1862 and 1863 United States Senate elections
Races leading to the 38th Congress
In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1863; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.

1862 and 1863 United States Senate elections

Section Title: Races leading to the 38th Congress
Table Section Text: In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1863; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.

State	Incumbent	Results	Candidates

Senator	Party	Electoral history

California	Milton Latham	Democratic	1860 (Special)	Incumbent lost re-election. Winner elected as a Democrat in 1862 or 1863.	√ John Conness (Democratic) Milton Latham (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing.]

Connecticut	James Dixon	Republican	1856	Incumbent re-elected in 1863.	√ James Dixon (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Delaware	James A. Bayard, Jr.	Democratic	1851 1857	Incumbent re-elected in 1863.	√ James A. Bayard, Jr. (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing.]

Florida	Vacant since January 21, 1861 when Stephen Mallory (D) withdrew.	Legislature failed to elect during Civil War and Reconstruction. Seat remained vacant until 1868.	None.

Indiana	David Turpie	Democratic	1863 (Special)	Unknown if incumbent lost re-election or retired. Winner elected in 1862. Democratic hold.	√ Thomas A. Hendricks (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing.]

Maine	Lot M. Morrill	Republican	1861 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected in 1863.	√ Lot M. Morrill (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Maryland	Anthony Kennedy	Unionist	1856 or 1857	Unknown if incumbent lost re-election or retired. Winner elected in 1862 or 1863. Unionist hold.	√ Reverdy Johnson (Unionist) [Data unknown/missing.]

Massachusetts	Charles Sumner	Republican	1851 (Special) 1857	Incumbent re-elected in 1863.	√ Charles Sumner (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Michigan	Zachariah Chandler	Republican	1857	Incumbent re-elected in 1863.	√ Zachariah Chandler (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Minnesota	Henry Mower Rice	Democratic	1858	Incumbent retired. Winner elected in 1863. Republican gain.	√ Alexander Ramsey (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Mississippi	Vacant since January 21, 1861 when Jefferson Davis (D) resigned.	Legislature failed to elect during Civil War and Reconstruction. Seat remained vacant until 1870.	None.

Missouri	John B. Henderson	Unionist	1862 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected as an Unconditional Unionist in 1862. Unconditional Unionist gain.	√ John B. Henderson (Unconditional Unionist) [Data unknown/missing.]

New Jersey	James Walter Wall	Democratic	1863 (Special)	Incumbent had been elected to finish the previous term, but lost election to the next term. Winner elected in 1862 or 1863.	√ William Wright (Democratic) James Walter Wall (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing.]

New York	Preston King	Republican	1857	Incumbent lost renomination. Winner elected February 3, 1863. Republican hold	√ Edwin D. Morgan (Republican) Erastus Corning (Democratic) John Adams Dix (Democratic) Fernando Wood (Democratic) Daniel S. Dickinson (Democratic)

Ohio	Benjamin Wade	Republican	1851 1856	Incumbent re-elected in 1863.	√ Benjamin Wade (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Pennsylvania	David Wilmot	Republican	1861 (Special)	Incumbent retired. Winner elected January 13, 1863. Democratic gain.	√ Charles R. Buckalew (Democratic) 50.38% Simon Cameron (Republican) 48.87% William D. Kelley (Republican) 0.75%

Rhode Island	Samuel G. Arnold	Republican	1862 (Special)	Unknown if incumbent lost re-election or retired. Winner elected in 1862. Republican hold.	√ William Sprague IV (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Tennessee	Vacant since March 4, 1862 when Andrew Johnson (D) resigned to become Military Governor of Tennessee.	Legislature failed to elect during Civil War and Reconstruction. Seat remained vacant until 1866.	None.

Texas	Vacant since March 23, 1861 when Louis Wigfall (D) withdrew.	Legislature failed to elect during Civil War and Reconstruction. Seat remained vacant until 1870.	None.

Vermont	Solomon Foot	Republican	1850 1856	Incumbent re-elected in 1862.	√ Solomon Foot (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Virginia	Waitman T. Willey	Unionist	1861 (Special)	Incumbent retired. Winner elected in 1863. Unionist hold.	√ Lemuel J. Bowden (Unionist) [Data unknown/missing.]

Wisconsin	James R. Doolittle	Republican	1857	Incumbent re-elected in 1863.	√ James R. Doolittle (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Sentence(s)

The Republican Preston King had been elected in February 1857.

final_sentence: The Republican Preston King had been elected in February 1857.