1865 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

The 1865 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held during January 1865. Incumbent Republican Senator Henry Wilson was re-elected easily to a second term as a member of the Republican Party.

1865 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

January 10 and 20, 1865
40 members of the Massachusetts Senate 396 members of the Massachusetts House Majority vote of each house needed to win
Nominee Henry Wilson John Albion Andrew Party Republican Republican Senate 35 3 Percentage 92.5% 7.5% House 207 12 Percentage 92.83% 5.38%
Senator before election Henry Wilson Republican Elected Senator Henry Wilson Republican

At the time, Massachusetts elected United States Senators by a majority vote of each separate house of the Massachusetts General Court, the House and the Senate.

Background

At the time, the Massachusetts legislature was dominated the Republican Party, whose members held nearly every seat.

Election in the House

On January 10, the House voted for Wilson's re-election and sent the vote to the Senate for ratification.

1865 U.S. Senate election in the House[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry Wilson	207	92.83%
	Republican	John Albion Andrew	12	5.38%
	Independent	Robert C. Winthrop	4	1.79%
Total votes			223	100.00%

Election in the Senate

On January 20, the State Senate convened and ratified Wilson's re-election by an overwhelming margin.

1865 U.S. Senate election in the Senate[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry Wilson	37	92.50%
	Republican	John Albion Andrew	3	7.50%
Total votes			40	100.00%

References

1. "The Massachusetts Senatorship". The New York Times. 10 Jan 1865. p. 1.
2. "Massachusetts United States Senator–Re-election of Hon. Henry Wilson". The New York Times. 20 Jan 1865. p. 4.