United States Senate elections, 1882

United States Senate elections, 1882

November 1882

76 seats in the United States Senate   Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Republican Democratic Readjuster Last election 37 seats 37 seats 1 seat Seats won 38 36 2 Seat change 1 1 1

Majority Party before election Republican Elected Majority Party Republican

The United States Senate election of 1882 was an election which had the Republican Party obtain an outright majority in the United States Senate.

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

Results

48th Congress (1883–1885)

• Majority Party: Republican (38)
• Minority Party: Democratic (36)
• Other Parties: Readjuster (2)
• Total Seats: 76

Change in Senate composition

Senate composition in the 47th 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   I   D   D   D   D   D   D   D   D   D   J   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		Senate composition in the 48th 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   J   J   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
Key:    D  =Democratic    J  =Readjuster    R  =Republican    I  =Independent

Complete list of races

Iowa

• On January 25, 1882, the Iowa General Assembly elected James W. McDill (Republican) to finish the term over M. M. Ham and Daniel Campbell. James F. Wilson (Republican) was elected to the full six-year term on January 25, 1882 over L. G. Kinne and D. P. Subbs.

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1882

References

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