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1870–71 United States House of Representatives elections

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1870–71 United States House of Representatives elections
← 1868 & 1869
June 6, 1870 –
October 6, 1871[a]
1872 & 1873 →
All 243 seats in the United States House of Representatives
122 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader James G. Blaine Fernando Wood
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat Maine 3rd New York 9th
Last election 171 seats 61 seats
Seats won 136 94[b]
Seat change Decrease 35 Increase 33
Popular vote 2,719,276 2,441,956
Percentage 49.59% 44.53%
Swing Decrease 2.22pp Increase 0.40pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Republican
Last election 6 seats New Party
Seats won 10 2
Seat change Increase 4 Increase 2
Popular vote 160,295 55,551
Percentage 2.92% 1.01%
Swing Decrease 0.27pp Pre-creation
  Fifth party
 
Party Independent
Last election 0 seats
Seats won 1[c]
Seat change Increase 1
Popular vote 98,591
Percentage 1.80%
Swing Decrease 0.81pp
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Conservative gain
Speaker before election

James G. Blaine
Republican

 Elected Speaker

James G. Blaine
Republican

The 1870–71 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between June 6, 1870, and October 6, 1871. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before or after the first session of the 42nd United States Congress convened on March 4, 1871. They occurred in the middle of President Ulysses S. Grant's first term. Elections were held for all 243 seats, representing 37 states.

With Grant's administration rocked by a number of scandals (including a shady deal for gold speculation that led to a crash in the market and several business deals that saw highranking governmental officials gain kickbacks) and Reconstruction winding down, his Republican Party lost seats to the opposition Democratic Party but retained an overall majority. Also, since white-supremacist governments controlled by the Democratic Party were reestablishing themselves in some portions of the Southern United States, the Democrats were able to make huge gains in this election.

Election summaries

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104 139
Democratic Republican
State Type Total
seats		 Democratic Republican
Seats Change Seats Change
Mississippi[d][e] District 5 0 Steady 5 Steady
Alabama District 6 3 Increase 1 3 Decrease 1
Arkansas District 3 1 Steady 2 Steady
California[f] District 3 0 Decrease 2 3 Increase 2
Connecticut[f] District 4 1 Steady 3 Steady
Delaware At-large 1 1 Steady 0 Steady
Florida At-large 1 1 Increase 1 0 Decrease 1
Georgia District 7 4 Steady 3 Steady
Illinois District
+ 1 at-large		 14 6 Increase 2 8 Decrease 2
Indiana[d] District 11 5 Increase 1 6 Decrease 1
Iowa[d] District 6 0 Steady 6 Steady
Kansas At-large 1 0 Steady 1 Steady
Kentucky District 9 9 Steady 0 Steady
Louisiana District 5 0 Steady 5 Steady
Maine[d] District 5 0 Steady 5 Steady
Maryland District 5 5 Steady 0 Steady
Massachusetts District 10 0 Steady 10 Steady
Michigan District 6 1 Increase 1 5 Decrease 1
Minnesota District 2 0 Decrease 1 2 Increase 1
Missouri District 9 4 Increase 2 5[g] Decrease 2
Nebraska[d] At-large 1 0 Steady 1 Steady
Nevada At-large 1 1 Increase 1 0 Decrease 1
New Hampshire[f] District 3 3 Increase 3 0 Decrease 3
New Jersey District 5 2 Decrease 1 3 Increase 1
New York District 31 16 Increase 3 15 Decrease 3
North Carolina[d] District 7 5 Increase 4 2 Decrease 4
Ohio[d] District 19 5 Decrease 1 14 Increase 1
Oregon[d] At-large 1 1 Steady 0 Steady
Pennsylvania[d] District 24 11 Increase 3 13[h] Decrease 3
Rhode Island District 2 0 Steady 2 Steady
South Carolina[d] District 4 0 Steady 4 Steady
Tennessee District 8 6 Increase 6 2 Decrease 6
Texas[f] District 4 4 Increase 3 0 Decrease 3
Vermont[d] District 3 0 Steady 3 Steady
Virginia District 8 5 Increase 5[i] 3 Steady
West Virginia[d] District 3 2 Increase 2 1 Decrease 2
Wisconsin District 6 2 Increase 1 4 Decrease 1
Total 243 104
42.8%		 Increase 37 139[j]
57.2%		 Decrease 32
Results shaded according to winning candidates share of popular vote
Popular vote
Conservative
 
 2.92%
Democratic
 
 44.53%
Independent
 
 1.80%
Lib. Republican
 
 1.01%
Republican
 
 49.59%
Others
 
 0.15%
House seats
Conservative
 
 4.08%
Democratic
 
 38.37%
Independent
 
 0.41%
Lib. Republican
 
 0.82%
Republican
 
 56.33%

The previous election included 5 Conservatives

Election dates

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In 1845, Congress passed a law providing for a uniform nationwide date for choosing Presidential electors.[1] This law did not affect election dates for Congress, which remained within the jurisdiction of State governments, but over time, the States moved their congressional elections to this date as well. In 1870, there remained 12 States that held elections before Election Day, and 4 that held it after at this time:

Special elections

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Iowa 2 William Smyth Republican 1868 Incumbent died September 30, 1870.
New member elected December 6, 1870.
Republican hold.
Winner was not elected to the next term.
Michigan 4
South Carolina 1
Wisconsin 2 Benjamin F. Hopkins Republican 1866 Incumbent died January 1, 1870.
New member elected February 15, 1870.
Republican hold.
Georgia 1 Vacant Joseph W. Clift (R) had presented credentials as a Member-elect to the 41st United States Congress, but was not permitted to qualify.
Republican gain.
Winner was not a candidate for election to the next term.

Alabama

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Alabama 1 Alfred Eliab Buck Republican 1869 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Alabama 2 Charles W. Buckley Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Alabama 3 Robert Stell Heflin Republican 1869 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Alabama 4 Charles Hays Republican 1869 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Charles Hays (Republican) 52.6%
  • ▌ J. G. Harris (Democratic) 47.4%
Alabama 5 Peter M. Dox Democratic 1869 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Peter M. Dox (Democratic) 70.3%%
  • ▌ L. J. Sandifee (Republican) 29.7%
Alabama 6 William Crawford Sherrod Democratic 1869 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

[3]

Arizona Territory

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See Non-voting delegates, below.

Arkansas

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Arkansas 1 Logan Roots Republican 1868 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Arkansas 2 Anthony A. C. Rogers Democratic 1868 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Arkansas 3 Thomas Boles Republican 1868 Incumbent lost re-election.
Liberal Republican gain.

California

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California elections
← 1868
September 6, 1871
1872 →
3 seats
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 1 2
Seats won 3 0
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 62,539 57,065
Percentage 52.3% 47.7%
  Republican hold
  Republican gain
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
California 1 Samuel Beach Axtell Democratic 1867 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
California 2 Aaron A. Sargent Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
California 3 James A. Johnson Democratic 1867 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John M. Coghlan (Republican) 51.7%
  • ▌George Pearce (Democratic) 48.3%

Colorado Territory

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See Non-voting delegates, below.

Connecticut

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[5]
Connecticut 1 Julius L. Strong Republican 1869 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Julius L. Strong (Republican) 50.4%
  • ▌Alfred R. Goodrich (Democratic) 49.4%
Connecticut 2 Stephen Kellogg Republican 1869 Incumbent re-elected.
Connecticut 3 Henry H. Starkweather Republican 1867 Incumbent re-elected.
Connecticut 4 William Barnum Democratic 1867 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William Barnum (Democratic) 52.2%
  • ▌George Coffing (Republican) 47.8%

Dakota Territory

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See Non-voting delegates, below.

Delaware

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Delaware at-large Benjamin T. Biggs Democratic 1868 Incumbent re-elected.

[3]

District of Columbia

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See Non-voting delegates, below.

Florida

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Niblack subsequently successfully challenged Walls's election and was seated from Florida's at-large district on January 29, 1873.[6]

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Florida at-large Charles M. Hamilton Republican 1868 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
Election successfully contested.
New member seated January 29, 1873.
Democratic gain.

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Georgia

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Despite not being formally readmitted, members elected on April, 20 1868 were seated to fill the vacant seats for the remainder of the 40th congress. However, these members were not permitted to qualify for the 41st congress under the same election and all seats were thus vacant at the time of the 1870 election. Georgia was formally readmitted on July 15, 1870.[7]

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[7]
Georgia 1 Vacant New member elected.
Democratic gain.
Georgia 2 Vacant New member elected.
Democratic gain.
Election successfully challenged. Member was not permitted to qualify and oppenent was seated after votes from Calhoun and Sumter counties were omitted.
New member seated December 22, 1870.
Republican gain.
Georgia 3 Vacant New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John S. Bigby (Republican) 52.9%
  • ▌ William F. Wright (Democratic) 47.1%
Georgia 4 Vacant New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas J. Speer (Republican) 51.1%
  • ▌ Winburn J. Lawton (Democratic) 48.9%
Georgia 5 Vacant New member elected.
Democratic gain.
Georgia 6 Vacant New member elected.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY William P. Price (Democratic) 68.6%
  • ▌ John A. Wimpey (Republican) 25.9%
  • ▌ Weir Boyd (Ind. Democratic) 5.5%
Georgia 7 Vacant New member elected.
Democratic gain.

Idaho Territory

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See Non-voting delegates, below.

Illinois

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Illinois 1 Norman B. Judd Republican 1866 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Illinois 2 John F. Farnsworth Republican 1862 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John F. Farnsworth (Republican) 48.6%
  • ▌ J. C. Stoughton (Temperence) 37.8%
  • ▌ Richard Bishop (Democratic) 13.6%
Illinois 3 Horatio C. Burchard Republican 1869 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 4 John B. Hawley Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John B. Hawley (Republican) 50.1%
  • ▌ P. L. Cable (Democratic) 49.9%
Illinois 5 Ebon C. Ingersoll Republican 1864 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Illinois 6 Burton C. Cook Republican 1864 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Burton C. Cook (Republican) 56.5%
  • ▌ Julias Avery (Democratic) 42.4%
Illinois 7 Jesse H. Moore Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 8 Shelby M. Cullom Republican 1864 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY James Carroll Robinson (Democratic ) 50.1%
  • ▌ Jonathan Merriam (Republican) 45.6%
  • ▌ [FNU] Minier (Temperence) 4.3%
Illinois 9 Thompson W. McNeely Democratic 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 10 Albert G. Burr Democratic 1866 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Edward Y. Rice (Democratic ) 53.7%
  • ▌ J. W. Kitchell (Republican) 46.3%
Illinois 11 Samuel S. Marshall Democratic 1864 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 12 John B. Hay Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Illinois 13 John M. Crebs Democratic 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John M. Crebs (Democratic) 53.0%
  • ▌ Daniel W. Munn (Republican) 47.0%
Illinois at-large John A. Logan Republican 1866 Incumbent re-elected but resigned before start of term to become U.S. Senator.

[3]

Indiana

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Indiana 1 William E. Niblack Democratic 1864 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 2 Michael C. Kerr Democratic 1864 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Michael C. Kerr (Democratic) 60.4%
  • ▌ George W. Carr (Republican) 39.6%
Indiana 3 William S. Holman Democratic 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 4 George W. Julian Republican 1860 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
Indiana 5 John Coburn Republican 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Coburn (Republican) 50.8%
  • ▌ [FNU] Cottrell (Democratic) 49.3%
Indiana 6 Daniel W. Voorhees Democratic 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 7 Godlove S. Orth Republican 1862 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Indiana 8 James Noble Tyner Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 9 John P. C. Shanks Republican 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana 10 William Williams Republican 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William Williams (Republican) 54.3%
  • ▌ M. S. Hascall (Ind. Republican/Democratic) 35.0%
  • ▌ [FNU] Ellison (Independent) 10.7%
Indiana 11 Jasper Packard Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Jasper Packard (Republican) 52.6%
  • ▌ S. I. Anthony (Democratic) 47.4%

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Iowa

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Iowa 1 George W. McCrary Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 2 William Smyth Republican 1868 Incumbent died.
Republican hold.
Iowa 3 William B. Allison Republican 1862 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Republican hold.
Iowa 4 William Loughridge Republican 1866 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
Iowa 5 Francis W. Palmer Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Iowa 6 Charles Pomeroy Republican 1868 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Jackson Orr (Republican) 73.9%
  • ▌ C. C. Smettzer (Democratic) 26.0%

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Kansas

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Kansas at-large Sidney Clarke Republican 1864 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY David P. Lowe (Republican) 65.8%
  • ▌ R. C. Foster (Democratic) 34.2%

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Kentucky

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Kentucky 1 Lawrence S. Trimble Democratic 1865 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Edward Crossland (Democratic) 64.4%
  • ▌ N. R. Black (Republican) 24.2%
  • ▌ W. C. Clark (Ind. Democratic) 11.4%
Kentucky 2 William N. Sweeney Democratic 1868 Incumbent declined renomination.
Democratic hold.
Kentucky 3 Joseph Horace Lewis Democratic 1870 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 4 J. Proctor Knott Democratic 1867 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY William B. Read (Democratic) 70.9%
  • ▌ James M. Fidler (Republican) 29.1%
Kentucky 5 Boyd Winchester Democratic 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 6 Thomas L. Jones Democratic 1867 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Kentucky 7 James B. Beck Democratic 1867 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY James B. Beck (Democratic) 56.7%
  • ▌ William Brown (Republican) 43.3%
Kentucky 8 George Madison Adams Democratic 1867 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 9 John McConnell Rice Democratic 1868 Incumbent re-elected.

[3]

Louisiana

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Louisiana 1 Vacant New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY J. Hale Sypher (Republican) 62.0%
  • ▌ A. W. Walker (Democratic) 38.0%
Louisiana 2 Lionel Allen Sheldon Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 3 Chester Bidwell Darrall Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Louisiana 4 Joseph P. Newsham Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY James McCleery (Republican) 62.2%
  • ▌ Michael Ryan (Democratic) 37.8%
Louisiana 5 Frank Morey Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.

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Maine

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maine 1 John Lynch Republican 1864 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Lynch (Republican) 53.2%
  • ▌ W. P. Haines (Democratic) 46.8%
Maine 2 Samuel P. Morrill Republican 1868 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
Maine 3 James G. Blaine Republican 1862 Incumbent re-elected.
Maine 4 John A. Peters Republican 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John A. Peters (Republican) 57.6%
  • ▌ Marcellus Emery (Democratic) 42.3%
Maine 5 Eugene Hale Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Eugene Hale (Republican) 52.9%
  • ▌ P. J. Carleton (Democratic) 46.5%

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Maryland

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Maryland 1 Samuel Hambleton Democratic 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel Hambleton (Democratic) 56.5%
  • ▌ Henry R. Torbert (Republican) 43.5%
Maryland 2 Stevenson Archer Democratic 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Stevenson Archer (Democratic) 64.5%
  • ▌ William M. Marine (Republican) 35.5%
Maryland 3 Thomas Swann Democratic 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas Swann (Democratic) 59.2%
  • ▌ Washington Booth (Republican) 40.8%
Maryland 4 Patrick Hamill Democratic 1868 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John Ritchie (Democratic) 53.4%
  • ▌ John E. Smith (Republican) 46.6%
Maryland 5 Frederick Stone Democratic 1866 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.

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Massachusetts

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 1 James Buffinton Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 2 Oakes Ames Republican 1862 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Oakes Ames (Republican) 60.0%
  • ▌ Edward Avery (Democratic) 38.5%
Massachusetts 3 Ginery Twichell Republican 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Ginery Twichell (Republican) 50.7%
  • ▌ William Gaiton (Democratic) 45.9%
Massachusetts 4 Samuel Hooper Republican 1861 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 5 Benjamin Butler Republican 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 6 Nathaniel P. Banks Republican 1865 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 7 George M. Brooks Republican 1869 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY George M. Brooks (Republican) 57.6%
  • ▌ Seth Adams (Democratic) 31.3%
  • ▌ J. Chillis Kimball (Labor Reform) 10.2%
Massachusetts 8 George F. Hoar Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY George F. Hoar (Republican) 56.2%
  • ▌ Alvin Cook (Democratic) 28.4%
  • ▌ Moses Johnson (Labor Reform) 11.5%
  • ▌ [FNU] Walker (Prohibition) 3.9%
Massachusetts 9 William B. Washburn Republican 1862 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 10 Henry L. Dawes Republican 1856 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌ Henry L. Dawes (Republican) 52.9%
  • ▌ Reuben Noble (Democratic) 44.5%
  • ▌ [FNU] Bosworth (Prohibition) 2.6%

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Michigan

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Michigan 1 Fernando C. Beaman Republican 1860 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Henry Waldron (Republican) 50.6%
  • ▌ Nathaniel B. Eldredge (Democratic) 48.2%
Michigan 2 William L. Stoughton Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 3 Austin Blair Republican 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Austin Blair (Republican) 51.5%
  • ▌ D. D. Hughes (Democratic) 46.6%
Michigan 4 Thomas W. Ferry Republican 1864 Incumbent re-elected but declined the seat when elected U.S. Senator.
Michigan 5 Omar D. Conger Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan 6 Randolph Strickland Republican 1868 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic gain.

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Minnesota

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Minnesota 1 Morton S. Wilkinson Republican 1868 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Mark H. Dunnell (Republican) 56.8%
  • ▌ Cornelius F. Buck (Democratic) 43.2%
Minnesota 2 Eugene M. Wilson Democratic 1868 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.

[3]

Missouri

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Missouri elected its members on November 8, 1870.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[8]
Missouri 1 Erastus Wells Democratic 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Erastus Wells (Democratic) 50.86%
  • ▌Charles R. Johnson (Liberal Republican) 36.29%
  • ▌Iron Z. Smith (Radical Union) 12.85%
Missouri 2 Gustavus Finkelnburg Radical Union 1868 Incumbent re-elected as a Liberal Republican.
Liberal Republican gain.
Missouri 3 James R. McCormick Democratic 1867 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Erastus Wells (Democratic) 63.11%
  • ▌G. J. Van Allen (Radical Union) 19.43%
  • ▌William M. Nalle (Liberal Republican) 16.79%
  • ▌Isaac F. Shepard (Unknown) 0.68%
Missouri 4 Sempronius H. Boyd Radical Union 1868 Incumbent retired.
Radical Union hold.
Missouri 5 Samuel S. Burdett Radical Union 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel S. Burdett (Radical Union) 49.17%
  • ▌George R. Smith (Liberal Republican) 41.31%
  • ▌Douglass Dale (Democratic) 9.52%
Missouri 6 Robert T. Van Horn Radical Union 1864 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Missouri 7 Joel F. Asper Radical Union 1868 Incumbent retired.
Radical Union hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Isaac C. Parker (Radical Union) 56.12%
  • ▌John H. Ellis (Democratic) 43.88%
Missouri 8 John F. Benjamin Radical Union 1868 Incumbent retired.
Liberal Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY James G. Blair (LR; D) 56.25%
  • ▌J. T. Hayward (Radical Union) 43.75%
Missouri 9 David P. Dyer Radical Union 1868 Incumbent lost re-election as a Liberal Republican.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Andrew King (Democratic) 59.65%
  • ▌David P. Dyer (Liberal Republican) 21.83%
  • ▌Edward Draper (Radical Union) 18.52%

Montana Territory

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See Non-voting delegates, below.

Nebraska

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Nebraska at-large John Taffe Republican 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Taffe (Republican) 60.84%
  • ▌George B. Lake (Democratic) 42.00%[9]

Nevada

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[10]
Nevada at-large Thomas Fitch Republican 1868 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.

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New Hampshire

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New Hampshire 1 Jacob Hart Ela Republican 1867 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
New Hampshire 2 Aaron Fletcher Stevens Republican 1867 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
New Hampshire 3 Jacob Benton Republican 1867 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.

[3]

New Jersey

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New Jersey 1 William Moore Republican 1866 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
New Jersey 2 Charles Haight Democratic 1866 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
New Jersey 3 John T. Bird Democratic 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John T. Bird (Democratic) 55.7%
  • ▌ Robert Rusling (Republican) 44.3%
New Jersey 4 John Hill Republican 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Hill (Republican) 54.1%
  • ▌ Philip Rafferty (Democratic) 45.9%
New Jersey 5. Orestes Cleveland Democratic 1868 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.

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New York

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New York 1 Henry Augustus Reeves Democratic 1868 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Dwight Townsend (Democratic) 52.4%
  • ▌ Caleb C. Norvell (Republican) 47.6%
New York 2 John G. Schumaker Democratic 1868 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Thomas Kinsella (Democratic) 62.4%
  • ▌ Silas B. Dutcher (Republican) 37.6%
New York 3 Henry Warner Slocum Democratic 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Henry Warner Slocum (Democratic) 53.8%
  • ▌ Erastus D. Webster (Republican) 33.6%
  • ▌ Robert M. Whiting (Ind. Republican) 12.7%
New York 4 John Fox Democratic 1866 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
New York 5 John Morrissey Democratic 1866 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY William R. Roberts (Democratic) 86.0%
  • ▌ John A. Briggs (Republican) 13.1%
  • ▌ George W. Gibbons (Ind. Republican) 0.9%
New York 6 Samuel S. Cox Democratic 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 7 Hervey C. Calkin Democratic 1868 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
New York 8 James Brooks Democratic 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 9 Fernando Wood Democratic 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 10 Clarkson Nott Potter Democratic 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 11 Charles Van Wyck Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Charles St. John (Republican) 51.1%
  • ▌ William C. Sherman (Democratic) 48.9%
New York 12 John H. Ketcham Republican 1864 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John H. Ketcham (Republican) 55.1%
  • ▌ William H. Philip (Democratic) 44.9%
New York 13 John Ashley Griswold Democratic 1868 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
New York 14 Stephen L. Mayham Democratic 1868 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Eli Perry (Democratic) 54.1%
  • ▌ Minard Harder (Republican) 44.9%
  • ▌ John Hastings (Workingman's) 1.0%
New York 15 Adolphus H. Tanner Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
New York 16 Orange Ferriss Republican 1866 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
New York 17 William A. Wheeler Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 18 Stephen Sanford Republican 1866 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
New York 19 Charles Knapp Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
New York 20 Addison H. Laflin Republican 1864 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
New York 21 Alexander H. Bailey Republican 1867 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
New York 22 John C. Churchill Republican 1866 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY William E. Lansing (Republican) 56.5%
  • ▌ Matthew Shoecraft (Democratic) 41.4%
  • ▌ Caleb Calkins (Temperence) 2.1%
New York 23 Dennis McCarthy Republican 1866 Incumbent lost renomination and lost re-election as an Independent Republican candidate.
Republican hold.
New York 24 George W. Cowles Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John E. Seeley (Republican) 55.7%
  • ▌ George B. Daniels (Democratic) 44.3%
New York 25 William H. Kelsey Republican 1866 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY William H. Lamport (Republican) 56.2%
  • ▌ Harlow L. Comstock (Democratic) 43.5%
  • ▌ James C. Jackson (Independent) 0.3%
New York 26 Giles W. Hotchkiss Republican 1868 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Milo Goodrich (Republican) 56.3%
  • ▌ Edgar K. Apgar (Democratic) 43.7%
New York 27 Hamilton Ward Sr. Republican 1864 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
New York 28 Noah Davis Republican 1868 Incumbent resigned.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Freeman Clarke (Republican) 55.3%
  • ▌ John H. White (Democratic) 44.7%
New York 29 John Fisher Republican 1868 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Seth Wakeman (Republican) 57.3%
  • ▌ Alex G. Shepard (Democratic) 42.7%
New York 30 David S. Bennett Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
New York 31 Porter Sheldon Republican 1868 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
North Carolina 1 Clinton L. Cobb Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Clinton L. Cobb (Republican) 60.7%
  • ▌ Timothy Morgan (Ind. Republican ) 39.3%
North Carolina 2 David Heaton Republican 1868 Incumbent died.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Charles R. Thomas (Republican) 55.0%
  • ▌ Lott W. Humphrey (Democratic-Conservative) 45.0%
North Carolina 3 Oliver H. Dockery Republican 1868 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Conservative gain.
North Carolina 4 John T. Deweese Republican 1868 Incumbent resigned.
Democratic-Conservative gain.
North Carolina 5 Israel G. Lash Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Democratic-Conservative gain.
  • ▌Green tickY James M. Leach (Democratic-Conservative) 52.6%
  • ▌ William L. Scott (Republican) 47.4%
North Carolina 6 Francis Edwin Shober Democratic-Conservative 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Francis Edwin Shober (Democratic-Conservative) 60.0%
  • ▌ Frederick H. Sprague (Republican) 40.0%
North Carolina 7 Alexander H. Jones Republican 1868 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic-Conservative gain.

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New Mexico Territory

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Ohio

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[11]
Ohio 1 Peter W. Strader Democratic 1868 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
Ohio 2 Job E. Stevenson Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 3 Robert C. Schenck Republican 1862 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Ohio 4 William Lawrence Republican 1864 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
  • ▌Green tickY John F. McKinney (Democratic) 50.5%
  • ▌William B. McClung (Republican) 49.5%
Ohio 5 William Mungen Democratic 1866 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Ohio 6 John Armstrong Smith Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 7 James J. Winans Republican 1868 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
Ohio 8 John Beatty Republican 1868 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 9 Edward F. Dickinson Democratic 1868 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Ohio 10 Erasmus D. Peck Republican 1870 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Erasmus D. Peck (Republican) 52.5%
  • ▌William F. Lockwood (Democratic) 47.5%
Ohio 11 John Thomas Wilson Republican 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 12 Philadelph Van Trump Democratic 1866 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 13 George W. Morgan Democratic 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY George W. Morgan (Democratic) 54.1%
  • ▌Charles W. Potwin (Republican) 45.9%
Ohio 14 Martin Welker Republican 1864 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Ohio 15 Eliakim H. Moore Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Ohio 16 John Bingham Republican 1864 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Bingham (Republican) 52.4%
  • ▌Robert A. Chambers (Democratic) 47.6%
Ohio 17 Jacob A. Ambler Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 18 William H. Upson Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY William H. Upson (Republican) 62.2%
  • ▌John M. Coffinberry (Democratic) 37.8%
Ohio 19 James A. Garfield Republican 1862 Incumbent re-elected.

Oregon

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Oregon at-large Joseph Showalter Smith Democratic 1868 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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Tennessee

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee 1 Roderick R. Butler Republican 1867 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 2 Horace Maynard Republican 1865 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 3 William B. Stokes Republican 1865 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Tennessee 4 Lewis Tillman Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Tennessee 5 William F. Prosser Republican 1868 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Tennessee 6 Samuel M. Arnell Republican 1865 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Tennessee 7 Isaac R. Hawkins Republican 1865 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Tennessee 8 William J. Smith Republican 1868 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.

Texas

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Utah Territory

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Vermont

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[20]
Vermont 1 Charles W. Willard Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
Vermont 2 Luke P. Poland Republican 1866 Incumbent re-elected
  • ▌Green tickY Luke P. Poland (Republican) 76.4%
  • ▌Lewis L. Partridge (Democratic) 23.4%
Vermont 3 Worthington C. Smith Republican 1866 Incumbent re-elected.

Virginia

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[21]
Virginia 1 Richard S. Ayer Republican 1869 Incumbent retired.
Conservative gain.
Virginia 2 James H. Platt Jr. Republican 1869 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 3 Charles H. Porter Republican 1869 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 4 George Booker Conservative 1869 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
Virginia 5 Richard T. W. Duke Conservative 1870 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 6 William Milnes Jr. Conservative 1869 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Virginia 7 Lewis McKenzie Conservative 1869 Incumbent lost re-election as a Republican.
Democratic gain.
Virginia 8 James K. Gibson Conservative 1869 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.

Washington Territory

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West Virginia

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District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
West Virginia 1 Isaac H. Duval Republican 1868 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
West Virginia 2 James McGrew Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected.
West Virginia 3 John Witcher Republican 1868 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.

Wisconsin

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Wisconsin elected six members of congress on Election Day, November 8, 1870.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[2]
Wisconsin 1 Halbert E. Paine Republican 1864 Incumbent retired.
Democratic gain.
Wisconsin 2 David Atwood Republican 1870 (special) Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Wisconsin 3 Amasa Cobb Republican 1862 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Wisconsin 4 Charles A. Eldredge Democratic 1862 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 5 Philetus Sawyer Republican 1864 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Philetus Sawyer (Republican) 59.3%
  • ▌Joseph Stringham (Democratic) 40.7%
Wisconsin 6 Cadwallader C. Washburn Republican 1866 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.

Wyoming Territory

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Non-voting delegates

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Colorado results by county
Chaffee:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%
Miller:      50–60%
District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Arizona Territory at-large Richard C. McCormick Republican 1869 Incumbent re-elected.
Colorado Territory at-large Allen A. Bradford Republican 1868 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost renomination.
Republican hold.
Dakota Territory at-large Solomon L. Spink Republican 1868 Incumbent lost re-election as a Democrat.
Independent Democratic gain.
District of Columbia at-large New district New seat.
New delegate elected in 1871.
Republican gain.
Idaho Territory at-large Jacob K. Shafer Democratic 1868 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Samuel A. Merritt (Democratic) 59.24%
  • ▌T. J. Butler (Republican) 40.74%
  • ▌J. L. Butler (Independent) 0.02%[29]
Montana Territory at-large James M. Cavanaugh Democratic 1859 (Minn.)
1861 (lost)
1868		 Incumbent lost renomination.
New delegate elected August 7, 1871.
Republican gain.
New Mexico Territory at-large José F. Chaves Republican 1868 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Utah Territory at-large William H. Hooper Democratic 1864 Incumbent re-elected.
Washington Territory at-large Selucius Garfielde Republican 1868 Incumbent re-elected June 6, 1870.
Wyoming Territory at-large Stephen F. Nuckolls Democratic 1869 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY William T. Jones (Republican) 52.13%
  • ▌John Wanless (Democratic) 45.03%
  • ▌[FNU] Murrin (Ind. Democratic) 2.85%[34]

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Majority of states held elections on November 8, 1870 (i.e. Election Day).
  2. ↑ Note that Dubin (p. 221) records 9–10 "Conservatives", and approximately 94 Democrats, as being elected to the 42nd Congress. This contrasts with Martis (pp. 124–125) which offers no separate accounting of "Conservatives" from Democrats and thus records a total of 104 Democratic members of the 42nd Congress.
  3. ↑ Includes 1 Independent Republican.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Elections held early.
  5. ↑ Elections held at the same time as elections for 41st Congress.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Elections held late.
  7. ↑ Includes 2 Liberal Republicans: Gustavus A. Finkelnburg elected to Missouri's 2nd district, and James G. Blair elected to Missouri's 8th district.
  8. ↑ Includes 1 Independent Republican, John V. Creely, elected to Pennsylvania's 2nd district.
  9. ↑ Previous election had 5 Conservatives.
  10. ↑ Includes 2 Liberal Republicans and 1 Independent Republican.

References

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  1. ↑ Statutes at Large, 28th Congress, 2nd Session, p. 721.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Guide to U.S. elections (6th ed (Online-Ausg.) ed.). Washington, D.C: CQ Press. 2010. ISBN 978-1-60426-536-1.
  4. 1 2 3 Guide to U.S. Elections. Vol. II (6th ed.). Washington, D.C.: CQ Press. 2010. p. 1046. ISBN 9781604265361. LCCN 2009033938. OCLC 430736650.
  5. ↑ "State of Connecticut Elections Database » Search Past Election Results". State of Connecticut Elections Database. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Forty-Second Congress (membership roster)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 9, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Congressional Quarterly's guide to US elections". Washington, D.C. : Congressional Quarterly. July 20, 1994 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ↑ Dubin 1998, p. 218; Parrish 1973, p. 265.
  9. ↑ "Our Campaigns - NE - District 01 Race - Oct 11, 1870". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Our Campaigns - NV - At-Large District Race - Nov 5, 1872". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  11. ↑ Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 277, 278.
  12. ↑ "TN - District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  13. ↑ "TN - District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  14. ↑ "TN - District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  15. ↑ "TN - District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  16. ↑ "TN - District 05". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  17. ↑ "TN - District 06". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  18. ↑ "TN - District 07". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  19. ↑ "TN - District 08". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  20. ↑ "VT Elections Database » Vermont Election Results and Statistics". VT Elections Database. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Virginia Elections Database » Virginia Election Results and Statistics". Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  22. ↑ "WV District 01". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  23. ↑ "WV District 02". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  24. ↑ "WV District 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  25. ↑ "AZ Territorial Delegate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  26. ↑ "CO Territorial Delegate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  27. ↑ "DK Territorial Delegate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  28. ↑ "DC Delegate - Initial Election". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  29. ↑ "ID Territorial Delegate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  30. ↑ "MT Territorial Delegate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  31. ↑ "NM Territorial Delegate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  32. ↑ "UT Territorial Delegate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  33. ↑ "WA Territorial Delegate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  34. ↑ "WY Territorial Delegate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 5, 2021.

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