United States Senate elections, 1896

United States Senate elections, 1896

1896
30 of the 90 seats in the United States Senate 45 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Republican Democratic Silver Republican 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   Party Populist Silver Last election 4 seats 2 seats Seats before 4 2 Seats won 5 2 Seat change 1
Majority Party before election Republican Elected Majority Party Republican

Senate composition by State, 55th Congress

The United States Senate election of 1896 was an election in which the Democratic Party lost six seats in the United States Senate, mostly to smaller 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