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1 Election summaries
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2 Special elections
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3 Impact of the secessionist movement
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4 End of a Congressional era
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5 Results by region
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6 Alabama
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7 Arkansas
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8 California
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9 Colorado Territory
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10 Connecticut
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11 Dakota Territory
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12 Delaware
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13 Florida
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14 Georgia
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15 Illinois
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16 Indiana
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17 Iowa
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18 Kansas
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19 Kentucky
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20 Louisiana
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21 Maine
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22 Maryland
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23 Massachusetts
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24 Michigan
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25 Minnesota
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26 Mississippi
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27 Missouri
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28 Nebraska Territory
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29 Nevada Territory
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30 New Hampshire
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31 New Jersey
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32 New Mexico Territory
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33 New York
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34 North Carolina
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35 Ohio
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36 Oregon
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37 Pennsylvania
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38 Rhode Island
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39 South Carolina
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40 Tennessee
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41 Texas
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42 Utah Territory
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43 Vermont
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44 Virginia
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45 Washington Territory
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46 Wisconsin
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47 Non-voting delegates
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48 See also
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49 Notes
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50 References
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51 Bibliography
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52 External links
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The 1860–61 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between August 6, 1860, and October 24, 1861, before or after the first session of the 37th United States Congress convened on July 4, 1861. The number of House seats initially increased to 239 when California was apportioned an extra one, but these elections were affected by the outbreak of the American Civil War and resulted in over 56 vacancies.
In November 1860, Republican Abraham Lincoln won the Presidency. Though Republicans lost seats, the party won a House majority anyway as seven slave states reacted to Lincoln's election by seceding before the Presidential inauguration. These seceding states formed the Confederacy in February 1861 while withdrawing many Representatives and Senators from Congress, almost all Democrats. As both sides in the impending American Civil War initially mobilized troops, another four slave states seceded by May 1861 in response to Lincoln's policy of using Federal force to defend Federal property and to coerce the seven initially seceding states. The four remaining slave states did not secede, electing and returning Representatives normally.
Unionist regions of three seceding states returned ten Representatives: five from western Virginia, three from eastern Tennessee, and two from southern Louisiana. Except for a tiny minority of outspoken Democrats, all Representatives supported the Union. Representatives opposing Democrats but unwilling to identify as Republican, particularly from slave states and including some remaining nativist American Party members, formed Unionist parties. In coalition with the Unionists, Republicans commanded over a two-thirds House supermajority.[1]
Election summaries
California was apportioned one additional seat for the 37th Congress,[2] increasing the total seats to 239.
Representatives from seceding states overwhelmingly were Democrats. Withdrawal of these Representatives boosted Republican House control. Some seceding states held Federal elections, but seceded before the elected Representatives served. Other seceding states held no Federal elections.
44 | 1 | 108 | 30 |
Democratic | [g] | Republican | Union |
State | Type | Date | Total seats |
Democratic | Republican | Union[h] | Others | ||||
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Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Seats | Change | ||||
Kansas[i] | At-large | December 1, 1859 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Oregon | At-large | June 4, 1860 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Arkansas | District | August 6, 1860 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Missouri | District | August 6, 1860 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[j] |
Vermont | District | September 4, 1860 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Maine | District | September 10, 1860 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Florida | At-large | October 1, 1860 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
South Carolina | District | October 8–9, 1860 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Indiana | District | October 9, 1860 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Iowa | District | October 9, 1860 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Ohio | District | October 9, 1860 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Pennsylvania | District | October 9, 1860 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Delaware | At-large | November 6, 1860 (Election Day)[k] |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Illinois | District | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Massachusetts | District | 11 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
Michigan | District | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Minnesota | At-large | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
New Jersey | District | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
New York | District | 33 | 10[e] | 3 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
Wisconsin | District | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Late elections (after the March 4, 1861 beginning of the term) | |||||||||||
New Hampshire | District | March 12, 1861 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Connecticut | District | April 1, 1861 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Rhode Island | District | April 3, 1861 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Maryland | District | June 13, 1861 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3[j] | |
Kentucky | District | June 20, 1861 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5[l] | |
Late elections (after the July 4, 1861 beginning of the first session of the 37th Congress) | |||||||||||
Tennessee[m] | District | August 1, 1861[3] | 10[n] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7[l] | |
California | At-large | September 4, 1861 | 3[o] | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Seceded states not holding full elections | |||||||||||
Alabama | District | None | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Georgia | District | None | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[p] | ||
Louisiana | District | None | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[q] | 2 | 0 | 1[l] | |
Mississippi | District | None | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
North Carolina | District | None | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[l] | ||
Texas | District | None | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Virginia | District | None | 13[r] | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5[s] | 5 | 0 | 1[l] | |
Total[t] | 181 58 vacancies |
45[e] 24.6% |
53 | 108 59.0% |
8 | 30 16.4% |
30 | 0 0.0% |
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Maps
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District results by vote share
Special elections
There were special elections in 1860–61 during the 36th United States Congress and 37th United States Congress.
36th Congress
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[4] | |
Missouri 1 | Francis P. Blair Jr. | Republican | 1856 1858 (lost) 1860 (contested) |
Incumbent resigned June 25, 1860. New member elected October 3, 1860. Democratic gain. Winner lost election to the next term; see below. |
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Pennsylvania 8 | John Schwartz | Anti-Lecompton Democratic |
1858 | Incumbent died June 20, 1860. New member elected October 9, 1860. Democratic hold. Winner was not a candidate for election to the next term. |
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Maine 5 | Israel Washburn Jr. | Republican | 1850 | Incumbent resigned January 1, 1861 to become Governor of Maine. New member elected November 6, 1860. Republican hold. Winner was not a candidate for election to the next term. |
Others
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New York 31 | Silas M. Burroughs | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent died June 3, 1860. New member elected November 6, 1860. Republican hold. |
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37th Congress
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[5] | |
Ohio 7 | Thomas Corwin | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent resigned March 12, 1861 to become U.S. Minister to Mexico. New member elected May 28, 1861 and seated July 4, 1861. Union gain. |
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Ohio 13 | John Sherman | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent resigned March 12, 1861 to become U.S. Senator. New member elected May 28, 1861 and seated July 4, 1861. Republican hold. |
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Massachusetts 3 | Charles F. Adams Sr. | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent resigned May 1, 1861 to become Ambassador to Great Britain. New member elected June 11, 1861. Union gain. |
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Pennsylvania 12 | George W. Scranton | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent died March 24, 1861. New member elected June 21, 1861 and seated July 4, 1861. Democratic gain. |
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Pennsylvania 2 | Edward Joy Morris | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent resigned June 8, 1861 to become U.S. Minister to the Ottoman Empire. New member elected June 21, 1861 and seated July 2, 1861. Democratic gain. |
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Iowa 1 | Samuel Curtis | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent resigned August 4, 1861 to become colonel of the 2nd Iowa Infantry. New member elected October 8, 1861. Republican hold. |
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Virginia 11 | John S. Carlile | Union | 1859 | Incumbent resigned July 9, 1861 to become United States Senator from the loyal faction of Virginia. New member elected October 24, 1861 and seated December 2, 1861. Union hold. |
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Massachusetts 5 | William Appleton | Constitutional Union |
1850 1854 (lost) 1860 |
Incumbent resigned September 27, 1861 due to failing health. New member elected November 5, 1861 and seated December 2, 1861. Republican gain. |
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Illinois 6 | John A. McClernand | Democratic | 1859 (special) | Incumbent resigned October 28, 1861 to accept a commission as brigadier general of volunteers for service in the Civil War. New member elected December 12, 1861. Democratic hold. |
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Impact of the secessionist movement
In the wake of the declared secession of South Carolina from the Union on December 20, 1860, many Southern House members, mostly Democrats, refused to take their seats. Before 1872, different states held elections at various times; the first elections for the 37th Congress were held on August 6, 1860, in Arkansas and Missouri, while the last election took place in California on September 4, 1861, a year later. Three Southern states – Arkansas, Florida, and South Carolina – chose Representatives before the presidential election, electing seven Democrats and two independents. These were the only House elections from the seceding states to the 37th Congress. After South Carolina resolved disunion and the Confederate States of America was formed, other Southern states declared as well and elected Representatives to the new Congress of the Confederate States instead of the United States Congress.
Since the states not holding elections had many strong Democratic districts – in the previous 36th Congress their Representatives included a total of 46 Democrats, 14 Oppositionists, five independents, and one member of the American Party – when Congress was called into session on July 4, 1861 (five months earlier than usual at the time) the size of the Democratic House caucus had been drastically reduced, resulting in a huge Republican majority.
Of the 183 seats, 102 were held by Republicans, 45 by Democrats,[e] 23 by Unionists, and five others by one party each. There were several vacancies, and California had not held its election when Congress assembled.
End of a Congressional era
US Congressional Party Transformation, 1857–1863[6] | |||
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Congress | 35th 1857–59 |
36th 1859–61 |
37th 1861–63 |
United States House of Representatives | |||
Seats (change) | 237 (+3) | 238 (+1) | 183 (–55) |
Republicans | 90.38% | 116.49% | 108.59% |
Unionists | 0.0% | 0.0% | 31.17% |
Americans (+) | 14.6% | 39.16% (4-way split) | 0.0% |
Democrats | 133.56% | 83.35% | 44.24% |
United States Senate | |||
Seats (change) | 66 (+4) | 68 (+2) | 50 (–18) |
Republicans | 20.30% | 26.38% | 31.62% |
Unionists | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.6% |
Americans | 5.8% | 2.3% | 0.0% |
Democrats | 41.62% | 38.58% | 15.30% |
In 1860, Lincoln's campaign brought the Republicans the Presidency. Likewise, the congressional elections also marked the transition from one major era of political parties to another. In just six years, over the course of the 35th, 36th–37th Congresses, a complete reversal of party fortunes swamped the Democrats.[7]
Elections for Congress were held from August 1860 to June 1861. They were held before, during and after the pre-determined Presidential campaign. And they were held before, during and after the secessionist campaigns in various states as they were reported throughout the country. Political conditions varied hugely from time to time during the course of congressional selection, but they had been shifting to a considerable extent in the years running up to the crisis.[9]
In the 1856 elections, the Democrats had taken the Presidency for the sixth time in the last 40 years, with James Buchanan's victory over John C. Fremont and Millard Fillmore. They held almost a two-thirds majority in both the US House and Senate. Democrats held onto the Senate during the midterm elections, but the four opposition parties then amounted to two-thirds of the House. The congressional elections in 1860 transformed Democratic fortunes: Republican and Unionist candidates won a two-thirds majority in both House and Senate.[10]
After the secessionist withdrawal, resignation and expulsion, the Democrats would have less than 25% of the House for the 37th Congress, and that minority divided further between pro-war (Stephen Douglas), and anti-war (Clement Vallandingham) factions.[11]
Results by region
The politics of these elections were distinctive in every region of the country. The more conventional listing of Members in their state delegations, alphabetically by state, can be found in the 37th Congress article.
Party | Total seats | Change | Percentage |
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Republican | 108 | –8 | 59.0% |
Democratic | 44 | –39 | 24.0% |
Independent Democratic | 1 | – | 0.5% |
Constitutional Unionist | 30 | +30 | 16.3% |
Totals | 183 | –56 | 100.0% |
Each Region below lists the states composing it using Freehling's descriptions from 1860. The Representative's biographies are linked at their names. Each congressional district has a link, named by its state abbreviation and its assigned number or noted At-large election. In a time before the Census Department published aggregate population data by congressional district, the reader may have ready access to census data identifying the makeup of those each district by referring to their respective articles.
The articles use different formats. The constituent counties of congressional districts are sometimes listed in a content heading "List of representatives" within tables. These tables have a column naming the District's counties for each election, such as (a) "District Area" for Massachusetts, or (b) "Area" for Illinois and Maryland. Virginia uses "Historical composition of the district" to describe composition at each reapportionment. Pennsylvania notes the home county of the elected representative, sometimes holding the largest population for respective districts. Minnesota makes a geographical allusion for its 1st District applicable to the 37th Congress. Michigan uses "History" since 1852 for its 4th district. In some states, previous district composition is not described.
New England
The twenty-nine seats in the House among these six states are divided 24 Republican, two Union one Constitutional Union, and two Democratic. The region is important nationally in manufacturing and intellectually as the center of literature, Transcendentalism and the abolition movement.
North Central
The 38 Representatives from this region would seat 25 Republicans and thirteen Democrats. This region had the closest commercial and social ties to the South due to its sea-going commerce and trans-shipping cotton to local textile plants and for export.
Border North
The 73 seats in this region were split 50 Republican, 23 Democratic. Illinois is the only state here with more Democrats than Republicans.
These are free-soil states, north of the Mason–Dixon line. These states had either abolished slavery, or Congress had forbidden it in their Territory, and they had forbidden it at the beginning of their statehood.[12]
Border South and Middle South
Of the 47 Representatives in these six states, 24 are Union Party, 1 Constitutional Union, 6 Democratic,– would be vacant in Virginia and Tennessee.
These were "slaveholding" states, all south of the Mason–Dixon line. The border south states had less than 2% to more than 19% of their 1860 population held as slaves, with an average of 13%; middle south states ranged from 25 to 33% slaves, with an average of 29%. (Deep South 43–57%, except Texas, with 30%.)[13]
Eight seats in Virginia and seven seats in Tennessee represented large numbers of citizens resisting the Lincoln administration of the United States government during the Civil War. They were declared vacant in 37th Congress documents.[14]
Trans-Mississippi West
- California — Iowa — Kansas — Minnesota — Oregon — Non-voting members
West of the Mississippi, there were 16 Representatives from states, and 9 Delegates from territories. The states elected nine Republicans and one Democrat. The Territories elected four Republicans, one Democrat and two Independents.
When California entered the Union, it broke the free soil - slave state tie in the Senate. Minnesota, and Oregon followed as free-soil states. Once Congress was depleted of the secessionist Democrats, the lame-duck 36th Congress admitted Kansas as a free state in January 1861, in time for it to send a Representative to the 37th Congress in March. The Republican Congress elected in 1860 began funding the transcontinental railroad, in July 1862. Nevada was admitted before the end of the Civil War in the next, 38th, Congress.
Vacant state delegations
Alabama — Arkansas — Florida — Georgia — Louisiana — Mississippi — North Carolina — South Carolina — Texas
Forty-three seats represented large numbers of citizens in nine states resisting the Lincoln administration of the United States government during the Civil War. The following state delegations were entirely vacated.
Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia are accounted for in the "Border South and Middle South" section.
Alabama
Alabama did not elect members to the House.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Alabama 1 | James Stallworth | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent withdrew January 12, 1861. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Alabama 2 | James L. Pugh | Democratic | 1859 | Incumbent withdrew January 12, 1861. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Alabama 3 | David Clopton | Democratic | 1859 | Incumbent withdrew January 21, 1861. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Alabama 4 | Sydenham Moore | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent withdrew January 21, 1861. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Alabama 5 | George S. Houston | Democratic | 1851 | Incumbent withdrew January 21, 1861. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Alabama 6 | Williamson Cobb | Democratic | 1847 | Incumbent withdrew January 30, 1861. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Alabama 7 | Jabez L. M. Curry | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent withdrew January 21, 1861. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Arkansas
Arkansas elected its members on August 6, 1860. Elected representatives were unable to take seats as Congress convened after the state had already succeeded.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[15] | |
Arkansas 1 | Thomas C. Hindman | Democratic | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. Seat later vacated. |
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Arkansas 2 | Albert Rust | Democratic | 1858 | Incumbent retired. Independent gain. Seat later vacated. |
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California
From statehood to 1864, California's representatives were elected at large, with the top two vote-getters winning the election from 1849 to 1858. In the 1860 census, California gained a seat in the House.
California elected its members on September 4, 1861, after the first session of the new Congress began.
The top three vote-getters were elected, but only the top two were seated at the beginning of the session. When Congress later authorized California the third seat, Frederick Low was seated June 3, 1862.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[16] | |
California at-large | John C. Burch | Democratic | 1859 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. |
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Charles L. Scott | Democratic | 1856 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | ||
None (new seat) | New seat. Republican gain. |
Colorado Territory
See non-voting delegates, below.
Connecticut
Connecticut elected its members on April 1, 1861, after the new term began but before Congress convened.
Data comes from the State of Connecticut Elections Database. Candidates with less than 5 have been grouped into others. Dubin does not mention any other votes beyond the top two candidates but provides the same numbers. Dubin also lists the Republicans as Unionists.[16] Following the party affiliation listed on the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[17] | |
Connecticut 1 | Dwight Loomis | Republican | 1859 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 2 | John Woodruff | Republican | 1855 1856 (lost) 1859 |
Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Connecticut 3 | Alfred A. Burnham | Republican | 1859 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut 4 | Orris S. Ferry | Republican | 1859 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Dakota Territory
See non-voting delegates, below.
Delaware
Delaware elected its member on November 6, 1860 Election Day.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[15] | |
Delaware at-large | William G. Whiteley | Democratic | 1856 | Incumbent retired. People's (Union) gain. |
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Florida
Florida elected its member on October 1, 1860. Hilton never took his seat as Congress convened after the state had already succeeded.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[15] | |
Florida at-large | George S. Hawkins | Democratic | 1856 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. Seat later vacated. |
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Georgia
Georgia did not elect members to the House.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Georgia 1 | Peter E. Love | Democratic | 1859 | Incumbent resigned January 23, 1861. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Georgia 2 | Martin J. Crawford | Democratic | 1855 | Incumbent withdrew January 23, 1861. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Georgia 3 | Thomas Hardeman Jr. | Opposition | 1859 | Incumbent withdrew January 23, 1861. Opposition loss. |
None. |
Georgia 4 | Lucius J. Gartrell | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent resigned January 23, 1861. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Georgia 5 | John W. H. Underwood | Democratic | 1859 | Incumbent withdrew January 23, 1861. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Georgia 6 | James Jackson | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent resigned January 23, 1861. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Georgia 7 | Joshua Hill | Know Nothing | 1857 | Incumbent withdrew January 23, 1861. Know Nothing loss. |
None. |
Georgia 8 | John J. Jones | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent withdrew January 23, 1861. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Illinois
Illinois elected its members on November 6, 1860 Election Day.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[15] | |
Illinois 1 | Elihu B. Washburne | Republican | 1852 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 2 | John F. Farnsworth | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Illinois 3 | Owen Lovejoy | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 4 | William Kellogg | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 5 | Isaac N. Morris | Democratic | 1856 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Illinois 6 | John A. McClernand | Democratic | 1859 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 7 | James C. Robinson | Democratic | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 8 | Philip B. Fouke | Democratic | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois 9 | John A. Logan | Democratic | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana
Indiana elected its members on October 9, 1860.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[15] | |
Indiana 1 | William E. Niblack | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Indiana 2 | William H. English | Democratic | 1858 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Indiana 3 | William M. Dunn | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 4 | William S. Holman | Democratic | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 5 | David Kilgore | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Indiana 6 | Albert G. Porter | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 7 | John G. Davis | Anti-Lecompton Democrat |
1858 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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Indiana 8 | James Wilson | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Indiana 9 | Schuyler Colfax | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana 10 | Charles Case | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Indiana 11 | John U. Pettit | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Iowa
Iowa elected its members on October 9, 1860.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[15] | |
Iowa 1 | Samuel R. Curtis | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa 2 | William Vandever | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas
There are no records of an election being held for the 37th Congress. It's mostly likely that Conway served into the 37th Congress without an additional election.[18]
Kentucky
Kansas elected its members on June 20, 1861, after the new term began but before Congress convened.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[16] | |
Kentucky 1 | Henry C. Burnett | Democratic | 1855 | Incumbent re-elected under a new party. Southern Rights gain. |
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Kentucky 2 | Samuel Peyton | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent lost renomination. Union gain. |
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Kentucky 3 | Francis Bristow | Opposition | 1854 (special) 1855 (retired) 1859 |
Incumbent retired. Union gain. |
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Kentucky 4 | William C. Anderson | Opposition | 1859 | Incumbent retired. Union gain. |
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Kentucky 5 | John Y. Brown | Democratic | 1859 | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Union gain. |
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Kentucky 6 | George W. Dunlap | Opposition | 1847 1849 (retired) 1859 |
Incumbent retired. Union gain. |
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Kentucky 7 | Robert Mallory | Opposition | 1859 | Incumbent re-elected as a Unionist. Union gain. |
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Kentucky 8 | William E. Simms | Democratic | 1859 | Incumbent lost re-election. Union gain. |
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Kentucky 9 | Laban T. Moore | Opposition | 1859 | Incumbent retired. Union gain. |
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Kentucky 10 | John W. Stevenson | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent lost re-election. Union gain. |
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Louisiana
Although Louisiana had withdrawn from the Union during the Civil War, elections were held on December 3, 1862, for the two congressional districts in portions of the state under Union control.[20] The seats had been vacant since the end of the 36th Congress; however, Flanders and Hahn were not seated until February 17, 1863,[21] 15 days before the end of their term.[22]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[5] | |
Louisiana 1 | John Edward Bouligny | Know Nothing | 1859 | Seat expired at end of 36th Congress with the withdrawal of Louisiana from the Union. Union gain. |
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Louisiana 2 | Miles Taylor | Democratic | 1855 | Seat expired at end of 36th Congress with the withdrawal of Louisiana from the Union. Union gain. |
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Louisiana 3 | Thomas G. Davidson | Democratic | 1855 | No member elected. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Louisiana 4 | John M. Landrum | Democratic | 1859 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Maine
Maine elected its members on September 10, 1860.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[15] | |
Maine 1 | Daniel E. Somes | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Maine 2 | John J. Perry | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Maine 3 | Ezra B. French | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Maine 4 | Freeman H. Morse | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Maine 5 | Israel Washburn Jr. | Republican | 1850 | Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Maine. Republican hold. |
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Maine 6 | Stephen C. Foster | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
|
Maryland
Maryland elected its members on June 13, 1861, after the new term began but before Congress convened.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[16] | |
Maryland 1 | James A. Stewart | Democratic | 1855 | Incumbent retired. Union gain. |
|
Maryland 2 | Edwin H. Webster | Know Nothing |
1859 | Incumbent re-elected as a Union. Union gain. |
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Maryland 3 | J. Morrison Harris | Know Nothing |
1855 | Incumbent retired. Union gain. |
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Maryland 4 | Henry W. Davis | Know Nothing |
1855 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Unionist. Union gain. |
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Maryland 5 | Jacob M. Kunkel | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent retired. Union gain. |
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Maryland 6 | George W. Hughes | Democratic | 1859 | Incumbent retired. Union gain. |
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts elected its members on November 6, 1860 Election Day.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[15] | |
Massachusetts 1 | Thomas D. Eliot | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 2 | James Buffington | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 3 | Charles Francis Adams Sr. | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 4 | Alexander H. Rice | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 5 | Anson Burlingame | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent lost re-election. Constitutional Union gain. |
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Massachusetts 6 | John B. Alley | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 7 | Daniel W. Gooch | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 8 | Charles R. Train | Republican | 1859 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 9 | Eli Thayer | Constitutional Union |
1856 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
|
Massachusetts 10 | Charles Delano | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 11 | Henry L. Dawes | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan
Michigan its members on the November 6, 1860 Election Day.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[15] | |
Michigan 1 | William A. Howard | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Michigan 2 | Henry Waldron | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Michigan 3 | Francis W. Kellogg | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan 4 | Dewitt C. Leach | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Minnesota
Minnesota elected its members on November 6, 1860 Election Day.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[15] | |
Minnesota at-large | Cyrus Aldrich | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota at-large | William Windom | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Mississippi
Mississippi seceded on January 9, 1861, and did not elect members of the 37th Congress.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Mississippi 1 | Lucius Q. C. Lamar | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent retired in December 1860. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Mississippi 2 | Reuben Davis | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent withdrew January 12, 1861. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Mississippi 3 | William Barksdale | Democratic | 1855 | Incumbent withdrew January 12, 1861. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Mississippi 4 | Otho R. Singleton | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent withdrew January 12, 1861. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Mississippi 5 | John J. McRae | Democratic | 1858 (special) | Incumbent withdrew January 12, 1861. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Missouri
Missouri elected its members on September 10, 1860.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[23] | |
Missouri 1 | John R. Barret | Democratic | 1858 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
|
Missouri 2 | Thomas L. Anderson | Independent Democratic |
1856 | Incumbent retired. Constitutional Union gain. |
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Missouri 3 | John Bullock Clark | Democratic | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 4 | James Craig | Democratic | 1856 | Incumbent lost renomination.[24] Democratic hold |
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Missouri 5 | Samuel H. Woodson | Know Nothing |
1856 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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Missouri 6 | John S. Phelps | Democratic | 1844 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri 7 | John W. Noell | Democratic | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nebraska Territory
See non-voting delegates, below.
Nevada Territory
See non-voting delegates, below.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire elected its members on March 12, 1861, after the new term began but before Congress convened.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[16] | |
New Hampshire 1 | Gilman Marston | Republican | 1859 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Hampshire 2 | Mason Tappan | Republican | 1855 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
|
New Hampshire 3 | Thomas M. Edwards | Republican | 1859 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey
New Jersey its members on the November 6, 1860 Election Day.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[25] | |
New Jersey 1 | John T. Nixon | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New Jersey 2 | John L. N. Stratton | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New Jersey 3 | Garnett Adrain | Anti-Lecompton Democrat |
1856 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
|
New Jersey 4 | Jetur R. Riggs | Anti-Lecompton Democrat |
1858 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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New Jersey 5 | William Pennington | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
|
New Mexico Territory
See non-voting delegates, below.
New York
New York its members on the November 6, 1860 Election Day.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[25] | |
New York 1 | Luther C. Carter | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
|
New York 2 | James Humphrey | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
|
New York 3 | Daniel Sickles | Democratic | 1856 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
|
New York 4 | Thomas J. Barr | Independent Democratic |
1858 | Incumbent retired. Independent Democratic hold. |
|
New York 5 | William B. Maclay | Democratic | 1856 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. |
|
New York 6 | John Cochrane | Democratic | 1856 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican gain. |
|
New York 7 | George Briggs | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
|
New York 8 | Horace F. Clark | Anti-Lecompton Democratic |
1856 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
|
New York 9 | John B. Haskin | Anti-Lecompton Democratic |
1856 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
|
New York 10 | Charles Van Wyck | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New York 11 | William S. Kenyon | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
|
New York 12 | Charles Lewis Beale | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
|
New York 13 | Abram B. Olin | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New York 14 | John H. Reynolds | Anti-Lecompton Democratic |
1858 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
|
New York 15 | James B. McKean | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 16 | George W. Palmer | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
|
New York 17 | Francis E. Spinner | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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New York 18 | Clark B. Cochrane | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
|
New York 19 | James H. Graham | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
|
New York 20 | Roscoe Conkling | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New York 21 | R. Holland Duell | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New York 22 | M. Lindley Lee | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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New York 23 | Charles B. Hoard | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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New York 24 | Charles B. Sedgwick | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 25 | Martin Butterfield | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
|
New York 26 | Emory B. Pottle | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
|
New York 27 | Alfred Wells | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
|
New York 28 | William Irvine | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
|
New York 29 | Alfred Ely | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New York 30 | Augustus Frank | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New York 31 | Edwin R. Reynolds | Republican | 1860 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
|
New York 32 | Elbridge G. Spaulding | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
New York 33 | Reuben Fenton | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina
North Carolina seceded on May 20, 1861, and did not elect members of the 37th Congress.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
North Carolina 1 | William N. H. Smith | Opposition | 1859 | Incumbent retired. Opposition loss. |
None. |
North Carolina 2 | Thomas H. Ruffin | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. |
None. |
North Carolina 3 | Warren Winslow | Democratic | 1855 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. |
None. |
North Carolina 4 | Lawrence O'Bryan Branch | Democratic | 1855 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. |
None. |
North Carolina 5 | John A. Gilmer | Opposition | 1857 | Incumbent retired. Opposition loss. |
None. |
North Carolina 6 | James M. Leach | Opposition | 1859 | Incumbent retired. Opposition loss. |
None. |
North Carolina 7 | F. Burton Craige | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. |
None. |
North Carolina 8 | Zebulon Vance | Democratic | 1858 (Special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Ohio
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[26][25] | |
Ohio 1 | George H. Pendleton | Democratic | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Ohio 2 | John A. Gurley | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Ohio 3 | Clement Vallandigham | Democratic | 1858 (Won contest) | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Ohio 4 | William Allen | Democratic | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Ohio 5 | James M. Ashley | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Ohio 6 | William Howard | Democratic | 1858 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
|
Ohio 7 | Thomas Corwin | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Ohio 8 | Benjamin Stanton | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
|
Ohio 9 | John Carey | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
|
Ohio 10 | Carey A. Trimble | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Ohio 11 | Charles D. Martin | Democratic | 1858 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
|
Ohio 12 | Samuel S. Cox | Democratic | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Ohio 13 | John Sherman | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Ohio 14 | Harrison G. O. Blake | Republican | (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Ohio 15 | William Helmick | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
|
Ohio 16 | Cydnor B. Tompkins | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. |
|
Ohio 17 | Thomas C. Theaker | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
|
Ohio 18 | Sidney Edgerton | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Ohio 19 | Edward Wade | Republican | 1852 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
|
Ohio 20 | John Hutchins | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Ohio 21 | John A. Bingham | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Oregon
Poorly coordinated state legislation created confusion. As a result, two elections were held in 1860: on June 4 (won by George K. Shiel and on November 6 (won by Andrew J. Thayer). Thayer was seated March 4, 1861, but Shiel contested the election. On July 30, 1861, the House Elections Committee seated the Shiel for the rest of the term ending March 3, 1863. Both disputants were Democrats.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[27] | |
Oregon at-large | Lansing Stout | Democratic | 1858 | Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected June 4, 1860. Democratic hold. Winner successfully challenged the results of the other election and was seated July 30, 1861. |
|
Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected November 6, 1860. Democratic hold. Winner was initially seated but later lost election challenge. |
|
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania elected its members on October 9, 1860.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[28] | |
Pennsylvania 1 | Thomas B. Florence | Democratic | 1848 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
|
Pennsylvania 2 | Edward J. Morris | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Pennsylvania 3 | John P. Verree | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Pennsylvania 4 | William Millward | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
|
Pennsylvania 5 | John Wood | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
|
Pennsylvania 6 | John Hickman | Democratic | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected under a new party. Republican gain |
|
Pennsylvania 7 | Henry Clay Longnecker | Republican | 1858 | Democratic gain |
|
Pennsylvania 8 | Jacob K. McKenty | Democratic | 1860 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
|
Pennsylvania 9 | Thaddeus Stevens | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Pennsylvania 10 | John W. Killinger | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Pennsylvania 11 | James H. Campbell | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Pennsylvania 12 | George W. Scranton | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Pennsylvania 13 | William H. Dimmick | Democratic | 1856 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
|
Pennsylvania 14 | Galusha A. Grow | Republican | 1850 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Pennsylvania 15 | James Tracy Hale | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Pennsylvania 16 | Benjamin F. Junkin | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
|
Pennsylvania 17 | Edward McPherson | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Pennsylvania 18 | Samuel S. Blair | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Pennsylvania 19 | John Covode | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Pennsylvania 20 | William Montgomery | Democratic | 1856 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
|
Pennsylvania 21 | James K. Moorhead | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Pennsylvania 22 | Robert McKnight | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Pennsylvania 23 | William Stewart | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
|
Pennsylvania 24 | Chapin Hall | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
|
Pennsylvania 25 | Elijah Babbitt | Republican | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Rhode Island
Rhode Island elected its members April 3, 1861, after the new term began but before Congress convened..
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[16] | |
Rhode Island 1 | Christopher Robinson | Republican | 1859 | Incumbent lost re-election. Union gain. |
|
Rhode Island 2 | William D. Brayton | Republican | 1859 | Incumbent lost re-election. Union gain. |
|
South Carolina
South Carolina its members October 8–9, 1860.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[16] | |
South Carolina 1 | John McQueen | Democratic | 1844 | Incumbent re-elected. Seat later vacated. |
|
South Carolina 2 | William P. Miles | Democratic | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. Seat later vacated. |
|
South Carolina 3 | Laurence M. Keitt | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. Seat later vacated. |
|
South Carolina 4 | Milledge L. Bonham | Democratic | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. Seat later vacated. |
|
South Carolina 5 | John D. Ashmore | Democratic | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. Seat later vacated. |
|
South Carolina 6 | William W. Boyce | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent re-elected. Seat later vacated. |
|
Tennessee
Tennessee elected its members for both the Confederate and Union Congresses on August 1, 1861, but only in East Tennessee for the Union, after the first session of the new Congress began. In districts 1-3 the contests were between candidates seeking to serve in different governments. Votes for the Confederate and Union Congress were deposited in the same box and counted together. Additionally, during the same election, ballots were cast for some of these individuals as candidates only for the U.S. Congress. These votes were tallied separately. The leading secessionist candidate in each district received his certificate of election to the Confederate Congress.[29][30]
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[5] | |
Tennessee 1 | Thomas A. R. Nelson | Opposition | 1859 | Incumbent re-elected as a Unionist but was captured by Confederate soldiers. Union gain. |
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Tennessee 2 | Horace Maynard | Opposition | 1857 | Incumbent re-elected as a Unionist. Union gain. |
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Incomplete data | |||||
Tennessee 3 | Reese B. Brabson | Opposition | 1859 | Incumbent retired. Union gain. Winner was prevented from taking his seat by his arrest. |
|
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Tennessee 4 | William B. Stokes | Democratic | 1859 | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost. Union gain. |
|
Tennessee 5 | Robert H. Hatton | Opposition | 1859 | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost. Opposition loss. |
None. |
Tennessee 6 | James H. Thomas | Opposition | 1859 | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost. Opposition loss. |
None. |
Tennessee 7 | John V. Wright | Democratic | 1855 | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Tennessee 8 | James M. Quarles | Opposition | 1859 | Incumbent retired. Opposition loss. |
None. |
Tennessee 9 | Emerson Etheridge | Opposition | 1853 1857 (lost) 1859 |
Unknown if incumbent retired or lost. Opposition loss. |
None. |
Tennessee 10 | William T. Avery | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Texas
Texas seceded on February 1, 1861, and did not elect members of the 37th Congress.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Texas 1 | John H. Reagan | Democratic | 1859 | Incumbent resigned January 15, 1861. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Texas 2 | Andrew J. Hamilton | Independent Democratic |
1859 | Incumbent retired. Independent Democratic loss. |
None. |
Utah Territory
See non-voting delegates, below.
Vermont
Vermont its members September 4, 1860.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[31] | |
Vermont 1 | E. P. Walton | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Vermont 2 | Justin S. Morrill | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Vermont 3 | Homer E. Royce | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
|
Virginia
Virginia elected its members on October 24, 1861.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[5] | |
Virginia 1 | Muscoe Garnett | Democratic | 1856 (special) | Incumbent retired. Union gain. Winner was later disqualified. |
|
Virginia 2 | John S. Millson | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Virginia 3 | Daniel Coleman DeJarnette | Independent Democratic |
1853 | Incumbent retired. Independent Democratic loss. |
None. |
Virginia 4 | Roger Pryor | Democratic | 1859 (special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Virginia 5 | Thomas S. Bocock | Democratic | 1853 | Incumbent retired. Democratic loss. |
None. |
Virginia 6 | Shelton F. Leake | Independent Democratic |
1859 | Incumbent retired. Independent Democratic loss. |
None. |
Virginia 7 | William Smith | Democratic | 1841 (special) 1843 (lost) 1857 |
Incumbent retired. Union gain. Winner was later disqualified after being challenged by S. Ferguson Beach who won an election held by the restored Virginia government. Both were declared not entitled to the seat in February 1862 and the seat was declared vacant. |
First election (May 23, 1861)
Second election (October 24, 1861)
|
Virginia 8 | Alexander Boteler | Opposition | 1859 | Incumbent retired. Opposition loss. |
None. |
Virginia 9 | John T. Harris | Independent Democratic |
1859 | Incumbent retired. Independent Democratic loss. |
None. |
Virginia 10 | Sherrard Clemens | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent retired. Union gain. |
|
Virginia 11 | Albert G. Jenkins | Democratic | 1857 | Incumbent retired. Union gain. |
|
Virginia 12 | Henry A. Edmundson | Democratic | 1849 | Incumbent retired. Union gain. |
|
Virginia 13 | Elbert S. Martin | Independent Democratic |
1859 | Incumbent lost re-election. Independent Democratic loss. |
None. |
Washington Territory
See non-voting delegates, below.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin its members on Election Day, November 6, 1860.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[32] | |
Wisconsin 1 | John F. Potter | Republican | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
Wisconsin 2 | Cadwallader C. Washburn | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
|
Wisconsin 3 | Charles H. Larrabee | Democratic | 1858 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
|
Non-voting delegates
All are trans-Mississippi west non-voting delegates in the 37th Congress.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Colorado Territory at-large | New territory | New seat. Conservative Republican gain. |
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Dakota Territory at-large | New territory | New seat. Democratic gain. |
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Nebraska Territory at-large | Samuel Gordon Daily | Republican | 1860 (contest) | Incumbent re-elected in 1862. |
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Nevada Territory | New territory | New seat. Independent gain. |
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New Mexico Territory at-large | Miguel A. Otero | Democratic | 1859 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. |
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Utah Territory | William Henry Hooper | Democratic | 1858 or 1859 | Incumbent lost re-election. Independent gain. |
|
Washington Territory at-large | Isaac Stevens | Democratic | 1856 or 1857 | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. |
|
See also
Notes
- ^ Includes nine elected on the Union ballot, nine as Unionists, two as Constitutional Unionists, and one on the Union and Peace ballot. Ten additional Unionists remained in office representing States that had seceded.
- ^ Includes votes for those who ran labeled as Union, Unionists, Constitutional Unionists, Union Democrats, and 'Union and Peace.'
- ^ Includes votes for those who ran labeled as Southern Rights and States Rights.
- ^ Included eight Anti-Lecompton Democrats and seven independent Democrats.
- ^ a b c d Includes one independent Democrat, James E. Kerrigan, elected from New York's 4th congressional district.
- ^ Includes votes for those who ran labeled as an Anti-Lecompton Democrat, Breckinridge Democrat, Independent Democrat, or Independent.
- ^ 1 Independent Democrat was elected.
- ^ Includes Unionists, Constitutional Unionists, and the two "Union" members from Rhode Island.
- ^ Kansas was not admitted until January 29, 1861, near the end of the 36th Congress, the winner of this election served in both the 36th and 37th Congresses.
- ^ a b Know-Nothings
- ^ In 1845, Congress set a uniform date for choosing presidential electors (5 Stat. 721). Other elections were unaffected by this law, but the date was gradually adopted by the states for congressional elections as well.
- ^ a b c d e Previously Opposition members.
- ^ East Tennessee only
- ^ 7 vacancies
- ^ 1 seat added
- ^ 1 Opposition and 1 Know-Nothing
- ^ Remained in the House.
- ^ 8 vacancies
- ^ Remained in the House.
- ^ Excludes states that seceded before the start of Congress
- ^ Compared to 19 Opposition and 5 Know-Nothings in previous election of 1858.
- ^ Frederick Low, the candidate with the third-highest vote in the at-large election for California's Congressional delegation, was seated when Congress approved California's third seat in the House of Representatives, from June 3, 1862.
- ^ Democratic Congressman Burnett was nominated by a Southern Rights convention and ran on the Southern Rights ticket. He was the only secessionist to win a seat and was soon expelled by Congress as a traitor.[19]
- ^ a b c not mentioned by Smith
References
- ^ Martis (1994), pp. 114–115.
- ^ 12 Stat. 411
- ^ "Tennessee 4 Me - A Divided State". www.tn4me.org. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ Dubin 1998, p. 185.
- ^ a b c d Dubin 1998, p. 190.
- ^ Martis, pp. 111, 113, 115.
- ^ Martis, pp. 31–35.
- ^ Simon, Harold (2008). Lincoln: President Elect. Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter 1860-1861. Simon & Schuster. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-7432-8947-4.
- ^ Martis, p. 36.
- ^ Martis, p. 34.
- ^ Martis, pp. 114, 115.
- ^ Freehling, William W. (2007). The Road to Disunion. Vol. II: Secessionists Triumphant: 1854-1861. Oxford University Press. p. 2 (map). ISBN 978-0-19-505815-4.
- ^ Long, E.B. (1985). "Appendix". The Civil War Day By Day: An Almanac, 1861-1865. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-80255-3.
- ^ Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, (1774–2005), "Official Annotated Membership Roster by State with Vacancy and Special Election Information for the 37th Congress".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Dubin 1998, p. 187.
- ^ a b c d e f g Dubin 1998, p. 189.
- ^ "State of Connecticut Elections Database » Search Past Election Results". State of Connecticut Elections Database. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Dubin 1998, p. 191.
- ^ Craig, Berry; Ullrich, Dieter C. (2016). Unconditional Unionist: The Hazardous Life of Lucian Anderson, Kentucky Congressman. McFarland. pp. 10–11.
- ^ "Important from New-Orleans: Result of the Congressional Elections". The New York Times. December 12, 1862. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "The Proceedings of Congress: House of Representatives". The New York Times. February 18, 1863. p. 8. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ John D. Winters, The Civil War in Louisiana, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1963, ISBN 0-8071-0834-0, pp. 133-134
- ^ Dubin 1998, p. 187–188.
- ^ "CRAIG, James, (1818 - 1888)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ a b c Dubin 1998, p. 188.
- ^ Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 128, 129.
- ^ Dubin 1998, p. 188; 191.
- ^ Dubin 1998, p. 188–189.
- ^ The American Historical Review: Volume 2. American Historical Association. 1897. pp. 284–285.
- ^ Dubin 1998, p. 190–192.
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- ^ "Wisconsin U.S. House Election Results" (PDF). Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
Bibliography
- Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses. McFarland and Company. ISBN 978-0786402830.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (January 1, 1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0029201701.
- Moore, John L., ed. (1994). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (Third ed.). Congressional Quarterly Inc. ISBN 978-0871879967.
- "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present". Office of the Historian, House of United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
External links
- Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)