# 1868–69 United States Senate elections

The 1868–69 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1868 and 1869, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 1.
The Republican Party maintained their Senate majority. Six former Confederate states were then readmitted separately from the regular election, each electing two Republicans. This increased the Republicans' already overwhelming majority to the largest proportion of seats ever controlled by the party.

## Results summary

Senate party division, 41st Congress (1869–1871)
* Majority party: Republican (57)
* Minority party: Democratic (9)
* Other parties: (0)
* Vacant: (8)
* Total seats: 74

## Change in Senate composition
### Beginning of 1868

| D$_3$ | D$_2$ | D$_1$ | V$_4$ | V$_3$ | V$_2$ | V$_1$ | | | |
| D$_4$ | D$_5$ | D$_6$ | D$_7$ | D$_8$ | V$_5$ Readmitted | V$_6$ Readmitted | V$_7$ Readmitted | V$_8$ Readmitted | V$_9$ Readmitted |
| R$_{44}$ | R$_{45}$ | V$_{17}$ Readmitted | V$_{16}$ Readmitted | V$_{15}$ Readmitted | V$_{14}$ Readmitted | V$_{13}$ Readmitted | V$_{12}$ Readmitted | V$_{11}$ Special | V$_{10}$ Readmitted |
| R$_{43}$ | R$_{42}$ | R$_{41}$ | R$_{40}$ | R$_{39}$ | R$_{38}$ | R$_{37}$ | R$_{36}$ | R$_{35}$ | R$_{34}$ |
| Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | R$_{33}$ |
| R$_{24}$ | R$_{25}$ | R$_{26}$ | R$_{27}$ | R$_{28}$ | R$_{29}$ | R$_{30}$ | R$_{31}$ | R$_{32}$ | R$_{33}$ |
| R$_{23}$ | R$_{22}$ | R$_{21}$ | R$_{20}$ | R$_{19}$ | R$_{18}$ | R$_{17}$ | R$_{16}$ | R$_{15}$ | R$_{14}$ |
| R$_4$ | R$_5$ | R$_6$ | R$_7$ | R$_8$ | R$_9$ | R$_{10}$ | R$_{11}$ | R$_{12}$ | R$_{13}$ |
| R$_3$ | R$_2$ | R$_1$ | V$_{18}$ | V$_{19}$ | V$_{20}$ | V$_{21}$ | | | |

### After the readmission of the Confederate states

| D$_3$ | D$_2$ | D$_1$ | V$_4$ | V$_3$ | V$_2$ | V$_1$ | | | |
| D$_4$ | D$_5$ | D$_6$ | D$_7$ | D$_8$ | D$_9$ Gain | R$_{57}$ Gain | R$_{56}$ Gain | R$_{55}$ Gain | R$_{54}$ Gain |
| R$_{44}$ | R$_{45}$ | R$_{46}$ Gain | R$_{47}$ Gain | R$_{48}$ Gain | R$_{49}$ Gain | R$_{50}$ Gain | R$_{51}$ Gain | R$_{52}$ Gain | R$_{53}$ Gain |
| R$_{43}$ | R$_{42}$ | R$_{41}$ | R$_{40}$ | R$_{39}$ | R$_{38}$ | R$_{37}$ | R$_{36}$ | R$_{35}$ | R$_{34}$ |
| R$_{34}$ |||||||||
| R$_{24}$ | R$_{25}$ | R$_{26}$ | R$_{27}$ | R$_{28}$ | R$_{29}$ | R$_{30}$ | R$_{31}$ | R$_{32}$ | R$_{33}$ |
| R$_{23}$ | R$_{22}$ | R$_{21}$ | R$_{20}$ | R$_{19}$ | R$_{18}$ | R$_{17}$ | R$_{16}$ | R$_{15}$ | R$_{14}$ |
| R$_4$ | R$_5$ | R$_6$ | R$_7$ | R$_8$ | R$_9$ | R$_{10}$ | R$_{11}$ | R$_{12}$ | R$_{13}$ |
| R$_3$ | R$_2$ | R$_1$ | V$_5$ | V$_6$ | V$_7$ | V$_8$ | | | |

### Before the elections

After July 16, 1868, readmission of South Carolina.
| D$_3$ | D$_2$ | D$_1$ | V$_4$ Seceded | V$_3$ Seceded | V$_2$ Seceded | V$_1$ | | | |
| D$_4$ | D$_5$ Unknown | D$_6$ Retired | D$_7$ Retired | D$_8$ Retired | D$_9$ Retired | R$_{57}$ Retired | R$_{56}$ Retired | R$_{55}$ Unknown | R$_{54}$ Unknown |
| R$_{44}$ Ran | R$_{45}$ Ran | R$_{46}$ Ran | R$_{47}$ Ran | R$_{48}$ Ran | R$_{49}$ Ran | R$_{50}$ Ran | R$_{51}$ Ran | R$_{52}$ Ran | R$_{53}$ Unknown |
| R$_{43}$ Ran | R$_{42}$ Ran | R$_{41}$ Ran | R$_{40}$ | R$_{39}$ | R$_{38}$ | R$_{37}$ | R$_{36}$ | R$_{35}$ | R$_{34}$ |
| R$_{34}$ |||||||||
| R$_{24}$ | R$_{25}$ | R$_{26}$ | R$_{27}$ | R$_{28}$ | R$_{29}$ | R$_{30}$ | R$_{31}$ | R$_{32}$ | R$_{33}$ |
| R$_{23}$ | R$_{22}$ | R$_{21}$ | R$_{20}$ | R$_{19}$ | R$_{18}$ | R$_{17}$ | R$_{16}$ | R$_{15}$ | R$_{14}$ |
| R$_4$ | R$_5$ | R$_6$ | R$_7$ | R$_8$ | R$_9$ | R$_{10}$ | R$_{11}$ | R$_{12}$ | R$_{13}$ |
| R$_3$ | R$_2$ | R$_1$ | V$_5$ | V$_6$ | V$_7$ | V$_8$ | | | |

### Result of the elections

| D$_3$ | D$_2$ | D$_1$ | V$_4$ Seceded | V$_3$ Seceded | V$_2$ Seceded | V$_1$ | | | |
| D$_4$ | D$_5$ Hold | D$_6$ Hold | D$_7$ Gain | D$_8$ Gain | D$_9$ Gain | R$_{57}$ Gain | R$_{56}$ Gain | R$_{55}$ Gain | R$_{54}$ Hold |
| R$_{44}$ Re-elected | R$_{45}$ Re-elected | R$_{46}$ Re-elected | R$_{47}$ Re-elected | R$_{48}$ Hold | R$_{49}$ Hold | R$_{50}$ Hold | R$_{51}$ Hold | R$_{52}$ Hold | R$_{53}$ Hold |
| R$_{43}$ Re-elected | R$_{42}$ Re-elected | R$_{41}$ Re-elected | R$_{40}$ | R$_{39}$ | R$_{38}$ | R$_{37}$ | R$_{36}$ | R$_{35}$ | R$_{34}$ |
| R$_{34}$ |||||||||
| R$_{24}$ | R$_{25}$ | R$_{26}$ | R$_{27}$ | R$_{28}$ | R$_{29}$ | R$_{30}$ | R$_{31}$ | R$_{32}$ | R$_{33}$ |
| R$_{23}$ | R$_{22}$ | R$_{21}$ | R$_{20}$ | R$_{19}$ | R$_{18}$ | R$_{17}$ | R$_{16}$ | R$_{15}$ | R$_{14}$ |
| R$_4$ | R$_5$ | R$_6$ | R$_7$ | R$_8$ | R$_9$ | R$_{10}$ | R$_{11}$ | R$_{12}$ | R$_{13}$ |
| R$_3$ | R$_2$ | R$_1$ | V$_5$ | V$_6$ | V$_7$ | V$_8$ | | | |
| Key: | D$_#$ Democratic R$_#$ Republican V$_#$ Vacant |

## Race summaries
### Elections during the 40th Congress

In these elections, the winners were seated during 1868 or in 1869 before March 4; ordered by election date.
| State | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Results | Candidates |
| State | Senator | Party | Electoral history | Results | Candidates |
| Kentucky (Class 2) | James Guthrie | Democratic | 1865 | Incumbent resigned due to failing health. New senator elected February 19, 1868. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Thomas C. McCreery (Democratic) [data missing] |
| Maryland (Class 3) | Vacant since March 3, 1867, when Senator-elect Philip F. Thomas failed to qualify. | Vacant since March 3, 1867, when Senator-elect Philip F. Thomas failed to qualify. | Vacant since March 3, 1867, when Senator-elect Philip F. Thomas failed to qualify. | New senator elected March 7, 1868. Democratic gain. | ▌Y George Vickers (Democratic) [data missing] |
| Florida (Class 1) | Vacant since January 21, 1861, when Stephen Mallory (D) withdrew. | Vacant since January 21, 1861, when Stephen Mallory (D) withdrew. | Vacant since January 21, 1861, when Stephen Mallory (D) withdrew. | State readmitted to the Union. New senator elected June 17, 1868. Republican gain. Winner did not run for election to the next term; see below. | ▌Y Adonijah Welch (Republican) [data missing] |
| Arkansas (Class 2) | Vacant since July 11, 1861, when William K. Sebastian (D) was expelled. | Vacant since July 11, 1861, when William K. Sebastian (D) was expelled. | Vacant since July 11, 1861, when William K. Sebastian (D) was expelled. | State readmitted to the Union. New senator elected June 22, 1868. Republican gain. | ▌Y Alexander McDonald (Republican) [data missing] |
| Arkansas (Class 3) | Vacant since July 11, 1861, when Charles B. Mitchel (D) was expelled. | Vacant since July 11, 1861, when Charles B. Mitchel (D) was expelled. | Vacant since July 11, 1861, when Charles B. Mitchel (D) was expelled. | State readmitted to the Union. New senator elected June 23, 1868. Republican gain. | ▌Y Benjamin F. Rice (Republican) [data missing] |
| Florida (Class 3) | Vacant since January 21, 1861, when David Levy Yulee (D) withdrew. | Vacant since January 21, 1861, when David Levy Yulee (D) withdrew. | Vacant since January 21, 1861, when David Levy Yulee (D) withdrew. | State readmitted to the Union. New senator elected June 25, 1868. Republican gain. | ▌Y Thomas W. Osborn (Republican) [data missing] |
| Louisiana (Class 2) | Vacant since February 4, 1861, when Judah P. Benjamin (D) withdrew. | Vacant since February 4, 1861, when Judah P. Benjamin (D) withdrew. | Vacant since February 4, 1861, when Judah P. Benjamin (D) withdrew. | State readmitted to the Union. New senator elected July 8, 1868. Republican gain. | ▌Y John S. Harris (Republican) [data missing] |
| Louisiana (Class 3) | Vacant since February 4, 1861, when John Slidell (D) resigned. | Vacant since February 4, 1861, when John Slidell (D) resigned. | Vacant since February 4, 1861, when John Slidell (D) resigned. | State readmitted to the Union. New senator elected July 9, 1868. Republican gain. | ▌Y William P. Kellogg (Republican) [data missing] |
| Alabama (Class 2) | Vacant since January 21, 1861, when Clement Claiborne Clay (D) withdrew. | Vacant since January 21, 1861, when Clement Claiborne Clay (D) withdrew. | Vacant since January 21, 1861, when Clement Claiborne Clay (D) withdrew. | State readmitted to the Union. New senator elected July 13, 1868. Republican gain. | ▌Y Willard Warner (Republican) [data missing] |
| Alabama (Class 3) | Vacant since January 21, 1861, when Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D) withdrew. | Vacant since January 21, 1861, when Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D) withdrew. | Vacant since January 21, 1861, when Benjamin Fitzpatrick (D) withdrew. | State readmitted to the Union. New senator elected July 13, 1868. Republican gain. | ▌Y George E. Spencer (Republican) [data missing] |
| North Carolina (Class 2) | Vacant since March 6, 1861, when Thomas Bragg (D) resigned. | Vacant since March 6, 1861, when Thomas Bragg (D) resigned. | Vacant since March 6, 1861, when Thomas Bragg (D) resigned. | State readmitted to the Union. New senator elected July 14, 1868. Republican gain. | ▌Y Joseph Abbott (Republican) [data missing] |
| North Carolina (Class 3) | Vacant since March 11, 1861, when Thomas Clingman (D) resigned. | Vacant since March 11, 1861, when Thomas Clingman (D) resigned. | Vacant since March 11, 1861, when Thomas Clingman (D) resigned. | State readmitted to the Union. New senator elected July 14, 1868. Republican gain. | ▌Y John Pool (Republican) [data missing] |
| South Carolina (Class 2) | Vacant since November 10, 1860, when James Chesnut Jr. (D) withdrew. | Vacant since November 10, 1860, when James Chesnut Jr. (D) withdrew. | Vacant since November 10, 1860, when James Chesnut Jr. (D) withdrew. | State readmitted to the Union. New senator elected July 15, 1868. Republican gain. | ▌Y Thomas J. Robertson (Republican) [data missing] |
| South Carolina (Class 3) | Vacant since November 11, 1860, when James Henry Hammond (D) withdrew. | Vacant since November 11, 1860, when James Henry Hammond (D) withdrew. | Vacant since November 11, 1860, when James Henry Hammond (D) withdrew. | State readmitted to the Union. New senator elected July 16, 1868. Republican gain. | ▌Y Frederick A. Sawyer (Republican) [data missing] |
| Delaware (Class 1) | James A. Bayard Jr. | Democratic | 1851 1857 1863 1864 (resigned) 1867 (appointed) | Interim appointee elected January 19, 1869 to finish the term. Winner did not run for election to the next term; see below. | ▌Y James A. Bayard Jr. (Democratic) [data missing] |

### Races leading to the 41st Congress

In these regular elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1869; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.
| State | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Results | Candidates |
| State | Senator | Party | Electoral history | Results | Candidates |
| California | John Conness | Republican | 1862–63 | Incumbent lost re-election or retired. New senator elected in 1868. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Eugene Casserly (Democratic) [data missing] |
| Connecticut | James Dixon | Republican | 1856 1863 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected in 1868 or 1869. Republican hold. | ▌Y William Buckingham (Republican) [data missing] |
| Delaware | James A. Bayard Jr. | Democratic | 1851 1857 1863 1864 (resigned) 1867 (appointed) 1869 (special) | Incumbent retired. New senator elected in 1869. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Thomas F. Bayard Sr. (Democratic) [data missing] |
| Florida | Adonijah Welch | Republican | 1868 (special) | Incumbent retired. New senator elected in 1868 or 1869. Republican hold. | ▌Y Abijah Gilbert (Republican) [data missing] |
| Indiana | Thomas A. Hendricks | Democratic | 1862 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected in 1868. Republican gain. | ▌Y Daniel D. Pratt (Republican) [data missing] |
| Maine | Lot M. Morrill | Republican | 1861 (special) 1863 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected in 1869. Republican hold. | ▌Y Hannibal Hamlin (Republican) [data missing] |
| Maryland | William P. Whyte | Democratic | 1868 (appointed) | Incumbent retired. New senator elected in 1868 or 1869. Democratic hold. | ▌Y William T. Hamilton (Democratic) [data missing] |
| Massachusetts | Charles Sumner | Republican | 1851 (special) 1857 1863 | Incumbent re-elected in 1869. | ▌Y Charles Sumner (Republican) [data missing] |
| Michigan | Zachariah Chandler | Republican | 1857 1863 | Incumbent re-elected in 1869. | ▌Y Zachariah Chandler (Republican) [data missing] |
| Minnesota | Alexander Ramsey | Republican | 1863 | Incumbent re-elected in 1869. | ▌Y Alexander Ramsey (Republican) 52 (80%) ▌Charles W. Nash (Democratic) 13 (20%) |
| Mississippi | Vacant since January 21, 1861, when Jefferson Davis (D) resigned. | Vacant since January 21, 1861, when Jefferson Davis (D) resigned. | 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 | Republican | 1862 (appointed) 1862 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected in 1868. Republican hold. | ▌Y Carl Schurz (Republican) [data missing] |
| Nebraska | Thomas Tipton | Republican | 1867 | Incumbent re-elected in 1869. | ▌Y Thomas Tipton (Republican) [data missing] |
| Nevada | William M. Stewart | Republican | 1865 | Incumbent re-elected in 1869. | ▌Y William M. Stewart (Republican) [data missing] |
| New Jersey | Frederick T. Frelinghuysen | Republican | 1866 (appointed) 1867 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected in 1869. Democratic gain. | ▌Y John P. Stockton (Democratic) 42 ▌Frederick T. Frelinghuysen (Republican) 34 [data missing] |
| New York | Edwin D. Morgan | Republican | 1863 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected January 19, 1869. Republican hold. | ▌Y Reuben E. Fenton (Republican) ▌Henry C. Murphy (Democratic) ▌Henry S. Randall (Democratic) |
| Ohio | Benjamin Wade | Republican | 1851 1856 1863 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected in 1868. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Allen G. Thurman (Democratic) [data missing] |
| Pennsylvania | Charles R. Buckalew | Democratic | 1863 | Incumbent lost re-election or retired. New senator elected January 19, 1869. Republican gain. | ▌Y John Scott (Republican) 58.65% ▌William A. Wallace (Democratic) 38.35% ▌Hiester Clymer (Democratic) 0.75% |
| Rhode Island | William Sprague IV | Republican | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected in 1868. | ▌Y William Sprague IV (Republican) [data missing] |
| Tennessee | David T. Patterson | Democratic | 1866 (readmission) | Incumbent retired. New senator elected early on October 22, 1867, for the term beginning March 4, 1869. Republican gain. | ▌Y William G. Brownlow (Republican) 63 ▌William B. Stokes (Republican) 39 |
| Texas | Vacant since March 23, 1861, when Louis Wigfall (D) withdrew. | Vacant since March 23, 1861, when Louis Wigfall (D) withdrew. | 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 | George F. Edmunds | Republican | 1866 (appointed) 1866 (special) | Incumbent re-elected in 1868. | ▌Y George F. Edmunds (Republican) [data missing] |
| Virginia | Vacant since January 2, 1864, when Joseph Segar (U) was not seated. | Vacant since January 2, 1864, when Joseph Segar (U) was not seated. | Vacant since January 2, 1864, when Joseph Segar (U) was not seated. | Legislature failed to elect during Civil War and Reconstruction. Seat remained vacant until 1870. | None. |
| West Virginia | Peter G. Van Winkle | Republican | 1863 | Incumbent lost re-election or retired. New senator elected in 1869. Republican hold. | ▌Y Arthur I. Boreman (Republican) 43(H), 19(S) ▌Daniel Lamb (Republican) 10(H), 3(S) |
| Wisconsin | James R. Doolittle | Republican | 1857 1863 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 27, 1869. Republican hold. | ▌Y Matthew H. Carpenter (Republican) 67.19%▌ George Baldwin Smith (Democratic) 32.03%▌ William Pitt Lynde (Democratic) 0.78% |

### Elections during the 41st Congress

There were no elections in 1869 during this Congress after March 4.

## Delaware

Interim appointed Senator James A. Bayard Jr. was elected January 19, 1869 to finish his term.

## Maryland
### Maryland (special)

William Pinkney Whyte won election by an unknown margin of votes, for the Class 1 seat to fill the vacancy created by Reverdy Johnson.

### Maryland (regular)

William Thomas Hamilton won election against Thomas Swann by a margin of 9.09%, or 10 votes for the Class 1 seat.

### Maryland (March special)

Philip Francis Thomas, a Democrat, was elected in 1867, however, failed to qualify for the seat due to his support for the Confederacy. George Vickers was elected to finish the rest of the term by a margin of 17.65%, or 18 votes, for the Class 3 seat.

## Minnesota

The Minnesota U.S. Senate election was held by the state legislature on January 19, 1869, with each chamber voting separately. Republican Senator Alexander Ramsey received 16 of 21 votes in the state Senate and 36 of 44 in the state House. The legislature declared Ramsey the duly elected U.S. Senator in a joint convention on January 20, 1869. Democratic nominee Charles W. Nash was an attorney from Hastings, former state Senator for the 7th Senate District (1862–1864), and the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 1865.
1869 Minnesota U.S. Senate election :
| Republican | Alexander Ramsey (inc.) | 52 | 80.00 |
| Democrat | Charles W. Nash | 13 | 20.00 |

## New York

The election in New York was held on January 19, 1869, by the New York State Legislature. Republican Edwin D. Morgan had been elected in February 1863 to this seat, and his term would expire on March 3, 1869. At the State election in November 1867, 17 Republicans and 15 Democrats were elected for a two-year term (1868–1869) in the State Senate. At the State election in November 1868, Democrat John T. Hoffman was elected Governor, and 75 Republicans and 53 Democrats were elected for the session of 1869 to the Assembly. The 92nd New York State Legislature met from January 5 to May 11, 1869, at Albany, New York.
The caucus of Republican State legislators met on January 16, Assemblyman John H. Selkreg presided. All 92 legislators were present. They nominated Ex-Governor Reuben E. Fenton for the U.S. Senate. The incumbent U.S. Senator Edwin D. Morgan was very keen on his re-election, but was voted down. Speaker Truman G. Younglove had held back the appointments to the standing Assembly committees until after the caucus, and subsequent election, of a U.S. Senator, and was accused by the Morgan men to have made a bargain to favor the Fenton men with appointments after the election was accomplished. After the caucus, comparing notes, the assemblymen discovered that some of the most important committee chairmanships had been promised to a dozen different members by Speaker Younglove.
1869 Republican caucus for United States Senator result :
| Candidate | First ballot | Second ballot |
| Reuben E. Fenton | (50) | 52 |
| Edwin D. Morgan | (42) | 40 |
| blank | (1) | |
Note: On the first ballot, 93 votes were cast, one too many, and it was annulled without announcing the result. The above stated result transpired unofficially. The blank vote caused some debate if the result was really invalidated by it, but it was finally agreed to take a second ballot.
The caucus of the Democratic State legislators met on January 18. State Senator Henry C. Murphy was again nominated, like in 1867.
In the Assembly, Republicans DeWitt C. Hoyt (Saratoga Co.) and James O. Schoonmaker (Ulster Co.); and Democrats James Irving (NYC), Lawrence D. Kiernan (NYC), Harris B. Howard (Rensselaer Co.), James B. Pearsall (Queens), John Tighe (Albany Co.) and Moses Y. Tilden (Columbia Co.); did not vote.
In the State Senate, Republicans Matthew Hale (16th D.) and Charles Stanford (15th D.); and Democrats Cauldwell, Thomas J. Creamer, Michael Norton (5th D.) and John J. Bradley (7th D.); did not vote.
Reuben E. Fenton was the choice of both the Assembly and the State Senate, and was declared elected.
1869 United States Senator election result :
| House | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
| State Senate (32 members) | Reuben E. Fenton | 15 | Henry C. Murphy | 10 | Henry S. Randall | 1 |
| State Assembly (128 members) | Reuben E. Fenton | 73 | Henry C. Murphy | 46 | | |
Notes:
* The vote for Ex-Secretary of State Randall was cast by Henry C. Murphy.
* The votes were cast on January 19, but both Houses met in a joint session on January 20 to compare nominations, and declare the result.

## Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania election was held January 19, 1869. John Scott was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 19, 1869, to elect a Senator to serve the term beginning on March 4, 1869. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:
State Legislature Results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Scott | 78 | 58.65 |
| | Democratic | William A. Wallace | 51 | 38.35 |
| | Democratic | Hiester Clymer | 1 | 0.75 |
| | N/A | Not voting | 3 | 2.26 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 133 | 100.00% |

## West Virginia

On February 2, 1869, the West Virginia Legislature held an election for senator to replace Peter Van Winkle. Nominated were Arthur Boreman, the first governor of West Virginia, and Daniel Lamb, a member of West Virginia's constitutional convention and former delegate. Boreman, having received majorities of the vote in both the House and Senate, was declared duly as elected senator on February 3, 1869.
| Party | Party | Candidate | House | House | Senate | Senate |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Arthur Boreman | 43 | 81.1 | 19 | 86.4 |
| | Democratic | Daniel Lamb | 10 | 18.9 | 3 | 13.6 |
| Total | Total | Total | 53 | 100 | 22 | 100 |
| Needed to win | Needed to win | Needed to win | 27 | >50 | 12 | >50 |