United States Senate elections, 1902

United States Senate elections, 1902

1902

30 of the 90 seats in the United States Senate 45 seats needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Leader William B. Allison James K. Jones Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Iowa Arkansas Last election 56 seats 32 seats Seats before 55 28 Seats won 55 33 Seat change 5   Third party   Party Silver Republican Last election 3 seats Seats before 3 Seats won 2 Seat change 1

Majority Party before election Republican Elected Majority Party Republican

The United States Senate election of 1902 was an election which had the Republican Party and the Democratic Party each gain one seat in the United States Senate.

As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.

Results

58th Congress, 1903-1905

• Majority Party: Republican (55)

• Majority caucus: Silver Republican (2)

• Minority Party: Democratic (33)

• Other Parties: (0)

• Total Seats: 90

Change in Senate composition

Before the elections D D D D V D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D P P r r r R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R V

In the next Congress D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D r r R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Key:	D = Democratic P = Populist R = Republican r = Silver Republican V = Vacant	Majority divider

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1902

References

• Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov