Claim: The 1866 and 1867 United States House of Representatives elections did not include 10 secessionist states.
Evidence: Seven secessionist states were readmitted during this Congress, filling 32 vacancies, but are not included in this table if they were not elected within 1866 through 1867. The other 10 ex-Confederate states did not vote. Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Texas Virginia