.69% Republican Party (United States) William Cogswell 2 1.08% Republican Party (United States) Frederic T. Greenhalge 2 1.08% 186 100.00% Results 1893 United States Senate election in MassachusettsMA US Senate https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=412793 OurCampaigns.com 6 December 2019 Republican Party (United States) Henry Cabot Lodge 190 67.86% Democratic Party (United States) Patrick Collins 81 28.93% None No vote 9 3.21% 280 100.00% References 1893 Massachusetts United States Senate