1881 United States Senate election in New York

1881 United States Senate election in New York
← 1875 January 18, 1881 1881 (special) →

Majority vote of each house needed to win
 
Nominee Thomas C. Platt Francis Kernan
Party Republican Democratic
Senate 25 6
Percentage 80.65% 19.35%
House 79 44
Percentage 64.23% 35.77%

Senator before election

Francis Kernan
Democratic

Elected Senator

Thomas C. Platt
Republican

The 1881 United States Senate election in New York was held on January 18, 1881, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator (Class 1) to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate.


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