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Elections 1860 - 1869

01-10-1860	Appointment
01-11-1860	Elected by Legislature
01-14-1860	Succession
01-20-1860	Acting
11-06-1860	General
01-07-1861	Acting
04-01-1861	Elected by Legislature
07-01-1861	Special
08-01-1861	Special
09-04-1861	General
11-20-1861	Appointment
01-01-1862	Special
01-11-1862	Appointment
02-01-1862	Special
02-13-1862	Contested Election
02-21-1862	Contested Election
09-03-1862	Elected by Legislature
09-03-1862	General
01-21-1863	Special
02-04-1863	Special
02-10-1863	Elected by Legislature
08-17-1863	Appointment
09-02-1863	General
10-21-1863	Special
12-10-1863	Appointment
11-08-1864	General
04-15-1865	Succession
09-05-1865	General
11-25-1865	Special
12-16-1865	Elected by Legislature
12-23-1865	Special
01-01-1866	Special
01-26-1866	Contested Election
01-30-1866	Contested Election
08-06-1867	Appointment
09-04-1867	General
10-16-1867	General
12-20-1867	Elected by Legislature
01-02-1868	Special
11-02-1868	Special
11-03-1868	General