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====1885 election====
====1885 election====
Blair ran for re-election in 1885, where the state legislature failed to re-elect him. He subsequently ran in the race to succeed himself (due to his Senate term's expiration), facing William E. "Bill" Chandler for the party nomination.<ref>May 22, 1885. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1885/05/22/103016999.pdf BLAIR AND CHANDLER.] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref>
Blair ran for re-election in 1885, where the state legislature failed to re-elect him. He subsequently ran in the race to succeed himself (due to his Senate term's expiration),<ref name=march10,1885>March 10, 1885. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1885/03/10/102959827.pdf THE RIGHT TO APPOINT A SENATOR.] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref> facing William E. "Bill" Chandler for the party nomination.<ref>May 22, 1885. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1885/05/22/103016999.pdf BLAIR AND CHANDLER.] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 26, 2021.</ref>
Two days after his term expired, Blair was appointed to the same Senate seat by Governor Samuel W. Hale, and proceeded to run in the special election,<ref name=march10,1885/> in which he emerged victorious.
====Chinese Exclusion Act====
====Chinese Exclusion Act====