1902–03 United States Senate elections
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The United States Senate elections of 1902 and 1903 were elections which had the Democratic Party gain three seats in the United States Senate, but the Republicans kept their strong majority.
As these elections were prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.
Results summary
Senate Party Division, 58th Congress (1903–1905)
- Majority Party: Republican (57)
- Minority Party: Democratic (33)
- Vacant (0)
- Total Seats: 90
Change in Senate composition
Before the elections
After the January 29, 1902, special election in New Jersey.
D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | |||||
D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 | D8 | D7 | D6 |
D16 | D17 | D18 | D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 Ran |
D23 Ran |
D24 Ran |
D25 Ran |
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R54 Retired |
R55 Retired |
SR1 Ran |
SR2 Ran |
P1 Ran |
P2 Retired |
D29 Retired |
D28 Retired |
D27 Ran |
D26 Ran |
R53 Retired |
R52 Retired |
R51 Retired |
R50 Ran |
R49 Ran |
R48 Ran |
R47 Ran |
R46 Ran |
R45 Ran |
V1 |
Majority → | |||||||||
R36 | R37 | R38 Ran |
R39 Ran |
R40 Ran |
R41 Ran |
R42 Ran |
R43 Ran |
R44 Ran |
V2 |
R35 | R34 | R33 | R32 | R31 | R30 | R29 | R28 | R27 | R26 |
R16 | R17 | R18 | R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 |
R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 | R8 | R7 | R6 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 |
Result of the general elections
D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | |||||
D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 | D8 | D7 | D6 |
D16 | D17 | D18 | D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 Re-elected |
D23 Re-elected |
D24 Re-elected |
D25 Hold |
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R54 Gain from P |
R55 Gain from P |
V1 D Loss |
D32 Gain from SR |
D31 Gain from R |
D30 Gain from R |
D29 Gain from R |
D28 Gain from R |
D27 Hold |
D26 Hold |
R53 Gain from SR |
R52 Gain from D |
R51 Hold |
R50 Hold |
R49 Re-elected |
R48 Re-elected |
R47 Re-elected |
R46 Re-elected |
R45 Re-elected |
V2 |
Majority → | R44 Re-elected | ||||||||
R36 | R37 | R38 Re-elected |
R29 Re-elected |
R40 Re-elected |
R41 Re-elected |
R42 Re-elected |
R43 Re-elected |
V3 | |
R35 | R34 | R33 | R32 | R31 | R30 | R29 | R28 | R27 | R26 |
R16 | R17 | R18 | R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 |
R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 | R8 | R7 | R6 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 |
Beginning of the next Congress
D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | |||||
D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 | D8 | D7 | D6 |
D16 | D17 | D18 | D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 |
R56 Gain from V |
R57 Gain from V |
D33 Gain from V |
D32 | D31 | D30 | D29 | D28 | D27 | D26 |
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R55 | R54 | R53 | R52 | R51 | R50 | R49 | R48 | R47 | R46 |
Majority → | |||||||||
R36 | R37 | R38 | R39 | R40 | R41 | R42 | R43 | R44 | R45 |
R35 | R34 | R33 | R32 | R31 | R30 | R29 | R28 | R27 | R26 |
R16 | R17 | R18 | R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 |
R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 | R8 | R7 | R6 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 |
Key: |
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Race summaries
Elections during the 57th Congress
In these elections, the winners were seated during 1902 or in 1903 before March 4; ordered by election date.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Iowa (Class 2) |
Jonathan P. Dolliver | Republican | 1900 (Appointed) 1901 (Appointed) |
Interim appointee elected January 22, 1902.[1] | √ Jonathan P. Dolliver (Republican) 119 votes John J. Seerley (Democratic) 20 votes |
Michigan (Class 2) |
Russell A. Alger | Republican | 1902 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected January 20, 1903.[2] | √ Russell A. Alger (Republican) [data missing] |
South Dakota (Class 3) |
Alfred B. Kittredge | Republican | 1901 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected January 21, 1903.[3] Winner was also elected to the next term, see below. |
√ Alfred B. Kittredge (Republican) 109 votes John A. Bowler[4] (Democratic) 13 votes[3] |
New Jersey (Class 2) |
William Sewell | Republican | 1895 1901 |
Incumbent died December 27, 1901. New senator elected January 28, 1902. |
√ John F. Dryden (Republican) 65 votes Allan McDermott (Democratic) 18 votes[5] |
Delaware (Class 1) |
Vacant | Legislature had failed to elect. New senator elected March 2, 1903. Republican gain. |
√ L. Heisler Ball (Republican) [data missing] | ||
Delaware (Class 2) |
Vacant | Legislature had failed to elect. New senator elected March 2, 1903. Republican gain. |
√ J. Frank Allee (Republican) [data missing] |
Races leading to the 58th Congress
In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1903; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Alabama | Edmund Pettus | Democratic | 1897 | Incumbent re-elected January 26, 1903.[6] | √ Edmund Pettus (Democratic) Unopposed |
Arkansas | James K. Jones | Democratic | 1885 1891 1897 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator re-elected January 20, 1903.[2] Democratic hold. |
√ James P. Clarke (Democratic) [data missing] |
California | George Perkins | Republican | 1895 (Special) 1897 |
Incumbent re-elected January 13, 1903.[7] | √ George Perkins (Republican) 91 votes Franklin K. Lane (Democratic) 17 votes Eugene E. Schmitz (Union Labor) 7 votes.[7] |
Colorado | Henry M. Teller | Silver Republican | 1885 1891 1897 |
Incumbent re-elected January 24, 1903 as a Democrat.[8] Democratic gain. |
√ Henry M. Teller (Democratic) [data missing] |
Connecticut | Orville H. Platt | Republican | 1879 1885 1891 1897 |
Incumbent re-elected January 20, 1903.[2] | √ Orville H. Platt (Republican) [data missing] |
Florida | Stephen R. Mallory II | Democratic | 1897 | Legislature failed to elect. Democratic loss. Incumbent was later appointed to begin the term. Incumbent was subsequently re-elected, see below. |
None. |
Georgia | Alexander S. Clay | Democratic | 1896 | Incumbent re-elected November 4, 1902.[9] | √ Alexander S. Clay (Democratic) 171 votes Walter Johnson (Republican) 4 votes[9] |
Idaho | Henry Heitfeld | Populist | 1897 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 13, 1903.[10] Republican gain. |
√ Weldon Heyburn (Republican) [data missing] |
Illinois | William E. Mason | Republican | 1897 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 20, 1903.[2] Republican hold. |
√ Albert J. Hopkins (Republican) [data missing] |
Indiana | Charles W. Fairbanks | Republican | 1897 | Incumbent re-elected January 20, 1903.[2] | √ Charles W. Fairbanks (Republican) 101 votes Benjamin F. Shively (Democratic) 44 votes[11] |
Iowa | William B. Allison | Republican | 1872 1878 1884 1890 1896 |
Incumbent re-elected January 22, 1902.[1] | √ William B. Allison (Republican) 119 votes E. H. Thayer (Democratic) 20 votes.[1] |
Kansas | William A. Harris | Populist | 1897 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected January 28, 1903.[12] Republican gain. |
√ Chester I. Long (Republican) 123 Votes William A. Harris (Populist) 35 votes[12] |
Kentucky | William J. Deboe | Republican | 1897 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 15, 1902.[13] Democratic gain. |
√ James B. McCreary (Democratic) [data missing] |
Louisiana | Samuel D. McEnery | Democratic | 1896 | Incumbent re-elected early May 22, 1900.[14] | √ Samuel D. McEnery (Democratic) [data missing] |
Maryland | George L. Wellington | Republican | 1886 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 15, 1902.[15] Democratic gain. |
√ Arthur Gorman (Democratic) [data missing] |
Missouri | George G. Vest | Democratic | 1879 1885 1891 1897 |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 20, 1903.[16] Democratic hold. |
√ William J. Stone (Democratic) 107 votes Richard C. Kerens (Republican) 66 votes[16] |
Nevada | John P. Jones | Republican | 1873 1879 1885 1891 1897 |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 27, 1903.[17] Democratic gain. |
√ Francis G. Newlands (Democratic) 43 votes Thomas P. Hawley (Republican) 8 votes[17] |
New Hampshire | Jacob Gallinger | Republican | 1891 1897 |
Incumbent re-elected in 1903. | √ Jacob Gallinger (New Hampshire) Unopposed |
New York | Thomas C. Platt | Republican | 1881 1881 (Resigned) 1897 |
Incumbent re-elected January 20, 1903. | √ Thomas C. Platt (Republican) 111 votes John B. Stanchfield (Democratic) 78 votes Elihu Root (Republican) 3 votes |
North Carolina | Jeter Pritchard | Republican | 1894 (Special) 1897 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected in 1903. Democratic gain. |
√ Lee Overman (Democratic) |
North Dakota | Henry C. Hansbrough | Republican | 1891 1897 |
Incumbent re-elected January 20, 1903.[2] | √ Henry C. Hansbrough (Republican) [data missing] |
Ohio | Joseph B. Foraker | Republican | 1896 | Incumbent re-elected January 15, 1902.[18] | √ Joseph B. Foraker (Republican) 87 votes Charles W. Baker (Democratic) 53 votes[18] |
Oregon | Joseph Simon | Republican | 1898 (Special) | Incumbent retired. New senator elected February 21, 1903.[19] Republican hold. |
√ Charles W. Fulton (Republican) [data missing] |
Pennsylvania | Boies Penrose | Republican | 1897 | Incumbent re-elected January 20, 1903.[2] | √ Boies Penrose (Republican) 194 votes James M. Guffey (Democratic) 52 votes Walter F. Leadom (Republican) 1 vote |
South Carolina | John L. McLaurin | Democratic | 1897 (Appointed) 1898 (Special) |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 27, 1903.[20] Democratic hold. |
√ Asbury Latimer (Democratic) Unopposed |
South Dakota | Alfred B. Kittredge | Republican | 1901 (Appointed) 1903 (Special) |
Interim appointee elected January 21, 1903.[21] New senator was also elected to finish the current term, see above. |
√ Alfred B. Kittredge (Republican) 109 votes John A. Bowler[4] (Democratic) 13 votes[21] |
Utah | Joseph Rawlins | Democratic | 1897 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected January 20, 1903.[22] Republican gain. |
√ Reed Smoot (Republican) 46 votes Joseph Rawlins (Democratic) 10 votes Heber Wells (Republican) 6 votes[22] |
Vermont | William P. Dillingham | Republican | 1900 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected October 14, 1902.[23] | √ William P. Dillingham (Republican) [data missing] |
Washington | George Turner | Silver Republican | 1897 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Democrat. New senator elected January 29, 1903.[24] Republican gain. |
√ Levi Ankeny (Republican) 99 votes George Turner (Democratic) 23 votes Harold Preston 9 votes John L. Wilson (Republican) 2 votes W. L. Jones (Republican) 1 vote |
Wisconsin | John C. Spooner | Republican | 1885 1891 (Lost) 1897 |
Incumbent re-elected January 27, 1903.[25] | √ John C. Spooner (Republican) Neall Brown (Democratic) |
Election during the 58th Congress
In this election, the winner was elected in 1903 after March 4.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Florida (Class 3) |
Stephen R. Mallory II | Democratic | 1897 1903 (Appointed) |
Interim appointee re-elected April 22, 1903. | √ Stephen R. Mallory II (Democratic) [data missing] |
Complete list of races
New York
The election in New York was held on January 20, 1903 by the New York State Legislature.
Republican Thomas C. Platt had previously been re-elected to this seat in 1897, and his term would expire on March 3, 1903.
At the State election in November 1902, 28 Republicans and 22 Democrats were elected for a two-year term (1903-1904) in the State Senate; and 89 Republicans and 61 Democrats were elected for the session of 1903 to the Assembly. State Senator Patrick F. Trainor who had been re-elected, died on December 25, 1902, and his successor Peter J. Dooling was elected only after the senatorial election, on January 27.[26] The 126th New York State Legislature met from January 6 to April 23, 1903, at Albany, New York.
The Republican caucus met on January 19. 25 State senators and 84 assemblymen attended, and State Senator William W. Armstrong presided. The caucus re-nominated the incumbent U.S. Senator Thomas C. Platt almost unanimously. A single vote was cast for U.S. Secretary of War Elihu Root by Assemblyman William A. Denison, of Jefferson County. Besides Denison voting against Platt, a small number of anti-Platt men did not attend the caucus. Boss Platt had forced the nomination of Attorney General John C. Davies to the New York Supreme Court in the 5th District, against the local Republican organization's wishes who accused Davies of incompetence. Davies was defeated in a landslide by Democrat Watson M. Rogers although the 5th District was heavily Republican. Thus boss Platt's power began to wane.
Candidate | First ballot |
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√ Thomas C. Platt | 108 |
Elihu Root | 1 |
The Democratic caucus met also on January 19. All 62 State legislators attended, and Assemblyman Charles W. Hinson, of Erie County, presided. They nominated John B. Stanchfield unanimously. Stanchfield had been Mayor of Elmira, and was defeated when running for Governor of New York in 1900 by Republican Benjamin B. Odell, Jr.
Thomas C. Platt was the choice of both the Assembly and the State Senate, and was declared elected. Three Republican anti-Platt men, State Senators Edgar T. Brackett (28th D.), Elon R. Brown and Nathaniel A. Elsberg (15th D.), voted for Elihu Root.
House | Republican | Democratic | Republican | |||
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State Senate (50 members) |
√ Thomas C. Platt | 25 | John B. Stanchfield | 21 | Elihu Root | 3 |
State Assembly (150 members) |
√ Thomas C. Platt | 86 | John B. Stanchfield | 57 |
Note: The votes were cast on January 20, but both Houses met in a joint session on January 21 to compare nominations, and declare the result.
Pennsylvania
The election in Pennsylvania was held on January 20, 1903. Boies Penrose was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly[27]
The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 20, 1903. Incumbent Republican Boies Penrose, who was elected in 1897, was a successful candidate for re-election to another term. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Boies Penrose (Inc.) | 194 | 76.38 | |
Democratic | James M. Guffey | 52 | 20.47 | |
Republican | Walter F. Leadom | 1 | 0.39 | |
N/A | Not voting | 7 | 2.76 | |
Totals | 254 | 100.00% |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c Clark, p. 247.
- ^ a b c d e f g "United States Senators elected". The New York Times. January 21, 1903. p. 3.
- ^ a b Journal of the Senate of the South Dakota Legislature Commencing January 6, 1903, Eighth Session. Pierre, South Dakota. 1903. p. 296.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b http://files.usgwarchives.net/sd/minnehaha/history/bailey/bios/bowler.txt
- ^ "J.F. DRYDEN ELECTED SENATOR". The New York Times. January 29, 1902. p. 3.
- ^ "Senator Pettus Re-elected". The New York Times. January 27, 1903. p. 3.
- ^ a b "Perkins of California Re-elected". The New York Times. January 14, 1903. p. 12.
- ^ "TELLER IS AGAIN ELECTED". The New York Times. January 25, 1903. p. 1.
- ^ a b "Senator Clay of Georgia Re-elected". The New York Times. November 5, 1902. p. 2.
- ^ "Idaho Elects Her Senator". The New York Times. January 14, 1903. p. 3.
- ^ Journal of the Indiana State Senate During the Sixty-Third Session of the General Assembly commencing Thursday, January 9, 1903. Indianapolis, Indiana. 1903. p. 198.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the State of Kansas. Thirteenth Biennial Session, Topeka, January 13 to March 13, 1903. Topeka, Kansas. 1903. pp. 303–306.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "MANY VOTES TO ELECT". The New York Times. January 16, 1902. p. 3.
- ^ "Louisiana Senators Elected". The New York Times. May 23, 1900. p. 2.
- ^ "Ratified Mr. German's Election". The New York Times. January 16, 1902. p. 3.
- ^ a b "SUCCEEDS SENATOR VEST". The New York Times. January 21, 1903. p. 3.
- ^ a b "Mr. Newlands Elected in Nevada". The New York Times. January 28, 1903. p. 2.
- ^ a b "SENATOR FORAKER CHOSEN". The New York Times. January 15, 1902. p. 3.
- ^ "OREGON SENATOR CHOSEN". The New York Times. February 22, 1903. p. 3.
- ^ "South Carolina's Choice". The New York Times. January 28, 1903. p. 8.
- ^ a b Journal of the Senate of the South Dakota Legislature Commencing January 6, 1903, Eighth Session. Pierre, South Dakota. 1903. pp. 299–300.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b "REED SMOOT SENATOR". The New York Times. January 21, 1903. p. 3.
- ^ "Senator Dillingham Re-elected". The New York Times. October 15, 1902. p. 9.
- ^ "Ankeny Elected in Washington". The New York Times. January 30, 1903. p. 1.
- ^ "Senator Spooner Re-elected". The New York Times. January 28, 1903. p. 8.
- ^ "DOOLING ELECTED SENATOR" (PDF). The New York Times. January 28, 1903.
- ^ a b "U.S. Senate Election - 20 January 1903" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
References
- Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov
- Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy (ed.). "The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992". United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
- Clark, Dan Elbert (1913). "History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa". Iowa City, Iowa.
- Cox, Harold (January 31, 2007). "Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006". The Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- "PLATT IS RENOMINATED, ONE VOTE AGAINST HIM; ...Devery Protest Against an Utterance of Mr. Stanchfield in Democratic Caucus" (PDF). The New York Times. January 20, 1903.
- "MR. PLATT ELECTED AFTER DENUNCIATION" (PDF). The New York Times. January 21, 1903.