United States Senate elections, 1894

United States Senate elections, 1894

1892 ← 1894 → 1896

30 of the 88 seats in the United States Senate 44 seats needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Leader John Sherman Arthur P. Gorman Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Ohio Maryland Last election 37 seats 44 seats Seats before 41 43 Seats won 42 39 Seat change 1 4   Third party Fourth party   Leader William V. Allen William M. Stewart Party Populist Silver Party Leader's seat Nebraska Nevada Last election 3 seats 1 seats Seats before 3 1 Seats won 4 2 Seat change 1 1

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

William Jennings Bryan as a younger man.

The U.S. Senate election, 1894 was a slight Republican victory. It was in this election that future presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan failed to win a Senate seat in Nebraska.

Results

• Plurality: Republican: 42
• Minority: Democrats: 39
• Other parties: Populist: 4, Silver: 2
• Total: 88
• Vacant: 1, due to failure to elect. Later filled by a Democrat

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 D D D D D D D D D P P S 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 V 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 P P P D D D D D D S S 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 S = Silver V = Vacant	Majority divider