1872 and 1873 United States Senate elections
Races leading to the 43rd Congress
In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1873; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

1872 and 1873 United States Senate elections

Section Title: Races leading to the 43rd Congress
Table Section Text: In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1873; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

State	Incumbent	Results	Candidates

Senator	Party	Electoral history

Alabama	George E. Spencer	Republican	1868 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected in 1872.	√ George E. Spencer (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Arkansas	Benjamin F. Rice	Republican	1868 (Special)	Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Winner elected in 1872 or 1873. Republican hold.	√ Stephen W. Dorsey (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

California	Cornelius Cole	Republican	1866 or 1867	Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Winner elected in 1872 or 1873. Republican hold.	√ Aaron A. Sargent (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Connecticut	Orris S. Ferry	Republican	1866	Incumbent re-elected in 1872 in a new party. Liberal Republican gain.	√ Orris S. Ferry (Liberal Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Florida	Thomas W. Osborn	Republican	1868 (Special)	Incumbent retired. Winner elected in 1872 or 1873. Republican hold.	√ Simon B. Conover (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Georgia	Joshua Hill	Republican	1867 (Won, but not seated) 1871 (Admitted)	Incumbent retired. Winner elected in 1873. Democratic gain.	√ John Brown Gordon (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing.]

Illinois	Lyman Trumbull	Liberal Republican	1854 or 1855 1861 1867	Incumbent retired. Winner elected in 1872 or 1873. Republican gain.	√ Richard J. Oglesby (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Iowa	James Harlan	Republican	1855 1857 (Election invalidated) 1857 (Special) 1860 1865 (Resigned) 1866	Incumbent lost renomination. Winner elected January 17, 1872. Republican hold.	√ William B. Allison (Republican) Joseph C. Knapp (Democratic)

Indiana	Oliver P. Morton	Republican	1867	Incumbent re-elected in 1873.	√ Oliver P. Morton (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Kansas	Samuel C. Pomeroy	Republican	1861 1867	Incumbent lost re-election. Winner elected in 1873. Republican hold.	√ John Ingalls (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Kentucky	Willis B. Machen	Democratic	1872 (Appointed) 1873 (Special)	Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Winner elected in 1872. Democratic hold.	√ Thomas C. McCreery (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing.]

Louisiana	Vacant	Predecessor had resigned November 1, 1872 to become Governor of Louisiana. The seat remained vacant for the remainder of the term, see above.	Pinckney B. S. Pinchback (Republican) William L. McMillen (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Maryland	George Vickers	Democratic	1868 (Special)	Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Winner elected in 1872 or in 1873. Democratic hold.	√ George R. Dennis (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing.]

Missouri	Francis Blair	Democratic	1871 (Special)	Incumbent lost re-election. Winner elected in 1872 or 1873. Democratic hold.	√ Lewis V. Bogy (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing.]

Nevada	James W. Nye	Republican	1865 1867	Incumbent retired. Winner elected in 1873. Republican hold.	√ John P. Jones (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

New Hampshire	James W. Patterson	Republican	1866 or 1867	Incumbent lost renomination. Winner elected in 1872. Republican hold.	√ Bainbridge Wadleigh (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

New York	Roscoe Conkling	Republican	1867	Incumbent re-elected January 21, 1873.	√ Roscoe Conkling (Republican) Charles A. Wheaton (Democratic) William M. Evarts (Republican) Henry R. Selden (Liberal Republican)

North Carolina	John Pool	Republican	1868 (Special)	Incumbent retired. Winner elected in 1872. Democratic gain.	√ Augustus Merrimon (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing.]

Ohio	John Sherman	Republican	1861 (Special) 1866	Incumbent re-elected in 1872.	√ John Sherman (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Oregon	Henry W. Corbett	Republican	1866 or 1867	Incumbent retired. Winner elected in 1872. Republican hold.	√ John H. Mitchell (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Pennsylvania	Simon Cameron	Republican	1867	Incumbent re-elected January 21, 1873.	√ Simon Cameron (Republican) 57.14% William A. Wallace (Democratic) 37.59% Thomas Marshall (Liberal Republican) 0.75% Hendrick Wright (Democratic) 0.75%

South Carolina	Frederick A. Sawyer	Republican	1868	Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Winner elected in 1872 or 1873. Republican hold.	√ John J. Patterson (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Vermont	Justin S. Morrill	Republican	1866	Incumbent re-elected in 1872.	√ Justin S. Morrill (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Wisconsin	Timothy O. Howe	Republican	1861 1866	Incumbent re-elected in 1872.	√ Timothy O. Howe (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Sentence(s)

Republican Roscoe Conkling had been elected in 1867 to this seat.

final_sentence: Republican Roscoe Conkling had been elected in 1867 to this seat.