United States Senate elections, 1900

United States Senate elections, 1900

1898 ← 1902 → 1900

30 of the 90 seats in the United States Senate 45 seats needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Leader William B. Allison James K. Jones Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Iowa Arkansas Last election 52 seats 24 seats Seats before 54 23 Seats won 53 28 Seat change 1 5   Third party Fourth party   Leader Henry M. Teller William V. Allen Party Silver Republican Party Populist Leader's seat Colorado Nebraska Last election 2 seats 6 seats Seats before 2 7 Seats won 3 2 Seat change 1 5

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

The United States Senate election of 1900 was an election which had the Republican Party gain three seats in the United States Senate, and which corresponded with President William McKinley's landslide re-election.

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

Results

57th Congress, 1901–1903

• Majority Party: Republican (56)

• Minority Party: Democratic (32)

• Other Parties: Populist (2)

• Total Seats: 90

Change in Senate composition

Before the elections D D D D V 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 P 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 R R R R R R R R R R R R R R V

In the next Congress D D D V 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 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 R R R R R R R R R R R R V V

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

See also

• United States presidential election, 1900
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1900

References

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