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Joseph McDonald
Offices
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U.S. House
District 8
In office
Mar 4, 1849 to Mar 4, 1851
Party:
Democratic
Assumed:
General Election
Left:
Did Not Run
Attorney General
Statewide
In office
Dec 17, 1856 to Dec 17, 1860
Party:
Democratic
Assumed:
General Election
U.S. Senate
Class 1
In office
Mar 4, 1875 to Mar 4, 1881
Party:
Democratic
Assumed:
Elected by Legislature
Left:
Lost Reelection Bid
Joseph McDonald spent 12 years, 3 days in office in Indiana, including 8 years, 2 days at the federal level and 4 years, 1 day at the state level.
Elections
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1864–Governor
LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1864
53.72%
Oliver P. Morton
(i)*
, Republican, 152,273 votes
46.28%
Joseph McDonald
, Democratic, 131,200 votes
Out of
283,473
votes casts, the margin of victory was
21,073
(7.44%)
In the 1 races for which we have results, Joseph McDonald had a record of 0-1. That includes a record of 0-1 in 1 general election.
