1860 United States Senate election in Arkansas

none March 2026 March 2026 1860 United States Senate election in Arkansas presidential no 1855 United States Senate election in Arkansas 1855 1868 United States Senate election in Arkansas 1868 December 20, 1860 Members of the Arkansas General AssemblyMajority of voting members needed to win 130x130px 1st ballot 9th ballot File:Charles Mitchel.jpg Charles B. Mitchel Democratic Party (United States) 27 (29.7%) 52 (55.9%) 3x4.svg Samuel H. Hempstead Democratic Party (United States) 33 (33.0%) 26 (28.0%) File:George C. Watkins.jpg George C. Watkins Democratic Party (United States) 23 (25.3%) 8 (8.6%) Senator Robert W. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) Charles B. Mitchel Democratic Party (United States) A senatorial election was held in Arkansas on December 20, 1860, as part of the 1860–61 United States Senate elections. The Democratic former Arkansas representative Charles B. Mitchel defeated Samuel H. Hempstead and the former chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court George C. Watkins. The incumbent senator Robert W. Johnson did not seek re-election.Ferguson 1965 14 The Arkansas General Assembly met on December 20, 1860, to elect Johnson's successor. Democrats Charles B. Mitchel, Samuel H. Hempstead, N. B. Burrow, and George C. Watkins were nominated as candidates.Arkansas 1861 394 Burrow, a secessionist, declined to be considered; the remaining candidates were notably cautious in their responses to Lincoln's election.Ferguson 1965 15 Mitchel was elected with 52 votes on the ninth ballot.Arkansas 1861 403 He subsequently was expelled from Congress on July 11, 1861, following the secession of Arkansas.Congressional Quarterly 1985 580 General election + 1860 United States Senate election in ArkansasArkansas 1861 394–403 Party Candidate 1stballot 2ndballot 3rdballot 4thballot 5thballot 6thballot 7thballot 8thballot 9thballot Democratic Charles B. Mitchel 27 31 33 35 37 39 41 44 52 Democratic Samuel H. Hempstead 33 34 33 32 31 28 28 28 26 Democratic George C. Watkins 23 22 22 22 21 19 19 16 8 Democratic Robert W. Johnson 2 2 2 1 1 colspan=3 2 C. F. Hemingway colspan=8 1 Democratic John S. Roane 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 S. M. Scott colspan=8 1 Constitutional Union Hugh F. Thomason colspan=8 1 John T. Trigg colspan=8 1 Democratic N. B. Burrow 3 1 1 colspan=6 George W. Lemoyne 2 1 1 1 1 colspan=3 John H. Askew colspan=3 1 colspan=5 Democratic Albert Pike colspan=3 1 1 1 1 1 Total votes 91 92 93 93 93 89 90 90 93 Votes needed to win 48 48 48 48 48 47 49 47 48 Notes Bibliography Arkansas Journal of the House of Representatives [...] 1861 none n.p. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2881554&seq=1 Congressional Quarterly Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections 2nd 1985 Congressional Quarterly Washington D.C. 978-0-87187-339-2 https://archive.org/details/congressionalqua0000unse Ferguson John F. Arkansas and the Civil War 1965 [Pioneer Press] [Little Rock, AR] 64-25874 https://archive.org/details/arkansascivilwar0000ferg Arkansas 1860 United States Senate