United States Senate elections, 1898

United States Senate elections, 1898

1898

30 of the 90 seats in the United States Senate 45 seats needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 42 seats 33 seats Seats before 43 34 Seats won 51 24 Seat change 8 10   Third party Fourth party Fifth party   Party Populist Silver Republican Silver Last election 5 seats 5 seats 2 seats Seats before 5 5 2 Seats won 6 2 2 Seat change 1 3

Majority Party before election Republican Party (United States) Elected Majority Party Republican Party (United States)

The United States Senate election of 1898 was a landslide election which had the Republican Party gain nine seats in the United States Senate.

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

Results

56th Congress, 1899-1901

• Majority Party: Republican (52)
• Minority Party: Democratic (24)
• Other Parties: Populist (5); Silver Republican (2); Silver (2)
• Vacant: 4 (all later filled by Republicans)
• Total Seats: 90

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 D D P r r r r S S P P P P r No majority 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 P D D D D D D D D D P P P P P S S r r V R R R R R R R V V V R ←Majority 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 S = Silver V = Vacant

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1898

References

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