United States Senate elections, 1906

United States Senate elections, 1906

1906

30 of the 92 seats in the United States Senate 46 seats needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 58 seats 32 seats Seats won 61 31 Seat change 3 1

Majority Party before election Republican Elected Majority Party Republican

The United States Senate election of 1906 was an election which had the Republican Party gain three seats in the United States Senate, expanding their majority to almost twice that of the opposing Democratic Party.

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

Results

60th Congress, 1907-1909

• Majority Party: Republican (61)

• Minority Party: Democratic (31)

• Other Parties: (0)

• Total Seats: 92

Change in Senate composition

Before the elections 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 R

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 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 R R R

Key:	D = Democratic R = Republican	Majority divider

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1906

References

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