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===U.S. Senate===
===U.S. Senate===
In 1879, Blair ran for U.S. Senate. Among his intraparty opponents, he led former Sen. Bainbridge Wadleigh on the first ballot, nearly began to trail ex-Governor Benjamin F. Prescott on the fourth ballot, though ultimately secured the party nomination.<ref name=blairnominated/> Blair then won the appointment race to serve as U.S. senator.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=413182 NH US Senate - Appointment Race - Jun 16, 1879]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref>
In 1879, Blair ran for U.S. Senate. Among his intraparty opponents, he led former Sen. Bainbridge Wadleigh on the first ballot, nearly began to trail ex-Governor Benjamin F. Prescott on the fourth ballot, though ultimately secured the party nomination.<ref name=blairnominated/> Blair then won the appointment race to serve as U.S. senator.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=413182 NH US Senate - Appointment Race - Jun 16, 1879]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref>
===Chinese Exclusion Act====
As a backer of domestic labor interests, Blair pushed to exclude Chinese immigrants from the U.S. workforce who had already been the target of bigoted attacks,<ref name=harpweek/> particularly from the Irish and in the Western region. He was one of nine Republican senators to vote for the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882,<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/47-1/s370 TO PASS H.R. 5804. (P. 3412).] ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref> which prohibited Chinese laborers from immigrating to the U.S. for a decade.
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