1860 United States Senate election in Arkansas

1860 United States Senate election in Arkansas
	December 20, 1860
Members of the Arkansas General Assembly; Majority of voting members needed to win
Senator before election; Robert W. Johnson; Democratic	Elected Senator ; Charles B. Mitchel; Democratic

A senatorial election was held in Arkansas on December 20, 1860, as part of the 1860–61 United States Senate elections. The Democratic former Arkansas representative Charles B. Mitchel defeated Samuel H. Hempstead and the former chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court George C. Watkins.

The incumbent senator Robert W. Johnson did not seek re-election.^[1] The Arkansas General Assembly met on December 20, 1860, to elect Johnson's successor. Democrats Charles B. Mitchel, Samuel H. Hempstead, N. B. Burrow, and George C. Watkins were nominated as candidates.^[2] Burrow, a secessionist, declined to be considered; the remaining candidates were notably cautious in their responses to Lincoln's election.^[3]

Mitchel was elected with 52 votes on the ninth ballot.^[4] He subsequently was expelled from Congress on July 11, 1861, following the secession of Arkansas.^[5]

General election

1860 United States Senate election in Arkansas^[6]
Party		Candidate	1st ballot	2nd ballot	3rd ballot	4th ballot	5th ballot	6th ballot	7th ballot	8th ballot	9th ballot
	Democratic	Charles B. Mitchel	27	31	33	35	37	39	41	44	52
	Democratic	Samuel H. Hempstead	33	34	33	32	31	28	28	28	26
	Democratic	George C. Watkins	23	22	22	22	21	19	19	16	8
	Democratic	Robert W. Johnson	2	2	2	1	1	—			2
		C. F. Hemingway	—								1
	Democratic	John S. Roane	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
		S. M. Scott	—								1
	Constitutional Union	Hugh F. Thomason	—								1
		John T. Trigg	—								1
	Democratic	N. B. Burrow	3	1	1	—
		George W. Lemoyne	2	1	1	—	1	1	—
		John H. Askew	—			1	—
	Democratic	Albert Pike	—			1	1	1	1	1	—
Total votes			91	92	93	93	93	89	90	90	93
Votes needed to win			48	48	48	48	48	47	49	47	48

Notes

^ Ferguson 1965, p. 14.
^ Arkansas 1861, p. 394.
^ Ferguson 1965, p. 15.
^ Arkansas 1861, p. 403.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1985, p. 580.
^ Arkansas 1861, pp. 394–403.

Bibliography

Arkansas (1861). Journal of the House of Representatives [...]. n.p.
Congressional Quarterly (1985). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (2nd ed.). Washington D.C.: Congressional Quarterly. ISBN 978-0-87187-339-2.
Ferguson, John F. (1965). Arkansas and the Civil War. [Little Rock, AR]: [Pioneer Press]. LCCN 64-25874.

[FOOTNOTEFerguson196514-1] Ferguson 1965, p. 14.

[FOOTNOTEArkansas1861394-2] Arkansas 1861, p. 394.

[FOOTNOTEFerguson196515-3] Ferguson 1965, p. 15.

[FOOTNOTEArkansas1861403-4] Arkansas 1861, p. 403.

[FOOTNOTECongressional_Quarterly1985580-5] Congressional Quarterly 1985, p. 580.

[FOOTNOTEArkansas1861394–403-6] Arkansas 1861, pp. 394–403.

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