New Hampshire April 5, 1869: Connecticut August 2, 1869: Alabama Readmitted states: July 6, 1869: Virginia December 1, 1869: Mississippi (also held elections to the 42nd Congress on the same day) December 3, 1868: Texas December 20–22, 1870: Georgia Special elections There were special elections in 1868 and 1869 to the 40th United States Congress and 41st United States Congress. Special elections are sorted by date then district. 40th Congress Readmission of state are treated here as regular (late) elections, not special elections. 41st Congress Readmission of state are treated here as regular (late) elections, not special elections. Alabama 1868 elections to finish the term 1869 elections to the next term Arkansas California California's delegation remained at two Democrats and one Republican. Colorado Territory See non-voting delegates, below. Dakota Territory See non-voting delegates, below. Connecticut Delaware Florida Florida had been unrepresented in Congress since January 21, 1861, when its sole member and both senators withdrew from Congress following the secession of Florida from the Union. Following the end of the Civil War, an election had been held in 1865, but it was rejected by Congress. In 1868, Congress readmitted Florida following Reconstruction. Election to the current term The first election, for the duration of the 40th congress, was held May 5, 1868. Hamilton was seated on July 1, 1868, during the 2nd session of the 40th Congress. Election to the next term Florida elected its one at-large member on December 29, 1868, re-electing Hamilton, who had just been elected in May to finish the current term. Georgia Idaho Territory See non-voting delegates, below. Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts |- ! | Thomas D. Eliot | | Republican | 1858 | |Incumbent retired.New member elected.Republican hold. | nowrap | |- ! | Oakes Ames | | Republican | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Ginery Twichell | | Republican | 1866 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Samuel Hooper | | Republican | 1861 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Benjamin Butler | | Republican | 1866 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Nathaniel P. Banks | | Republican | 1865 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | George S. Boutwell | | Republican | 1862 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | George F. Hoar | |