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1864–65 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1864–65 United States House of Representatives elections were held between June 5, 1864, and November 7, 1865, to elect the 192 members and nine non-voting delegates of the House of Representatives. The National Union Party expanded their existing majority against the backdrop of the American Civil War.

Results
Federal Results by state ==New seats==
New seats
One new seat was added for the new State of Nevada and 8 vacancies were filled by the readmission of Tennessee, the first Confederate state to be readmitted. Three former Confederate States held elections in 1865 that were rejected by Congress. == Special elections ==
Special elections
38th Congress Ebon C. Ingersoll (Union) 62.91% • H. M. Wead (Democratic) 37.09% }} • Dwight Townsend (Democratic) 54.92% • Henry G. Stebbins (Union) 45.08% }} 39th Congress John L. Thomas (Union) 83.21% • William Kimmell (Democratic) 16.79% }} • Nathaniel P. Banks (Union) 80.75% • Thomas J. Greenwood (Democratic) 19.25% }} • Robert S. Hale (Union) 54.45% • Halsey R. Wing (Democratic) 45.55% }} == Alabama ==
Alabama
Alabama held elections on November 6, 1865, following the end of the Civil War; the winners of the elections were subsequently not seated. • Charles C. Langdon (Unknown) 63.84% • Thomas J. Matthews (Unknown) 21.93% • S. B. Cleveland (Unknown) 14.23% }} • George C. Freeman (Unknown) 82.86% • Benjamin Gardiner (Unknown) 17.14% }} • Cullen A. Battle (Unknown) 43.80% • George Reese (Unknown) 23.40% • Robert F. Lyon (Unknown) 22.32% • E. J. Hamil (Unknown) 6.40% • John H. Cadenhead (Unknown) 4.09% }} • Joseph W. Taylor (Unknown) 62.23% • Columbus W. Lee (Unknown) 37.77% }} • Burrwell Pope (Unknown) 39.00% • James M. Shield (Unknown) 38.64% • J. R. Morris (Unknown) 19.64% • A. C. Bryan (Unknown) 1.12% • John Murrell (Unknown) 0.89% • A. B. Condit (Unknown) 0.72% }} • Thomas J. Foster (Unknown) 58.58% • C. C. Sheets (Unknown) 33.10% • Jesse J. Garth (Unknown) 8.32 }} == Arizona Territory ==
Arizona Territory
See Non-voting delegates, below. == Arkansas ==
Arkansas
Arkansas held successive elections in 1864 and 1865 to fill vacancies in the 38th Congress and elect representatives to the 39th Congress. 38th Congress Arkansas did not hold elections for the 38th Congress in 1862 or 1863. Late elections were held from March 14–16, 1864, but the winners were not seated by the House. • T. M. Jacks (Unknown) }} • Anthony A. C. Rogers (Unknown) }} • James M. Johnson (Unknown) }} 39th Congress Arkansas held elections for the 39th Congress on October 9, 1865, following the end of the Civil War, but the winners were not seated by the House. • William Byers (Unknown) • T. M. Jacks (Unknown) }} • G. H. Kyle (Unknown) • John H. Askew (Unknown) • Lorenzo Gibson (Unknown) • C. V. Meador (Unknown) }} • James M. Johnson (Unknown) • John T. Loudon (Unknown) }} == California ==
California
California elected its members on November 8, 1864. • Donald C. McRuer (Union) 58.93% • Joseph B. Crockett (Democratic) 41.07% }} • William Higby (Union) 61.62% • James W. Coffroth (Democratic) 38.38% }} • John Bidwell (Union) 56.12% • Jack Temple (Democratic) 43.88% }} == Colorado Territory ==
Colorado Territory
See non-voting delegates, below. == Connecticut ==
Connecticut
Connecticut elected its members on April 3, 1865, after the start of the term but before Congress convened. • Henry C. Deming (Union) 56.93% • Henry A. Mitchell (Democratic) 43.07% }} • Samuel L. Warner (Union) 54.13% • Edward A. Russell (Democratic) 45.87% }} • Augustus Brandegee (Union) 66.33% • Frederick L. Allan (Democratic) 33.67% }} • John H. Hubbard (Union) 56.32% • William F. Taylor (Democratic) 43.68% }} == Dakota Territory ==
Dakota Territory
See non-voting delegates, below. == Delaware ==
Delaware
Delaware elected its member on November 8, 1864. • John A. Nicholson (Democratic) 51.50% • Nathaniel B. Smithers (Union) 48.50% }} == Florida ==
Florida
Florida held elections on November 29, 1865, following the end of the Civil War; the winners were subsequently not seated by the House. • Ferdinand McLeod (Unknown) 43.41% • D. P. Hogue (Unknown) 29.37% • J. W. Culpepper (Unknown) 10.26% • W. M. Ives (Unknown) 4.71% • W. H. Anson (Unknown) 2.91% • J. F. Johnston (Unknown) 2.79% • John W. Price (Unknown) 2.01% • Scattering 4.50% }} == Georgia ==
Georgia
Georgia held elections on November 15, 1865, following the end of the Civil War; the winners were subsequently not seated by the House. • Solomon Cohen (Unknown) 84.34% • Carey W. Styles (Unknown) 12.24% • Charles H. Hopkins (Unknown) 3.42% }} • Philip Cook (Unknown) 93.39% • C. McCay (Unknown) 6.61% • J. E. Blount (Unknown) 0.0% }} • Hugh Buchanan (Unknown) 50.09% • B. H. Bingham (Unknown) 49.91% }} • E. G. Cabaniss (Unknown) 87.64% • A. J. Simmons (Unknown) 12.35% • A. J. Murray (Unknown) 0.0% }} • James D. Matthews (Unknown) 37.68% • John Milledge (Unknown) 38.19% • Garnett Andrews (Unknown) 13.41% • A. Ranse Wright (Unknown) 10.72% }} • John Christy (Unknown) 59.33% • Junius Hillyer (Unknown) 36.45% • [] Johnson (Unknown) 2.19% • A. T. Lytle (Unknown) 2.04% }} • William T. Wofford (Unknown) 71.26% • J. P. Hambleton (Unknown) 23.49% • H. G. Cole (Unknown) 5.25% }} == Idaho Territory ==
Idaho Territory
See non-voting delegates, below. == Illinois ==
Illinois
Samuel W. Moulton (Union) 54.50% • James C. Allen (Democratic) 45.50% }} • John Wentworth (Union) 56.52% • Cyrus McCormick (Democratic) 43.48% }} • John F. Farnsworth (Union) 77.75% • M. C. Johnson (Democratic) 22.25% }} • Elihu B. Washburne (Union) 67.92% • Elias B. Stiles (Democratic) 32.08% }} • Abner C. Harding (Union) 51.61% • Charles M. Harris (Democratic) 48.39% }} • Ebon C. Ingersoll (Union) 61.67% • James C. Echels (Democratic) 38.33% }} • Burton C. Cook (Union) 60.98% • Samuel K. Casey (Democratic) 39.02% }} • Henry P. H. Bromwell (Union) 56.09% • John R. Eden (Democratic) 43.91% }} • Shelby M. Cullom (Union) 52.99% • John T. Stuart (Democratic) 47.01% }} • Lewis W. Ross (Democratic) 55.55% • Hugh Fullerton (Union) 44.45% }} • Anthony Thornton (Democratic) 58.13% • N. M. Knapp (Union) 41.87% }} • Samuel S. Marshall (Democratic) 60.96% • Ethelbert Callahan (Union) 39.04% }} • Jehu Baker (Union) 50.16% • William R. Morrison (Democratic) 49.84% }} • Andrew J. Kuykendall (Union) 52.18% • William J. Allen (Democratic) 47.82% }} == Indiana ==
Indiana
William E. Niblack (Democratic) 53.86% • Cyrus M. Allen (Union) 46.14% }} • Michael C. Kerr (Democratic) 55.61% • William W. Curry (Union) 44.39% }} • Ralph Hill (Union) 51.82% • Henry W. Harrington (Democratic) 48.18% }} • John H. Farquhar (Union) 50.17% • George Berry (Democratic) 49.83% }} • George W. Julian (Union) 68.13% • James Brown (Democratic) 31.87% }} • Ebenezer Dumont (Union) 63.41% • John Love (Democratic) 36.59% }} • Daniel W. Voorhees (Democratic) 51.16% • Henry D. Washburn (Union) 48.84% }} • Godlove S. Orth (Union) 52.29% • James F. Harney (Democratic) 47.71% }} • Schuyler Colfax (Union) 52.16% • David Turpie (Democratic) 47.84% }} • Joseph H. Defrees (Union) 51.01% • Joseph K. Edgerton (Democratic) 48.99% }} • Thomas N. Stilwell (Union) 53.86% • James F. McDowell (Democratic) 46.17% }} == Iowa ==
Kentucky
Kentucky elected its members on August 7, 1865, after the term began but before Congress convened. • Lawrence S. Trimble (Conservative) 61.89% • C. D. Bradley (Unconditional Union) 38.11% }} • Burwell C. Ritter (Conservative) 54.66% • George H. Yeaman (Unconditional Union) 45.34% }} • Henry Grider (Conservative) 57.27% • J. H. Lowry (Unconditional Union) 42.73% }} • Aaron Harding (Conservative) 72.10% • Marion C. Taylor (Unconditional Union) 27.90% }} • Lovell Rousseau (Unconditional Union) 54.11% • Robert Mallory (Conservative) 44.26% • Mark Munday (Conservative) 1.63% }} • Green C. Smith (Unconditional Union) 54.42% • Andrew H. Ward (Conservative) 45.58% }} • George S. Shanklin (Conservative) 65.91% • Speed S. Fry (Unconditional Union) 34.09% }} • William H. Randall (Unconditional Union) 73.55% • Thomas T. Garrard (Conservative) 26.45% }} • Samuel McKee (Unconditional Union) 56.67% • J. Smith Hart (Conservative) 43.33% }} == Louisiana ==
Louisiana
Louisiana held successive elections in 1864 and 1865 to fill vacancies in the 38th Congress and elect representatives to the 39th Congress. 38th Congress Louisiana held no elections for the 38th Congress in 1862 or 1863 as a result of secession. Late elections were held on September 5, 1864, but the elected members were not seated by the House. • M. F. Bonzano (Unknown) 51.54% • Edmund Abell (Unknown) 48.46% }} • A. P. Field (Unknown) 57.38% • A. P. Dostie (Unknown) 42.62% }} • W. D. Mann (Unknown) 95.02% • Scattering 4.98% }} • T. M. Welles (Unknown) 100.0% }} • Robert W. Taliaferro (Unknown) 100.0% }} 39th Congress Louisiana held elections for the 39th Congress on November 6, 1865, following the end of the Civil War, but the elected members were not seated by the House. • Louis St. Martin (Democratic) 74.00% • Edmond Abell (Conservative Union) 25.39% • Scattering 0.60% }} • Jacob Barker (Democratic) 68.98% • B. L. Lynch (Independent) 14.78% • A. P. Field (Conservative Union) 10.21% • J. W. Overall (Independent) 6.03% }} • Robert C. Wickliffe (Democratic) 62.26% • J. H. Muse (Unknown) 30.48% • W. Mithoff (Conservative Union) 6.37% • Louis St. Martin (Democratic) 0.34% • Scattering 0.55% }} • John E. King (Democratic) 45.15% • A. Duperier (Conservative Union) 30.35% • J. M. Graham (Unknown) 11.38% • John G. Pratt (Democratic) 9.87% • F. L. Claiborne (Unknown) 2.84% • L. Duprier (Unknown) 0.41% }} • John Ray (Conservative Union) 61.38% • J. Smith Young (Democratic) 38.62% }} == Maine ==
Massachusetts
Thomas D. Eliot (National Union) 82.77% • Sylvanus B. Phinney (Democratic) 17.23% }} • Oakes Ames (National Union) 72.07% • James Maguire (Democratic) 27.93% }} • Alexander H. Rice (National Union) 62.35% • John S. Sleeper (Democratic) 37.65% }} • Samuel Hooper (National Union) 65.48% • Josiah Gardner Abbott (Democratic) 34.52% }} • John B. Alley (National Union) 75.89% • Joseph B. Morse (Democratic) 24.11% }} • Daniel W. Gooch (National Union) 71.66% • Thomas J. Greenwood (Democratic) 28.34% }} • George S. Boutwell (National Union) 68.99% • Theodore H. Sweetser (Democratic) 31.01% }} • John D. Baldwin (National Union) 74.75% • George Hodges (Democratic) 25.25% }} • William B. Washburn (National Union) 81.47% • Nathaniel Wood (Democratic) 18.53% }} • Henry L. Dawes (National Union) 64.74% • Harry Arnold (Democratic) 35.26% }} == Michigan ==
Mississippi
Mississippi did not hold elections to the 39th Congress. == Missouri ==
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