1893 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

1893 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
← 1887 January 17, 1893 1899 →
280 members of the Massachusetts General Court; 141 votes needed to win
Senator before election; Henry L. Dawes; Republican	Elected Senator ; Henry Cabot Lodge; Republican

The 1893 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held during January 1893. Republican incumbent Henry L. Dawes chose not to seek a fourth term in office, and was replaced by Republican U.S. representative Henry Cabot Lodge.

At the time, Massachusetts elected United States senators by a majority vote of the combined houses of the Massachusetts General Court.

Background

In the 1892 state elections, Republicans won 186 of 280 seats in the legislature.^[1]

Republican nomination

Candidates

William W. Crapo, U.S. representative from New Bedford
Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. representative from Nahant

The primary candidates for the nomination were U.S. representatives Henry Cabot Lodge and William W. Crapo.

Caucus

On January 4, Republican legislators from both houses met to caucus and determine their nominee. Crapo supporters, led by state senator William M. Butler, attempted to delay the caucus until January 12. A motion to adjourn lost, with 124 votes against to 40 votes in favor. The caucus proceeded to a final ballot, with 94 votes needed for the nomination. Lodge won the ballot easily.^[1]

Republican nominating caucus^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry Cabot Lodge	147	79.03%
	Republican	William W. Crapo	30	16.13%
	Republican	John Davis Long	5	2.69%
	Republican	William Cogswell	2	1.08%
	Republican	Frederic T. Greenhalge	2	1.08%
Total votes			186	100.00%

Results

1893 United States Senate election in Massachusetts^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry Cabot Lodge	190	67.86%
	Democratic	Patrick Collins	81	28.93%
	None	No vote	9	3.21%
Total votes			280	100.00%

References

1 2 3 "TO SUCCEED DAWES: Henry Cabot Lodge the Republican Nominee". Los Angeles Times. January 5, 1893. p. 1.
↑ "MA US Senate". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

[caucus1-1] 1 2 3 "TO SUCCEED DAWES: Henry Cabot Lodge the Republican Nominee". Los Angeles Times. January 5, 1893. p. 1.

[2] "MA US Senate". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved December 6, 2019.

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