1894 Minnesota Senate election

1894 Minnesota Senate election

November 6, 1894 (1894-11-06)
All 54 seats in the Minnesota Senate 28 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   GOP PEO DEM Party Republican Populist Democratic Seats won 46 5 3 Seat change 20 New 12 Popular vote 148,421 46,912 77,418 Percentage 52.0% 16.4% 27.1%

The 1894 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 6, 1894, to elect members to the Senate of the 29th and 30th Minnesota Legislatures.

The Minnesota Republican Party won a large majority of seats, followed by the new People's Party and the Minnesota Democratic Party. The new Legislature convened on January 8, 1895.

Numerous Democratic candidates were also endorsed by the People's Party, and one was also endorsed by the Prohibition Party. However, all planned to caucus with the Democrats in the Senate, and are thus listed as part of their total.

Results

Summary of the November 6, 1894 Minnesota Senate election results

Party		Candidates	Votes	Seats
				No.	%
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party of Minnesota/meta/color" |	Republican Party	53	148,421	46	52.02
style="background-color:Template:People's Party (United States)/meta/color" |	People's Party	36	46,912	5	16.44
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party of Minnesota/meta/color" |	Democratic Party	44	77,418	3	27.13
style="background-color:Template:Prohibition Party/meta/color" |	Prohibition Party	11	4036	0	1.41
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" |	Independent	12	8,523	0	2.99
Total			285,310	54	100.00
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

*These totals count candidates endorsed by the Democratic and People's Parties in the totals for the Democratic Party.

See also

• Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1894