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1864–65 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 39th U.S. Congress

House elections for the 39th U.S. Congress

FieldValue
election_name1864–65 United States House of Representatives elections
countryUnited States
flag_year1863
typelegislative
ongoingno
previous_election1862–63 United States House of Representatives elections
previous_year1862 & 1863
next_election1866–67 United States House of Representatives elections
next_year1866 & 1867
outgoing_members38th United States Congress#House of Representatives_3
elected_members39th United States Congress#House of Representatives_3
seats_for_electionAll 192 seats in the United States House of Representatives
majority_seats97
election_dateJune 5, 1864–
November 7, 1865
image_size180x180px
image1Schuyler Colfax portrait.jpg
leader1Schuyler Colfax
party1National Union Party (United States)
leaders_seat1
last_election1**99 seats, 49.9%**
seats1**147**
seat_change148
popular_vote1**2,131,978**
percentage1**55.0%**
swing15.1 pp
image2Hon. James Brooks (cropped).jpg
leader2James Brooks
party2Democratic Party (United States)
leaders_seat2
last_election273 seats, 45.1%
seats235
seat_change238
popular_vote21,620,556
percentage241.8%
swing23.3 pp
party4Conservative Party (United States)
last_election41 seat, 0.3%
seats49
seat_change48
popular_vote488,474
percentage42.2%
swing41.9 pp
party5Independent politician
last_election52 seats
seats51
seat_change51
popular_vote525,631
percentage50.7%
swing50.6 pp
map_image[[File:1864 US house results.svg350px]]
map_caption**Results**
titleSpeaker
before_electionSchuyler Colfax
before_partyRepublican-Union
after_electionSchuyler Colfax
after_partyNational Union Party (United States)

November 7, 1865

The 1864–65 United States House of Representatives elections were held between June 5, 1864, and November 7, 1865, to elect the 192 members and nine non-voting delegates of the House of Representatives. The National Union Party expanded their existing majority against the backdrop of the American Civil War.

Candidates listed as Republicans and Unionists won 99 seats in congressional elections held in 1862 and 1863; three Union Democrats and the lone Unconditional Union Democrat from Kentucky subsequently crossed the floor to give the Republican-Union coalition a narrow majority during the 38th United States Congress. The wartime coalition of Republicans, War Democrats, and border state unionists became the base for the National Union Party that held its national convention at Baltimore on June 7, 1864. Leading Unionists were pessimistic about their party's prospects during the summer of 1864, but the fall of Atlanta led to a dramatic reversal of fortunes ahead of the fall elections. The Union Party won a "sweeping victory" at the polls, carrying all but three states in the concurrent presidential election.

Unionists significantly improved their showing compared to the last elections, contributing three-quarters of the members of the 39th United States Congress. A majority of the members elected from Indiana and all but two from Ohio were Unionists. In Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee, the elections were contested by Radical and Conservative Unionist factions, resulting in 15 Radical or Unconditional Unionists, 9 Conservatives, and 1 Independent Unionist elected to the 39th United States Congress.

Following the Confederate surrender, the former states of the Confederacy held congressional elections in 1865 and 1866, but only the members from Tennessee were seated by the House. The 10 remaining states were eventually readmitted between 1868 and 1870 during the 40th and 41st United States Congresses.

Results

Federal

Democratic Party (US)}}"**Democratic**Conservative Party (US)}}"**Con**National Union Party (US)}}"**National Union**
PartiesSeatsPopular vote[1862–63](1862-63-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections)1864–65±%Votes%Total1831929100.003,876,351100.00
Union Party561324068.751,997,41851.53
Republican Party36
Unconditional Union Party115147.81134,5603.47
Others6060.00colspan=2
Democratic Party73353818.231,620,55641.81
Conservative Party1984.6988,4742.28
Independent Unionist110.529,4090.24
Union Party (Kansas)000.009,7120.25
Independent Democrat000.006950.02
Others9090.0015,5270.40

Results by state

StateTypeDateTotal
seatsDemocraticConservativeNational UnionOthersSeatsChangeSeatsChangeSeatsChangeSeatsChangeOregonVermontMaineIndianaOhioPennsylvaniaWest VirginiaCaliforniaDelawareIllinoisIowaKansasMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMissouriNew JerseyNew YorkWisconsinLate elections (after the March 4, 1865 beginning of the term)New HampshireConnecticutTennesseeRhode IslandKentuckyNevadaSeceded states not yet readmittedAlabamaArkansasFloridaGeorgiaLouisianaMississippiNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaTexasVirginiaTotal192353898148480818.2%4.7%77.1%0.0%
At-largeJune 5, 186410010
DistrictSeptember 6, 186430030
DistrictSeptember 11, 18645010510
DistrictOctober 10, 186411340840
District19212017120
District248401640
DistrictOctober 22, 186430030
DistrictNovember 8, 1864
(Election Day)30030
At-large11000
Mixed143601160
District60060
At-large10010
District5210310
District1000100
District6010610
District20020
District91101820
District5310210
District3111602060
District6120520
DistrictMarch 14, 18653010310
DistrictApril 3, 18654010410
DistrictAugust 3, 18658044440
DistrictApril 5, 186520020
DistrictAugust 7, 186590554308
At-largeNovember 7, 186510010
DistrictNovember 6, 18656
DistrictOctober 9, 18653
At-largeNovember 29, 18651
DistrictNovember 15, 18657
DistrictNovember 6, 18655
DistrictOctober 2, 18655
DistrictNovember 9, 18657
DistrictNovember 22, 18654
DistrictOctober 15, 18664
DistrictOctober 12, 18658

New seats

One new seat was added for the new State of Nevada and 8 vacancies were filled by the readmission of Tennessee, the first Confederate state to be readmitted. Three former Confederate States held elections in 1865 that were rejected by Congress.

Special elections

38th Congress

|- ! | Owen Lovejoy | | Republican- Union | 1856 | | Incumbent died March 25, 1864. New member elected May 19, 1864. Union hold. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Ebon C. Ingersoll (Union) 62.91%
  • H. M. Wead (Democratic) 37.09%

|- ! | Henry G. Stebbins | | 1862 | | Incumbent resigned October 24, 1864. New member elected November 8, 1864. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Dwight Townsend (Democratic) 54.92%
  • Henry G. Stebbins (Union) 45.08%

|}

39th Congress

|- ! | Edwin H. Webster | | Union | 1859 | | Incumbent resigned July 1865. New member elected November 7, 1865. Union hold. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • John L. Thomas (Union) 83.21%
  • William Kimmell (Democratic) 16.79%

|- ! | Daniel W. Gooch | | Union | 1858 (special) | | Incumbent resigned September 1, 1865. New member elected November 7, 1865. Union hold. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Nathaniel P. Banks (Union) 80.75%
  • Thomas J. Greenwood (Democratic) 19.25%

|- ! | Orlando Kellogg | | Union | 1862 | | Incumbent died August 24, 1865. New member elected November 7, 1865. Union hold. | nowrap | {{plainlist |

  • Robert S. Hale (Union) 54.45%
  • Halsey R. Wing (Democratic) 45.55%

|}

Alabama

Main article: 1865 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama

Alabama held elections on November 6, 1865, following the end of the Civil War; the winners of the elections were subsequently not seated.

|- ! | | Seat vacant since January 12, 1861. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Charles C. Langdon (Unknown) 63.84%
  • Thomas J. Matthews (Unknown) 21.93%
  • S. B. Cleveland (Unknown) 14.23%

|- ! | | Seat vacant since January 12, 1861. Winner not seated. | no wrap | {{Plainlist|

  • George C. Freeman (Unknown) 82.86%
  • Benjamin Gardiner (Unknown) 17.14%

|- ! | | Seat vacant since January 12, 1861. Winner not seated. | no wrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Cullen A. Battle (Unknown) 43.80%
  • George Reese (Unknown) 23.40%
  • Robert F. Lyon (Unknown) 22.32%
  • E. J. Hamil (Unknown) 6.40%
  • John H. Cadenhead (Unknown) 4.09%

|- ! | | Seat vacant since January 12, 1861. Winner not seated. | no wrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Joseph W. Taylor (Unknown) 62.23%
  • Columbus W. Lee (Unknown) 37.77%

|- ! | | Seat vacant since January 12, 1861. Winner not seated. | no wrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Burrwell Pope (Unknown) 39.00%
  • James M. Shield (Unknown) 38.64%
  • J. R. Morris (Unknown) 19.64%
  • A. C. Bryan (Unknown) 1.12%
  • John Murrell (Unknown) 0.89%
  • A. B. Condit (Unknown) 0.72%

|- ! | | Seat vacant since January 12, 1861. Winner not seated. | no wrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Thomas J. Foster (Unknown) 58.58%
  • C. C. Sheets (Unknown) 33.10%
  • Jesse J. Garth (Unknown) 8.32

|}

Arizona Territory

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Arkansas

Arkansas held successive elections in 1864 and 1865 to fill vacancies in the 38th Congress and elect representatives to the 39th Congress.

38th Congress

Main article: 1864 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

Arkansas did not hold elections for the 38th Congress in 1862 or 1863. Late elections were held from March 14–16, 1864, but the winners were not seated by the House.

|- ! | | Seat vacant since May 6, 1861. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • T. M. Jacks (Unknown)

|- ! | | Seat vacant since May 6, 1861. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Anthony A. C. Rogers (Unknown)

|- ! | | Seat vacant since May 6, 1861. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • James M. Johnson (Unknown) |}

39th Congress

Main article: 1865 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas

Arkansas held elections for the 39th Congress on October 9, 1865, following the end of the Civil War, but the winners were not seated by the House.

|- ! | | Seat vacant since May 6, 1861. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • William Byers (Unknown)
  • T. M. Jacks (Unknown)

|- ! | | Seat vacant since May 6, 1861. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • G. H. Kyle (Unknown)
  • John H. Askew (Unknown)
  • Lorenzo Gibson (Unknown)
  • C. V. Meador (Unknown)

|- ! | | Seat vacant since May 6, 1861. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • James M. Johnson (Unknown)
  • John T. Loudon (Unknown)

|}

California

Main article: 1864 United States House of Representatives elections in California

California elected its members on November 8, 1864.

|- ! New seat | Cornelius Cole Redistricted from the . | | Republican- Union | 1863 | | Incumbent retired. Union hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Donald C. McRuer (Union) 58.93%
  • Joseph B. Crockett (Democratic) 41.07%

|- ! New seat | William Higby Redistricted from the . | | Republican- Union | 1863 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • William Higby (Union) 61.62%
  • James W. Coffroth (Democratic) 38.38%

|- ! New seat | Thomas B. Shannon Redistricted from the . | |Republican- Union | 1863 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Union hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John Bidwell (Union) 56.12%
  • Jack Temple (Democratic) 43.88%

|}

Colorado Territory

See non-voting delegates, below.

Connecticut

Main article: 1865 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

Connecticut elected its members on April 3, 1865, after the start of the term but before Congress convened.

|- ! | Henry C. Deming | | Republican- Union | 1863 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Henry C. Deming (Union) 56.93%
  • Henry A. Mitchell (Democratic) 43.07%

|- ! | James E. English | | 1861 | | Incumbent retired. Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Samuel L. Warner (Union) 54.13%
  • Edward A. Russell (Democratic) 45.87%

|- ! | Augustus Brandegee | | Republican- Union | 1863 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Augustus Brandegee (Union) 66.33%
  • Frederick L. Allan (Democratic) 33.67%

|- ! | John H. Hubbard | | Republican- Union | 1863 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John H. Hubbard (Union) 56.32%
  • William F. Taylor (Democratic) 43.68%

|}

Dakota Territory

See non-voting delegates, below.

Delaware

Delaware elected its member on November 8, 1864.

|- ! rowspan=3 | | Nathaniel B. Smithers | | Republican- Union | 1863 (special) | | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John A. Nicholson (Democratic) 51.50%
  • Nathaniel B. Smithers (Union) 48.50%

|}

Florida

Main article: 1865 United States House of Representatives election in Florida

Florida held elections on November 29, 1865, following the end of the Civil War; the winners were subsequently not seated by the House.

|- ! | | Seat vacant since January 10, 1861. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Ferdinand McLeod (Unknown) 43.41%
  • D. P. Hogue (Unknown) 29.37%
  • J. W. Culpepper (Unknown) 10.26%
  • W. M. Ives (Unknown) 4.71%
  • W. H. Anson (Unknown) 2.91%
  • J. F. Johnston (Unknown) 2.79%
  • John W. Price (Unknown) 2.01%
  • Scattering 4.50%

|}

Georgia

Main article: 1865 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia

Georgia held elections on November 15, 1865, following the end of the Civil War; the winners were subsequently not seated by the House.

|- ! | | Seat vacant since January 19, 1861. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Solomon Cohen (Unknown) 84.34%
  • Carey W. Styles (Unknown) 12.24%
  • Charles H. Hopkins (Unknown) 3.42%

|- ! | | Seat vacant since January 19, 1861. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Philip Cook (Unknown) 93.39%
  • C. McCay (Unknown) 6.61%
  • J. E. Blount (Unknown) 0.0%

|- ! | | Seat vacant since January 19, 1861. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Hugh Buchanan (Unknown) 50.09%
  • B. H. Bingham (Unknown) 49.91%

|- ! | | Seat vacant since January 19, 1861. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • E. G. Cabaniss (Unknown) 87.64%
  • A. J. Simmons (Unknown) 12.35%
  • A. J. Murray (Unknown) 0.0%

|- ! | | Seat vacant since January 19, 1861. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • James D. Matthews (Unknown) 37.68%
  • John Milledge (Unknown) 38.19%
  • Garnett Andrews (Unknown) 13.41%
  • A. Ranse Wright (Unknown) 10.72%

|- ! | | Seat vacant since January 19, 1861. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John Christy (Unknown) 59.33%
  • Junius Hillyer (Unknown) 36.45%
  • [FNU] Johnson (Unknown) 2.19%
  • A. T. Lytle (Unknown) 2.04%

|- ! | | Seat vacant since January 19, 1861. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • William T. Wofford (Unknown) 71.26%
  • J. P. Hambleton (Unknown) 23.49%
  • H. G. Cole (Unknown) 5.25%

|}

Idaho Territory

See non-voting delegates, below.

Illinois

Main article: 1864 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

|- ! | James C. Allen | | 1862 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Samuel W. Moulton (Union) 54.50%
  • James C. Allen (Democratic) 45.50%

|- ! | Isaac N. Arnold | | Republican- Union | 1860 | | Incumbent retired. Union hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John Wentworth (Union) 56.52%
  • Cyrus McCormick (Democratic) 43.48%

|- ! | John F. Farnsworth | | Republican- Union | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John F. Farnsworth (Union) 77.75%
  • M. C. Johnson (Democratic) 22.25%

|- ! | Elihu B. Washburne | | Republican- Union | 1852 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Elihu B. Washburne (Union) 67.92%
  • Elias B. Stiles (Democratic) 32.08%

|- ! | Charles M. Harris | | 1862 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Abner C. Harding (Union) 51.61%
  • Charles M. Harris (Democratic) 48.39%

|- ! | Ebon C. Ingersoll | | Republican- Union | 1864 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Ebon C. Ingersoll (Union) 61.67%
  • James C. Echels (Democratic) 38.33%

|- ! | Jesse O. Norton | | Republican- Union | 1862 | | Incumbent retired. Union hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Burton C. Cook (Union) 60.98%
  • Samuel K. Casey (Democratic) 39.02%

|- ! | John R. Eden | | 1862 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Henry P. H. Bromwell (Union) 56.09%
  • John R. Eden (Democratic) 43.91%

|- ! | John T. Stuart | | 1862 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Shelby M. Cullom (Union) 52.99%
  • John T. Stuart (Democratic) 47.01%

|- ! | Lewis W. Ross | | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Lewis W. Ross (Democratic) 55.55%
  • Hugh Fullerton (Union) 44.45%

|- ! | Anthony L. Knapp | | 1861 (special) | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Anthony Thornton (Democratic) 58.13%
  • N. M. Knapp (Union) 41.87%

|- ! | James C. Robinson | | 1858 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Samuel S. Marshall (Democratic) 60.96%
  • Ethelbert Callahan (Union) 39.04%

|- ! | William R. Morrison | | 1862 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Jehu Baker (Union) 50.16%
  • William R. Morrison (Democratic) 49.84%

|- ! | William J. Allen | | 1862 (special) | | Incumbent lost re-election. Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Andrew J. Kuykendall (Union) 52.18%
  • William J. Allen (Democratic) 47.82%

|}

Indiana

Main article: 1864 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana

|- ! | John Law | | 1860 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • William E. Niblack (Democratic) 53.86%
  • Cyrus M. Allen (Union) 46.14%

|- ! | James A. Cravens | | 1860 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Michael C. Kerr (Democratic) 55.61%
  • William W. Curry (Union) 44.39%

|- ! | Henry W. Harrington | | 1862 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Ralph Hill (Union) 51.82%
  • Henry W. Harrington (Democratic) 48.18%

|- ! | William S. Holman | | 1858 | | Incumbent retired. Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John H. Farquhar (Union) 50.17%
  • George Berry (Democratic) 49.83%

|- ! | George W. Julian | | Republican- Union | 1860 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • George W. Julian (Union) 68.13%
  • James Brown (Democratic) 31.87%

|- ! | Ebenezer Dumont | | Republican- Union | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Ebenezer Dumont (Union) 63.41%
  • John Love (Democratic) 36.59%

|- ! | Daniel W. Voorhees | | 1860 | Incumbent re-elected. Winner subsequently unseated February 23, 1866, in favor of challenger. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Daniel W. Voorhees (Democratic) 51.16%
  • Henry D. Washburn (Union) 48.84%

|- ! | Godlove S. Orth | | Republican- Union | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Godlove S. Orth (Union) 52.29%
  • James F. Harney (Democratic) 47.71%

|- ! | Schuyler Colfax | | Republican- Union | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Schuyler Colfax (Union) 52.16%
  • David Turpie (Democratic) 47.84%

|- ! | Joseph K. Edgerton | | 1852 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Joseph H. Defrees (Union) 51.01%
  • Joseph K. Edgerton (Democratic) 48.99%

|- ! | James F. McDowell | | 1862 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Thomas N. Stilwell (Union) 53.86%
  • James F. McDowell (Democratic) 46.17%

|}

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Kentucky elected its members on August 7, 1865, after the term began but before Congress convened.

|- ! | Lucien Anderson | | Union Democratic | 1863 | | Incumbent retired. Conservative gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Lawrence S. Trimble (Conservative) 61.89%
  • C. D. Bradley (Unconditional Union) 38.11%

|- ! | George H. Yeaman | | Union Democratic | 1862 (special) | | Incumbent lost re-election. Conservative gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Burwell C. Ritter (Conservative) 54.66%
  • George H. Yeaman (Unconditional Union) 45.34%

|- ! | Henry Grider | | Union Democratic | 1861 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Conservative. Conservative gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Henry Grider (Conservative) 57.27%
  • J. H. Lowry (Unconditional Union) 42.73%

|- ! | Aaron Harding | | Union Democratic | 1861 | | Incumbent re-elected as a Conservative. Conservative gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Aaron Harding (Conservative) 72.10%
  • Marion C. Taylor (Unconditional Union) 27.90%

|- ! | Robert Mallory | | Union Democratic | 1859 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Unconditional Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Lovell Rousseau (Unconditional Union) 54.11%
  • Robert Mallory (Conservative) 44.26%
  • Mark Munday (Conservative) 1.63%

|- ! | Green C. Smith | | Unconditional Union | 1863 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Green C. Smith (Unconditional Union) 54.42%
  • Andrew H. Ward (Conservative) 45.58%

|- ! | Brutus J. Clay | | Union Democratic | 1863 | | Incumbent retired. Conservative gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • George S. Shanklin (Conservative) 65.91%
  • Speed S. Fry (Unconditional Union) 34.09%

|- ! | William H. Randall | | Union Democratic | 1863 | | Incumbent re-elected as an Unconditional Unionist. Unconditional Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • William H. Randall (Unconditional Union) 73.55%
  • Thomas T. Garrard (Conservative) 26.45%

|- ! | William H. Wadsworth | | Union Democratic | 1861 | | Incumbent retired. Unconditional Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Samuel McKee (Unconditional Union) 56.67%
  • J. Smith Hart (Conservative) 43.33%

|}

Louisiana

Louisiana held successive elections in 1864 and 1865 to fill vacancies in the 38th Congress and elect representatives to the 39th Congress.

38th Congress

Louisiana held no elections for the 38th Congress in 1862 or 1863 as a result of secession. Late elections were held on September 5, 1864, but the elected members were not seated by the House.

|- ! | | Seat vacant since March 4, 1863. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • M. F. Bonzano (Unknown) 51.54%
  • Edmund Abell (Unknown) 48.46%

|- ! | | Seat vacant since March 4, 1863. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • A. P. Field (Unknown) 57.38%
  • A. P. Dostie (Unknown) 42.62%

|- ! | | Seat vacant since January 26, 1861. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • W. D. Mann (Unknown) 95.02%
  • Scattering 4.98%

|- ! | | Seat vacant since January 26, 1861. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • T. M. Welles (Unknown) 100.0%

|- ! | | Seat vacant since January 26, 1861. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Robert W. Taliaferro (Unknown) 100.0% |}

39th Congress

Louisiana held elections for the 39th Congress on November 6, 1865, following the end of the Civil War, but the elected members were not seated by the House.

|- ! | | Seat vacant since March 4, 1863. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Louis St. Martin (Democratic) 74.00%
  • Edmond Abell (Conservative Union) 25.39%
  • Scattering 0.60%

|- ! | | Seat vacant since March 4, 1863. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Jacob Barker (Democratic) 68.98%
  • B. L. Lynch (Independent) 14.78%
  • A. P. Field (Conservative Union) 10.21%
  • J. W. Overall (Independent) 6.03%

|- ! | | Seat vacant since January 26, 1861. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Robert C. Wickliffe (Democratic) 62.26%
  • J. H. Muse (Unknown) 30.48%
  • W. Mithoff (Conservative Union) 6.37%
  • Louis St. Martin (Democratic) 0.34%
  • Scattering 0.55%

|- ! | | Seat vacant since January 26, 1861. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John E. King (Democratic) 45.15%
  • A. Duperier (Conservative Union) 30.35%
  • J. M. Graham (Unknown) 11.38%
  • John G. Pratt (Democratic) 9.87%
  • F. L. Claiborne (Unknown) 2.84%
  • L. Duprier (Unknown) 0.41%

|- ! | | Seat vacant since January 26, 1861. Winner not seated. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John Ray (Conservative Union) 61.38%
  • J. Smith Young (Democratic) 38.62% |}

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

|- ! | Thomas D. Eliot | | National Union | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Thomas D. Eliot (National Union) 82.77%
  • Sylvanus B. Phinney (Democratic) 17.23%

|- ! | Oakes Ames | | National Union | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Oakes Ames (National Union) 72.07%
  • James Maguire (Democratic) 27.93%

|- ! | Alexander H. Rice | | National Union | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Alexander H. Rice (National Union) 62.35%
  • John S. Sleeper (Democratic) 37.65%

|- ! | Samuel Hooper | | National Union | 1861 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Samuel Hooper (National Union) 65.48%
  • Josiah Gardner Abbott (Democratic) 34.52%

|- ! | John B. Alley | | National Union | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John B. Alley (National Union) 75.89%
  • Joseph B. Morse (Democratic) 24.11%

|- ! | Daniel W. Gooch | | National Union | 1858 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Daniel W. Gooch (National Union) 71.66%
  • Thomas J. Greenwood (Democratic) 28.34%

|- ! | George S. Boutwell | | National Union | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • George S. Boutwell (National Union) 68.99%
  • Theodore H. Sweetser (Democratic) 31.01% |- ! | John D. Baldwin | | National Union | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|
  • John D. Baldwin (National Union) 74.75%
  • George Hodges (Democratic) 25.25%

|- ! | William B. Washburn | | National Union | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • William B. Washburn (National Union) 81.47%
  • Nathaniel Wood (Democratic) 18.53%

|- ! | Henry Laurens Dawes | | National Union | 1856 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Henry L. Dawes (National Union) 64.74%
  • Harry Arnold (Democratic) 35.26%

|}

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Mississippi did not hold elections to the 39th Congress.

Missouri

Montana Territory

See non-voting delegates, below.

Nebraska Territory

See non-voting delegates, below.

Nevada

38th Congress

On October 31, 1864, the new state of Nevada elected Republican Henry G. Worthington to finish the term ending March 3, 1865.

|- ! | | New seat. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Henry G. Worthington (Republican) 9,776 votes
  • Other 6,552 votes

|}

39th Congress

Worthington was not renominated for the next term, however, and on November 7, 1865, Republican Delos R. Ashley was elected November 7, 1865 for the term that had already begun but would not formally meet until December 4, 1865.

|- ! | Henry G. Worthington | | Republican | 1864 (new state) | | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Delos R. Ashley (Republican) 3,691 votes
  • Henry K. Mitchell 2,215 votes

|}

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico Territory

See non-voting delegates, below.

New York

North Carolina

North Carolina did not hold elections to the 39th Congress.

Ohio

Main article: 1864 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

Ohio's delegation swung from 14–5 Democratic to 17-2 Republican as 10 Democratic incumbents lost renomination or re-election.

|- ! | George H. Pendleton | | Democratic | 1856 | | Incumbent retired to run for Vice President. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Benjamin Eggleston (Republican) 57.0%
  • George E. Pugh (Democratic) 43.0%

|- ! | Alexander Long | | Democratic | 1862 | | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) 58.7%
  • Joseph C. Butler (Democratic) 41,3%

|- ! | Robert C. Schenck | | Republican | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Robert C. Schenck (Republican) 55.3%
  • David A. Houk (Democratic) 44.7%

|- ! | John F. McKinney | | Democratic | 1862 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • William Lawrence (Republican) 56.1%
  • John F. McKinney (Democratic) 43.9%

|- ! | Francis C. Le Blond | | Democratic | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Francis C. Le Blond (Democratic) 55.2%
  • Moses B. Walker (Republican) 44.8%

|- ! | Chilton A. White | | Democratic | 1860 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Reader W. Clarke (Republican) 55.4%
  • Chilton A. White (Democratic) 44.6%

|- ! | Samuel S. Cox | | Democratic | 1862 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Samuel Shellabarger (Republican) 57.1%
  • Samuel S. Cox (Democratic) 42.9%

|- ! | William Johnston | | Democratic | 1862 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • James R. Hubbell (Republican) 54.8%
  • William Johnston (Democratic) 45.2%

|- ! | Warren P. Noble | | Democratic | 1860 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Ralph P. Buckland (Republican) 73.6%
  • Warren P. Noble (Democratic) 26.4%

|- ! | James M. Ashley | | Republican | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • James M. Ashley (Republican) 51.8%
  • Americus V. Rice (Democratic) 48.2%

|- ! | Wells A. Hutchins | | Democratic | 1862 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Hezekiah S. Bundy (Republican) 59.8%
  • Wells A. Hutchins (Democratic) 40.2%

|- ! | William E. Finck | | Democratic | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • William E. Finck (Democratic) 53.3%
  • Job E. Stevenson (Republican) 46.7%

|- ! | John O'Neill | | Democratic | 1862 | | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Columbus Delano (Republican) 50.5%
  • Charles Follett (Republican) 49.5%

|- ! | George Bliss | | Democratic | 1862 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Martin Welker (Republican) 55.5%
  • George Bliss (Democratic) 44.5%

|- ! | James R. Morris | | Democratic | 1862 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Tobias A. Plants (Republican) 57.3%
  • James R. Morris (Democratic) 42.7%

|- ! | Joseph W. White | | Democratic | 1882 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John Bingham (Republican) 52.7%
  • Joseph W. White (Democratic) 47.3%

|- ! | Ephraim R. Eckley | | Republican | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Ephraim R. Eckley (Republican) 59.3%
  • Jonathan H. Wallace (Democratic) 40.7%

|- ! | Rufus P. Spalding | | Republican | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Rufus P. Spalding (Republican) 68.5%
  • Jeptha Wade (Democratic) 31.5%

|- ! | James A. Garfield | | Republican | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • James A. Garfield (Republican) 74.1%
  • Halsey H. Moses (Democratic) 25.9%

|}

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Carolina did not hold elections to the 39th Congress.

Tennessee

Elections held late, on August 3, 1865.

|- ! | |New member elected. Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Nathaniel G. Taylor (Union) 46.39%
  • J. K. Miller (Conservative) 38.98%
  • James H. Randolph (Unknown) 14.41%
  • Thomas D. Arnold (Unknown) 0.23%

|- ! | |New member elected. Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Horace Maynard (Union) 55.97%
  • Joseph A. Cooper (Conservative) 18.17%
  • Leonidas C. Houk (Union) 14.54%
  • Robert K. Byrd (Union) 9.46%
  • William Heiskell (Opposition) 1.70%
  • [FNU] Wills (Union) 0.16%

|- ! | |New member elected. Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • William B. Stokes (Union) 56.75%
  • Asa Faulkner (Conservative) 32.48%
  • John R. Hood (Unknown) 10.77%

|- ! | |New member elected. Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Edmund Cooper (Union) 97.17%
  • James Mullins (Unknown) 2.83%

|- ! | |New member elected. Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • William B. Campbell (Union) 78.46%
  • Sand J. Carter (Union) 21.35%
  • Scattering 0.19%

|- ! | |New member elected. Union gain. | {{Plainlist |

  • Samuel M. Arnell (Union) 74.79%
  • Dorsey B. Thomas (Conservative) 25.21%

|- ! | |New member elected. Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Isaac R. Hawkins (Union) 64.62%
  • Emerson Etheridge (Conservative) 35.38%

|- ! | |New member elected. Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • John W. Leftwich (Union) 47.99%
  • John Bullock (Union) 17.21%
  • R. S. Saunders (Unknown) 16.87%
  • William C. Dunlap (Conservative) 15.06%
  • William Hunter (Unknown) 2.87%

|}

Texas

Texas did not hold elections to the 39th Congress.

Utah Territory

See non-voting delegates, below.

Vermont

|- ! | Frederick E. Woodbridge | | Republican | 1863 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Frederick E. Woodbridge (National Union) 73.8%
  • Samuel Wells (Democratic) 25.9%

|- ! | Justin S. Morrill | | Republican | 1854 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Justin S. Morrill (National Union) 72.0%
  • Robert K. M. Ormsby (Democratic) 27.8%

|- ! | Portus Baxter | | Republican | 1860 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Portus Baxter (National Union) 74.0%
  • Giles Harrington (Democratic) 25.9%

|}

Virginia

Virginia did not hold elections to the 39th Congress.

Washington Territory

See non-voting delegates, below.

West Virginia

|- ! | Jacob B. Blair | | Unconditional Union | 1863 | | Incumbent retired. Unconditional Union hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Chester D. Hubbard (Unconditional Union) 62.52%
  • Samuel Crane (Independent) 37.48%

|- ! | William G. Brown Sr. | | Unconditional Union | 1863 | | Incumbent retired. Unconditional Union hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • George R. Latham (Unconditional Union) 84.46%
  • William B. Zinn (Independent) 10.75%
  • Fontain Smith (Independent) 4.39%
  • W. S. Richardson (Independent) 0.40%

|- ! | Kellian Whaley | | Unconditional Union | 1863 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Kellian Whaley (Unconditional Union) 66.79%
  • John M. Phelps (Independent) 33.21% |}

Wisconsin

Wisconsin elected six members of congress on Election Day, November 8, 1864.

|- ! | James S. Brown | | Democratic | 1862 | | Incumbent withdrew from election. National Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Halbert E. Paine (National Union) 50.9%
  • John W. Cary (Democratic) 49.1%

|- ! | Ithamar Sloan | | Republican | 1862 | | Incumbent re-elected on National Union ticket. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Ithamar Sloan (National Union) 60.3%
  • George Baldwin Smith (Democratic) 39.7%

|- ! | Amasa Cobb | | Republican | 1862 | | Incumbent re-elected on National Union ticket. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Amasa Cobb (National Union) 63.2%
  • Charles Rodolf (Democratic) 36.8%

|- ! | Charles A. Eldredge | | Democratic | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Charles A. Eldredge (Democratic) 58.9%
  • A. Scott Sloan (National Union) 41.1%

|- ! | Ezra Wheeler | | Democratic | 1862 | | Incumbent retired. National Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Philetus Sawyer (National Union) 56.8%
  • Gabriel Bouck (Democratic) 43.2%

|- ! | Walter D. McIndoe | | Republican | 1862 (special) | | Incumbent re-elected on National Union ticket. Republican hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Walter D. McIndoe (National Union) 66.3%
  • Henry Reed (Democratic) 33.7%

|}

Non-voting delegates

38th Congress

|- ! | | New seat. Union gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Charles D. Poston (Union) 58.08%
  • Charles Lieb (Union) 25.54%
  • William D. Bradshaw (Democratic) 7.46%
  • William J. Berry (Unknown) 5.42%
  • Sam Adams (Unknown) 3.50%

|- ! | | New seat. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Samuel McLean (Democratic) 67.96%
  • Wilbur F. Sanders (Union) 32.04%

|}

39th Congress

|- ! | Charles D. Poston | | Republican- Union | 1864 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Union hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • John N. Goodwin (Union) 54.98%
  • Joseph P. Allyn (Democratic) 29.22%
  • Charles D. Poston (Union) 15.80%

|- ! | Hiram P. Bennet | | Republican- Union | 1861 | | Incumbent retired. Anti-Statehood gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • Allen A. Bradford (Anti-Statehood) 62.04%
  • John Chivington (Union) 37.96%

|- ! | John B. S. Todd | | People's Union | 1861 | | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Walter A. Burleigh (Union) 63.49%
  • John B. S. Todd (People's Union) 36.51%

|- ! | William H. Wallace | | Republican- Union | 1863 | | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Edward D. Holbrook (Democratic) 53.33%
  • Samuel C. Parks (Union) 46.67%

|- ! | Samuel McLean | | 1864 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Samuel McLean (Democratic) 61.12%
  • G. E. Upson (Union) 38.88%

|- ! | Samuel G. Daily | | Republican- Union | 1860 (wc) | | Incumbent retired. Union hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |

  • Phineas Hitchcock (Union) 59.24%
  • G. L. Miller (Democratic) 40.76%

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|}

Notes

References

Bibliography

Primary sources

Secondary sources

References

  1. {{USStat. 14. 391
  2. (November 4, 1865). "Local Intelligence". New Orleans Tribune.
  3. (October 26, 1865). "John W. Overall, Esq.". Baton Rouge Tri-Weekly Gazette and Comet.
  4. (1898). "History of the Republican Party in Ohio". the Lewis Publishing Company.
  5. "TN - District 01".
  6. "TN - District 02".
  7. "[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045586/1865-09-13/ed-1/seq-2/ Vote of the Knoxville District]," ''Knoxville Whig and Rebel Ventilator'', 13 September 1865, p. 2.
  8. "TN - District 03".
  9. "TN - District 04".
  10. "TN - District 05".
  11. "TN - District 06".
  12. "TN - District 07".
  13. "TN - District 08".
  14. "VT Elections Database » Vermont Election Results and Statistics".
  15. "WV District 01".
  16. "WV District 02".
  17. "WV District 03".
  18. "Wisconsin U.S. House Election Results". Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.
  19. (November 22, 1865). "Arizona". New York Daily Tribune.
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