1869 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

1869 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
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40 Members of the Massachusetts Senate
231 Members of the Massachusetts House
Majority vote of each house needed to win
 
Nominee Charles Sumner Josiah Abbott
Party Republican Democratic
Senate 37 2
Percentage 92.5% 5%
House 216 14
Percentage 93.51% 6.06%

Senator before election

Charles Sumner
Republican

Elected Senator

Charles Sumner
Republican

The 1869 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on January 19, 1869. Incumbent Charles Sumner was re-elected to a fourth term in office.

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.


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