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→Political career
The failure to convict and remove President Johnson from office led to Wade's political downfall. In 1968, he lost re-election to [[Democrat]] [[white supremacist]] [[Allen Granberry Thurman]].<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=271448 OH US Senate Race - Jan 15, 1868]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref>
The failure to convict and remove President Johnson from office led to Wade's political downfall. In 1968, he lost re-election to [[Democrat]] [[white supremacist]] [[Allen Granberry Thurman]].<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=271448 OH US Senate Race - Jan 15, 1868]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 9, 2021.</ref>
===Later years===
Following his Senate defeat, Wade remained fairly active in politics though was not as prominent. In the [[United States presidential election, 1868|1868 presidential election]], there was speculation that he would be [[Ulysses S. Grant]]'s running mate, though the GOP vice presidential pick went to fellow Radical Republican Schulyer Colfax.<ref name=battlefieldtrust/>
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