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.

1868–69 United States Senate elections
Dates vary by state
(And other dates for special elections)
25 of the 66 (8 vacant)/74 seats in the United States Senate (with special elections)
34 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Henry B. Anthony
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since March 4, 1863
Leader's seat Rhode Island
Last election 39 seats 10 seats
Seats before 57 9
Seats won 17 5
Seats after 57 9
Seat change
Seats up 17 5
Results of the elections:
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold
     Unreconstructed states
Majority Party before election


Republican

 Elected Majority Party


Republican

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.

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