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  MA US Senate - Special Election
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Massachusetts > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
TypeSpecial Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1855 - 12:00pm
Polls Open January 30, 1855 - 07:00am
Polls Close January 31, 1855 - 07:00am
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 Won11/03/1852
NameEdward Everett Votes1 (100.00%)
Term03/04/1853 - 06/01/1854 Margin1 (+100.00%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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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
Votes255 (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%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Name Marshall P. Wilder John G. Palfrey Gov. George S. Boutwell Nathaniel P. Banks Henry W. Bishop Richard H. Dana Samuel Hoar
PartyUnknown Free Soil Republican American Democratic Republican Republican
Votes3 (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%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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Name Melvin Copeland Charles Luscom
PartyUnknown Unknown
Votes1 (0.25%) 1 (0.25%)
Margin-254 (-62.56%) -254 (-62.56%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00
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