United States Senate elections, 1864 and 1865

United States Senate elections, 1864 and 1865

← 1862 / 1863 Various dates 1866 / 1867 →
24 of the 70 seats in the United States Senate (with special elections) 25 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 32 seats 10 seats Seats before 31 10 Seats won 11 3 Seats after 33 9 Seat change 2 1 Seats up 9 4   Third party Fourth party   Party Unconditional Unionist Unionist Last election 1 seat 5 seats Seats before 5 3 Seats won 0 0 Seats after 4 2 Seat change 1 1 Seats up 1 1
Majority Party before election Republican Party Elected Majority Party Republican Party

Republican Party

Republican Party

The United States Senate elections of 1864 and 1865 were elections corresponding with Abraham Lincoln's re-election, with the Republican Party gaining two seats in the United States Senate. As these elections occurred during the Civil War, most of the Southern States were absent.

As these elections were prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by state legislatures.

Senate Party Division, 39th Congress (1865–1867)

In these elections, the winners were seated during 1864 or in 1865 before March 4; ordered by election date.

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1865; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

In this election, the winner was elected in 1865 after March 4.

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