1873 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts

1873 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts

← 1871 March 11 and 12, 1873 1877 →
Majority vote of the Massachusetts Legislature needed to win
Nominee George S. Boutwell Henry L. Dawes Party Republican Republican Percentage 55.27% 41.82% Votes 152 115
Senator before election Henry Wilson Republican Elected Senator George S. Boutwell Republican

The 1873 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was held in March 1873 to fill the vacancy left by Senator Henry Wilson, who resigned to become Vice President of the United States. George S. Boutwell won the election.

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. However, the Senate deadlocked in this race; it was moved that both houses would vote as one, and Boutwell won the combined vote.