United States Senate elections, 1896

United States Senate elections, 1896

1894 ← 1896 → 1898

30 of the 90 seats in the United States Senate 45 seats needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader John Sherman Arthur P. Gorman Henry M. Teller Party Republican Democratic Silver Republican Leader's seat Ohio Maryland Colorado Last election 42 seats 39 seats New Party Seats before 44 40 0 Seats won 43 33 5 Seat change 1 7 5   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader William V. Allen William M. Stewart Party Populist Silver Leader's seat Nebraska Nevada Last election 4 seats 2 seats Seats before 4 2 Seats won 5 2 Seat change 1

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

Senate composition by State, 55th Congress

The United States Senate election of 1896 was an election which had the Democratic Party lose six seats in the United States Senate, mostly to minor third parties.

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

Results

55th Congress, 1897-1899

• Majority Party: Republican (43)
• Minority Party: Democratic (33)
• Other Parties: Populist (5); Silver (5); Silver Republican (2)
• Total Seats: 90
• Vacant: 2, later filled by 1 Republican and 1 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 D S P P P P D D D D D 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 R R

In the next Congress D 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 P r r r r S S P P P P 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 V

Key:	D = Democratic P = Populist R = Republican r = Silver Republican S = Silver V = Vacant	Majority divider

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1896
• United States presidential election, 1896

References

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