United States Senate elections, 1888

United States Senate elections, 1888

1886 ← November 1888 → 1890

? seats in the United States Senate   Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 39 seats 37 seats Seats won 39 37 Seat change 0 0

Majority Party before election Republican Party Elected Majority Party Republican Party

The United States Senate election of 1888 was an election which, coinciding with Benjamin Harrison's victory over incumbent President Grover Cleveland. The Republican Party would gain an additional twelve seats in the United States Senate mostly from newly-admitted States in 1889 and 1890.

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

Results

51st Congress (1889–1891)

• Majority Party: Republican (51)
• Minority Party: Democratic (37)
• Other Parties: (0)
• Total Seats: 88

Change in composition

Senate composition before the elections

D8	D7	D6	D5	D4	D3	D2	D1
D9	D10	D11	D12	D13	D14	D15	D16	D17	D18
D28	D27	D26	D25	D24	D23	D22	D21	D20	D19
D29	D30	D31	D32	D33	D34	D35	D36	D37	R39
Majority→									R38
R29	R30	R31	R32	R33	R34	R35	R36	R37
R28	R27	R26	R25	R24	R23	R22	R21	R20	R19
R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	R18
R8	R7	R6	R5	R4	R3	R2	R1

Senate composition at the BEGINNING of the next Congress

D8	D7	D6	D5	D4	D3	D2	D1
D9	D10	D11	D12	D13	D14	D15	D16	D17	D18
D28	D27	D26	D25	D24	D23	D22	D21	D20	D19
D29	D30	D31	D32	D33	D34	D35	D36	D37	R39
Majority→									R38
R29	R30	R31	R32	R33	R34	R35	R36	R37
R28	R27	R26	R25	R24	R23	R22	R21	R20	R19
R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	R18
R8	R7	R6	R5	R4	R3	R2	R1

Senate composition at the END of the next Congress

D1 D2 D3 D4 D14 D13 D12 D11 D10 D9 D8 D7 D6 D5 D15 D16 D17 D18 D19 D20 D21 D22 D23 D24 D34 D33 D32 D31 D30 D29 D28 D27 D26 D25 D35 V1 V2 R51 R50 R49 R48 R47 R46 R45 Majority→ R44 R35 R36 R37 R38 R39 R40 R41 R42 R43 R34 R33 R32 R31 R30 R29 R28 R27 R26 R25 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20 R21 R22 R23 R24 R14 R13 R12 R11 R10 R9 R8 R7 R6 R5   R1 R2 R3 R4

V1 & 2: Two Democrats died, and the seats were left vacant R40 – 51: Twelve seats, all held by Republicans, were added for new states during this Congress: South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho, and Wyoming.

Key:	D# =Democratic R# =Republican V# =Vacant

See also

• United States presidential election, 1888
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1888
• 51st United States Congress

References

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