1877 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

1877 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
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Majority of legislature needed to win
 
Nominee George Frisbie Hoar Josiah Abbott
Party Republican Democratic
Electoral vote 146 62
Percentage 52.52% 22.30%

 
Nominee George S. Boutwell Alexander H. Rice
Party Republican Republican
Electoral vote 47 19
Percentage 16.91% 6.83%

Senator before election

George S. Boutwell
Republican

Elected Senator

George Frisbie Hoar
Republican

The 1877 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held in January 1877. Incumbent Republican Senator George S. Boutwell, who had won a special election for the remainder of Henry Wilson's term, was defeated by reformist U.S. Representative George Frisbie Hoar.

At the time, Massachusetts elected United States Senators by a resolution of the Massachusetts General Court.