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{{cquote|...some of [Wade's] senatorial Republican associates should feel that the best service they could render their country would be to do all in their power to prevent such a man from being elevated to the Presidency.|||U.S. representative John Roy Lynch of Mississippi's 6th congressional district}}

{{cquote|...some of [Wade's] senatorial Republican associates should feel that the best service they could render their country would be to do all in their power to prevent such a man from being elevated to the Presidency.|||U.S. representative John Roy Lynch of Mississippi's 6th congressional district}}

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]] when Republicans lost control of the state legislature.<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===

===Later years===