1863 Confederate States House of Representatives elections

1863 Confederate States House of Representatives elections
← 1861 May 1863 – November 1863
All 106 seats to the Confederate States House of Representatives
54 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Thomas Bocock
Party Pro-Administration Anti-Administration
Leader's seat Virginia 5th
Last election 80 seats 26 seats
Seats won 65 41
Seat change Decrease 15 Increase 15
Results of the elections:
     New representative      Incumbent re-elected
Speaker before election

Thomas Bocock
Pro-Administration

Elected Speaker

Thomas Bocock
Pro-Administration

Elections to the Confederate States Congress were held from May to November 1863,[1] during what was intended to be the first of two midterms within President Jefferson Davis' six-year term. The number of Congressmen in the House of Representatives who openly opposed the policies of President Davis increased from 26 to 41 out of 106,[2][1] while the number of anti-administration Senators went from 11 to 12.[1] The pro-administration Senators thus had a narrow majority of two with 14 out of the 26 seats in the Confederate Senate.[3] The 2nd Confederate States Congress would be seated on May 2, 1864.

  1. ^ a b c Spencer C. Tucker (30 September 2013). American Civil War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection [6 volumes]: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection. ABC-CLIO. pp. 575–. ISBN 978-1-85109-682-4.
  2. ^ James M. McPherson (11 December 2003). Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. Oxford University Press. pp. 690–691. ISBN 978-0-19-974390-2.
  3. ^ Allen C. Guelzo (18 May 2012). Fateful Lightning: A New History of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Oxford University Press, USA. pp. 368–. ISBN 978-0-19-984328-2.