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Parents > United States > Massachusetts > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1855 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open January 30, 1855 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close January 31, 1855 - 07:00am Central
Term Start January 31, 1855 - 12:00pm
Term End March 03, 1859 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH April 21, 2011 07:02pm
Data SourcesHouse: Wilson 234, Bryant 85, Rockwell 18, Ely 9, Palfrey 3, Peirce 3, Boutwell 2, Phelps 3, Banks/Luscom/Copeland/Hoar/Wright/Bishop/Dana 1
Senate: Wilson 21, Wright 15, Rockwell 2, Banks 1, Wilder 1

Boston Daily Advertiser, 1/24/1855 and 2/1/1855
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyWhig Won06/02/1854
NameJulius Rockwell Votes1 (100.00%)
Term06/03/1854 - 01/31/1855 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/03/1858
NameHenry Wilson Votes1 (100.00%)
Term03/04/1859 - 03/03/1865 Margin1 (+100.00%)
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Name Henry Wilson Nahum F. Bryant (I) Sen. Julius Rockwell Ephraim M. Wright Alfred B. Ely Jonathan Peirce Charles A. Phelps
PartyAmerican American Republican Unknown American Unknown Unknown
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Uncertified Votes 255 (62.81%) 85 (20.94%) 20 (4.93%) 16 (3.94%) 9 (2.22%) 3 (0.74%) 3 (0.74%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -170 (-41.87%) -235 (-57.88%) -239 (-58.87%) -246 (-60.59%) -252 (-62.07%) -252 (-62.07%)
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Name Marshall P. Wilder Rep. John G. Palfrey Gov. George S. Boutwell Rep. Nathaniel P. Banks Henry W. Bishop Richard H. Dana Rep. Samuel Hoar
PartyUnknown Free Soil Republican American Democratic Republican Republican
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Uncertified Votes 3 (0.74%) 3 (0.74%) 2 (0.49%) 2 (0.49%) 1 (0.25%) 1 (0.25%) 1 (0.25%)
Margin-252 (-62.07%) -252 (-62.07%) -253 (-62.32%) -253 (-62.32%) -254 (-62.56%) -254 (-62.56%) -254 (-62.56%)
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