1882–83 United States Senate elections

none March 2026 June 2016 1882–83 United States Senate elections United States 1877 legislative no 1880–81 United States Senate elections 1880 & 1881 1884–85 United States Senate elections 1884 & 1885 Class 2 1876–77 United States Senate elections 1876 & 1877 1888–89 United States Senate elections 1888 & 1889 26 of the 76 seats in the United States Senate (with special elections) 39 Dates vary by stateAnd other dates for special elections Seats up x180px Republican Party (US) Henry B. Anthony as Republican Conference Chair(retired) Henry B. Anthony - Brady-Handy (cropped).jpg March 4, 1863 Rhode Island 37 11 37 11 Democratic Party (US) George H. Pendleton as Democratic Caucus Chair GeorgeHPendleton (cropped 3x4).png March 4, 1881 Ohio 37 13 36 1 14 Readjuster Party William Mahone as the leader of Readjuster Party Mahone,_Hon._Senator_of_Virginia,_Brig._Gen._in_Civil_War_Crop.jpg March 4, 1881 Virginia 1 1 2 1 0 Independent (US) 1 0 0 1 1 Majority Party RepublicanThe Readjusters caucused with the Republicans. Republican 390px Results of the elections:#0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold#CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold#00cafeff Readjuster gain #000000 Legislature failed to elect The 1882–83 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1882 and 1883, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock.https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/17th-amendment 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913) National Archives and Records Administration February 8, 2022 In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 2. The Republicans retained a narrow majority — 39 (and later 40) out of 76 seats — with the Readjusters in their caucus. Results summary Colored shading indicates party with largest share of that row. Parties Total Democratic Independent Readjuster Republican Before these elections 37 1 1 37 76 Not up 23 0 1 26 50 Class 1 (1880/81 → 1886/87) 9 0 1 15 25 Class 3 (1878/79 → 1884/85) 14 0 0 11 25 Up 15 1 0 13 29 Regular: Class 2 14 1 0 11 26 Special: Class 1 0 0 0 0 0 Special: Class 2 1 0 0 2 3 Special: Class 3 0 0 0 0 0 Regular election Incumbent retired 3 1 0 3 7 Held by same party 2 0 — 2 4 Replaced by other party 1 Independent replaced by 1 Republican1 Republican replaced by 1 Democrat1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican 3 Result 3 0 0 4 7 Incumbent ran 11 0 0 8 19 Won re-election 10 0 0 4 14 Lost re-election and gained by other party 1 Democrat replaced by 1 Readjuster 1 Lost re-election without an elected successor 1 Republican lost and legislature failed to elect 1 Lost renomination but held by same party 0 0 0 3 3 Result 10 0 1 7 18 Total elected 13 0 1 11 25 Net change 1 1 1 3 Result 36 0 2 37 75 Change in Senate composition Before the elections After the November 15, 1882 special election in Georgia. D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D9 D10 D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 D16 D17 D18 D28Ran D27Ran D26Ran D25Ran D24Ran D23 D22 D21 D20 D19 D29Ran D30Ran D31Ran D32Ran D33Ran D34Ran D35Retired D36Retired D37Retired I1Retired Plurality, with Readjuster in caucus and VP tie-breaking vote ↓ RA1 R29Ran R30Ran R31Ran R32Ran R33Ran R34Ran R35Retired R36Retired R37Retired R28Ran R27Ran R26 R25 R24 R23 R22 R21 R20 R19 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R8 R7 R6 R5 R4 R3 R2 R1 After the elections D8 D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D9 D10 D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 D16 D17 D18 D28Re-elected D27Re-elected D26Re-elected D25Re-elected D24Re-elected D23 D22 D21 D20 D19 D29Re-elected D30Re-elected D31Re-elected D32Re-elected D33Re-elected D34Hold D35Hold D36Gain V1R Loss RA2Gain Majority, with Readjusters in caucus ↓ RA1 R29Re-elected R30Re-elected R31Hold R32Hold R33Hold R34Hold R35Hold R36Gain R37Gain R28Re-elected R27Re-elected R26 R25 R24 R23 R22 R21 R20 R19 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R8 R7 R6 R5 R4 R3 R2 R1 Key: D# Democratic I# Independent RA# Readjuster R# Republican V# Vacant Race summaries Special elections during the 47th Congress In these elections, the winners were seated during 1882 or in 1883 before March 4; ordered by election date. State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Iowa(Class 2) James W. McDill Republican 1881 (appointed) Interim appointee elected January 25, 1882.Winner did not run for re-election; see below. Republican Party (US) James W. McDill (Republican) Democratic Party (US)Moses M. Ham (Democratic) UnknownDaniel Campbell (Unknown)Clark, p. 199 Georgia(Class 2) Benjamin H. Hill Democratic 1877 Incumbent died August 16, 1882.New senator elected November 15, 1882.Democratic hold.Winner did not run for re-election; see below. Democratic Party (US) Pope Barrow (Democratic) February 2020 Colorado(Class 2) George M. Chilcott Republican 1882 (appointed) Interim appointee retired.New senator elected January 27, 1883.Republican hold.Winner did not run for re-election; see below. Republican Party (US) Horace Tabor (Republican) February 2020 Races leading to the 48th Congress In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1883; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats. State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoralhistory Alabama John T. Morgan Democratic 1876 Incumbent re-elected in 1882. Democratic Party (US) John T. Morgan (Democratic) February 2020 Arkansas Augustus Garland Democratic 1876 Incumbent re-elected in 1883. Democratic Party (US) Augustus Garland (Democratic) February 2020 Colorado Horace Tabor Republican 1883 (special) Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Thomas M. Bowen (Republican) February 2020 Delaware Eli Saulsbury Democratic 18701876 Incumbent re-elected in 1883. Democratic Party (US) Eli Saulsbury (Democratic) February 2020 Georgia Middleton P. Barrow Democratic 1882 (special) Incumbent retired.New senator elected in 1883.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Alfred H. Colquitt (Democratic) February 2020 Illinois David Davis Independent 1876–77 Incumbent retired.New senator elected in 1882.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Shelby M. Cullom (Republican) February 2020 Iowa James W. McDill Republican 1881 (appointed)1882 (special) Incumbent retired.New senator elected January 25, 1882.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) James F. Wilson (Republican) UnknownLa Vega G. Kinne (Unknown) Greenback PartyDaniel P. Stubbs (Greenback) Kansas Preston B. Plumb Republican 1877 Incumbent re-elected January 24, 1883. https://books.google.com/books?id=o8X5krq3fP8C&pg=PA757 757 Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. ... Frank Wilson Blackmar Standard Publishing Company 1912 9780722249055 Kansas Republican Party (US) Preston B. Plumb (Republican) 127 Democratic Party (US)John Martin (Democratic) 20 UnknownJ. G. Bayne (Unknown) 12 Republican Party (US)John A. Anderson (Republican) 3 Democratic Party (US)George W. Glick (Democratic) 1 Kentucky James B. Beck Democratic 1876 Incumbent re-elected December 6, 1881. Democratic Party (US) James B. Beck (Democratic) 101 Republican Party (US) John D. White (Republican) 28 Greenback Party C. W. Cook (Greenback) 4 Louisiana Joseph R. West Republican 1876 Incumbent retired.New senator elected in 1882.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Randall L. Gibson (Democratic) February 2020 Maine William P. Frye Republican 1881 (special) Incumbent re-elected in 1883. Republican Party (US) William P. Frye (Republican) February 2020 Massachusetts George Frisbie Hoar Republican 1877 Incumbent re-elected in 1883. Republican Party (US) George Frisbie Hoar (Republican) February 2020 Michigan Thomas W. Ferry Republican 18711877 Incumbent lost re-election.New senator elected in 1882 or 1883.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Thomas W. Palmer (Republican) February 2020 Minnesota William Windom Republican 1870 (appointed)187118771881 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.New senator elected in 1883.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Dwight M. Sabin (Republican) February 2020 Mississippi Lucius Q. C. Lamar Democratic 1876 Incumbent re-elected in 1883. Democratic Party (US) Lucius Q. C. Lamar (Democratic) February 2020 Nebraska Alvin Saunders Republican 1877 Incumbent lost re-election.New senator elected in 1883.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Charles F. Manderson (Republican) February 2020 New Hampshire Edward H. Rollins Republican 1876 Incumbent lost re-election.Legislature failed to elect.Republican loss. None. New Jersey John R. McPherson Democratic 1877 Incumbent re-elected in 1883. Democratic Party (US) John R. McPherson (Democratic) 43 Republican Party (US)Garret Hobart (Republican) 36 Others 2 February 2020 North Carolina Matt W. Ransom Democratic 1872 (special)1876 Incumbent re-elected in 1883. Democratic Party (US) Matt W. Ransom (Democratic) February 2020 Oregon La Fayette Grover Democratic 1882–83 Incumbent retired.New senator elected in 1882.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Joseph N. Dolph (Republican) February 2020 Rhode Island Henry B. Anthony Republican 1858186418701876 Incumbent re-elected in 1882. Republican Party (US) Henry B. Anthony (Republican) February 2020 South Carolina Matthew Butler Democratic 1876 Incumbent re-elected in 1882. Democratic Party (US) Matthew Butler (Democratic) February 2020 Tennessee Isham G. Harris Democratic 1877 Incumbent re-elected in 1883. Democratic Party (US) Isham G. Harris (Democratic) February 2020 Texas Richard Coke Democratic 1876 Incumbent re-elected January 23, 1883. Democratic Party (US) Richard Coke (Democratic) 128https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/SenateJournals/18/01231883_12_48.pdf Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas: Regular Session of the Eighteenth Legislature. January 23, 1883 Austin, Texas 50 Twelfth Dayhttps://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/HouseJournals/18/01231883_12_59.pdf Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Texas: Regular Session of the Eighteenth Legislature. January 23, 1883 Austin, Texas 63–64 Twelfth Day Virginia John W. Johnston Democratic 18711877 Incumbent lost re-election.New senator elected early December 21, 1881.Jones Salmon Emily Harrison H. Riddleberger (1843–1890) http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Riddleberger_Harrison_H_1843-1890 Encyclopedia Virginia/Dictionary of Virginia Biography March 4, 2015Readjuster gain.Winner caucused with the Republicans. Readjuster Party Harrison H. Riddleberger (Readjuster) Democratic Party (US)John W. Johnston (Democratic) February 2020 West Virginia Henry G. Davis Democratic 18711877 Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) John E. Kenna (Democratic) February 2020 Elections during the 48th Congress In this election, the winner was elected in 1883 after March 4. State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history New Hampshire Vacant Legislature had failed to elect.New senator elected August 2, 1883.A Long Dead-Lock Broken: Austin F. Pike Elected Senator from New-Hampshire New York Times August 3, 1883 July 26, 2016 http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1883/08/03/103613163.html 1Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Austin F. Pike (Republican) 181 Republican Party (US)Hiram Bingham III (Republican) 112 Republican Party (US)Gilman Marston (Republican) 19 Republican Party (US)Edward H. Rollins (Republican) 1 Republican Party (US)William S. Ladd (Republican) 1 Republican Party (US)Aaron F. Stevens (Republican) 1 Iowa 1882 United States Senate election in Iowa 1882 United States Senate special election in Iowa On January 25, 1882, the Iowa General Assembly elected James W. McDill (Republican) to finish the term over Moses M. Ham and Daniel Campbell. James F. Wilson (Republican) was elected to the full six-year term on January 25, 1882, over La Vega G. Kinne and Daniel P. Stubbs. West Virginia January 23, 1883 1883 United States Senate election in West Virginia West Virginia presidential 1889 John E. Kenna Democratic Party (United States) File:JohnEKenna.jpg George Loomis House vote Needed to win: Majority of votes cast in each House of the Legislature62 votes cast in the House, 32 needed26 votes cast in the Senate, 14 needed John E. Kenna U.S. senator 1888–89 United States Senate elections 1876–77 United States Senate elections#West Virginia 1877 Members' Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Henry G. Davis Senate vote 37 votes59.7% 17 votes65.4% 22 votes35.5% 7 votes26.9% Republican Party (United States) Elected U.S. Senator File:1x1.png 120pxOn January 23, 1883, each House of the West Virginia Legislature chose a senator to replace retiring incumbent, Henry G. Davis. In both chambers, the ballot was a three-way race between John E. Kenna, a Democratic congressman, George Loomis, a state judge and former state senator, and Berkeley County resident John Tabb Janney.Atkinson George Wesley Prominent Men of West Virginia W.L. Callin 1890 381 In the House, the final count was 37 votes for Kenna, 22 votes for Loomis, and 3 votes for Janney. In the Senate, the final count was 17 votes for Kenna, 7 votes for Loomis, and 2 votes for Janney.Journal of the House of Delegates of the State of West Virginia January 24, 1883 West Virginia Legislature 100 Kenna, having received the majority of votes in both chambers, was declared duly elected as senator. See also 1882 United States elections 1882 United States House of Representatives elections 47th United States Congress 48th United States Congress Notes References Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov Dan Elbert Clark https://archive.org/details/historyofsenator00clar History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 1912