1869 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

1869 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

← 1863 January 19, 1869 1874 (special) →
40 Members of the Massachusetts Senate 231 Members of the Massachusetts House Majority vote of each house needed to win
Nominee Charles Sumner Josiah Abbott Party Republican Democratic Senate 37 2 Percentage 92.5% 5% House 216 14 Percentage 93.51% 6.06%
Senator before election Charles Sumner Republican Elected Senator Charles Sumner Republican

The 1869 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on January 19, 1869. Incumbent Charles Sumner was re-elected to a fourth term in office.

At the time, Massachusetts elected United States senators by a majority vote of each separate house of the Massachusetts General Court: the House and the Senate.