United States Senate elections, 1884

United States Senate elections, 1884

November 1884

76 seats in the United States Senate   Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Republican Democratic Readjuster Last election 38 seats 36 seats 2 seats Seats won 42 34 Seat change 4 2 2

Majority Party before election Republican Elected Majority Party Republican

The United States Senate election of 1884 was an election which had the Republican Party gain four seats in the United States Senate, and which coincided with the presidential election of 1884.

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

Results

49th Congress (1885–1887)

• Majority Party: Republican (42)
• Minority Party: Democratic (34)
• Other Parties: (0)
• Total Seats: 76

Change in Senate composition

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   D   D   D   D   D   D   D   D   J   J  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		Senate composition in the 49th 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   D   R   R   R   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
Key:    D  =Democratic    J  =Readjuster    R  =Republican

See also

• United States presidential election, 1884
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1884

References

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