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Parents > United States > Virginia > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1879 - 12:00pm
Polls Open December 16, 1879 - 06:00am
Polls Close December 16, 1879 - 11:00pm
Term Start March 04, 1881 - 12:00pm
Term End March 03, 1887 - 12:00pm
Contributornystate63
Last Modifiednystate63 June 20, 2005 05:56pm
Data SourcesNew York Times 12/17/1879
DescriptionSenate: Mahone 23 Withers 13 Wickham 3 Daniel 1
House: Mahone 56 Withers 40 Wickham 2
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1874
NameRobert E. Withers Votes1 (100.00%)
Term03/04/1875 - 03/03/1881 Margin1 (+100.00%)
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COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name William Mahone (I) Sen. Robert E. Withers Rep. William Carter Wickham John W. Daniel
PartyReadjuster Democratic Republican Independent
Votes79 (57.25%) 53 (38.41%) 5 (3.62%) 1 (0.73%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -26 (-18.84%) -74 (-53.62%) -78 (-56.52%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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