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Chandler lost re-election in the 1874 Midterms to [[Democrat]] Isaac P. Christiancy amidst the GOP landslide defeats that year.<ref name=encyclopedia.com/>
Chandler lost re-election in the 1874 Midterms to [[Democrat]] Isaac P. Christiancy amidst the GOP landslide defeats that year.<ref name=encyclopedia.com/>
===U.S. Senate, 1879===
In 1879, Christiancy resigned from the Senate and Chandler successfully sought his old seat. During the campaign, the Kalamazoo Telegraph stated:<ref>February 18, 1879. [https://www.nytimes.com/1879/02/16/archives/senator-chandlers-reelection.html SENATOR CHANDLER'S RE-ELECTION.]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 10, 2021.</ref>
{{cquote|In the most trying crises of our national life, Mr. Chandler was not merely on the right side, but was among the most positive elements which brought that side out victorious.}}
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