United States Senate elections, 1888 and 1889
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76 seats in the United States Senate |
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Majority party |
Minority party |
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Party |
Republican |
Democratic |
Last election |
39 seats |
37 seats |
Seats won |
39 |
37 |
Seat change |
0 |
0 |
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The United States Senate elections of 1888 and 1889 were elections that coincided with Benjamin Harrison's victory over incumbent President Grover Cleveland. The Republican Party would gain an additional twelve seats in the United States Senate mostly from newly admitted States in 1889 and 1890.
As these elections were prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.
Results
51st Congress (1889–1891)
- Majority Party: Republican (51)
- Minority Party: Democratic (37)
- Other Parties: (0)
- Total Seats: 88
Change in composition
Senate composition before the elections
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D8 |
D7 |
D6 |
D5 |
D4 |
D3 |
D2 |
D1 |
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D9 |
D10 |
D11 |
D12 |
D13 |
D14 |
D15 |
D16 |
D17 |
D18 |
D28 |
D27 |
D26 |
D25 |
D24 |
D23 |
D22 |
D21 |
D20 |
D19 |
D29 |
D30 |
D31 |
D32 |
D33 |
D34 |
D35 |
D36 |
D37 |
R39 |
Majority→ |
R38 |
R29 |
R30 |
R31 |
R32 |
R33 |
R34 |
R35 |
R36 |
R37 |
R28 |
R27 |
R26 |
R25 |
R24 |
R23 |
R22 |
R21 |
R20 |
R19 |
R9 |
R10 |
R11 |
R12 |
R13 |
R14 |
R15 |
R16 |
R17 |
R18 |
R8 |
R7 |
R6 |
R5 |
R4 |
R3 |
R2 |
R1 |
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Senate composition at the BEGINNING of the next Congress
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D8 |
D7 |
D6 |
D5 |
D4 |
D3 |
D2 |
D1 |
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D9 |
D10 |
D11 |
D12 |
D13 |
D14 |
D15 |
D16 |
D17 |
D18 |
D28 |
D27 |
D26 |
D25 |
D24 |
D23 |
D22 |
D21 |
D20 |
D19 |
D29 |
D30 |
D31 |
D32 |
D33 |
D34 |
D35 |
D36 |
D37 |
R39 |
Majority→ |
R38 |
R29 |
R30 |
R31 |
R32 |
R33 |
R34 |
R35 |
R36 |
R37 |
R28 |
R27 |
R26 |
R25 |
R24 |
R23 |
R22 |
R21 |
R20 |
R19 |
R9 |
R10 |
R11 |
R12 |
R13 |
R14 |
R15 |
R16 |
R17 |
R18 |
R8 |
R7 |
R6 |
R5 |
R4 |
R3 |
R2 |
R1 |
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Senate composition at the END of the next Congress
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D1 |
D2 |
D3 |
D4 |
D14 |
D13 |
D12 |
D11 |
D10 |
D9 |
D8 |
D7 |
D6 |
D5 |
D15 |
D16 |
D17 |
D18 |
D19 |
D20 |
D21 |
D22 |
D23 |
D24 |
D34 |
D33 |
D32 |
D31 |
D30 |
D29 |
D28 |
D27 |
D26 |
D25 |
D35 |
V1 |
V2 |
R51 |
R50 |
R49 |
R48 |
R47 |
R46 |
R45 |
Majority→ |
R44 |
R35 |
R36 |
R37 |
R38 |
R39 |
R40 |
R41 |
R42 |
R43 |
R34 |
R33 |
R32 |
R31 |
R30 |
R29 |
R28 |
R27 |
R26 |
R25 |
R15 |
R16 |
R17 |
R18 |
R19 |
R20 |
R21 |
R22 |
R23 |
R24 |
R14 |
R13 |
R12 |
R11 |
R10 |
R9 |
R8 |
R7 |
R6 |
R5 |
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R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
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V1 & 2: Two Democrats died, and the seats were left vacant
R40 – 51: Twelve seats, all held by Republicans, were added for new states during this Congress: South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Washington, Idaho, and Wyoming.
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See also
References
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Elected by
state legislatures
(before the 17th
Amendment) |
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Popular election
(after the 17th
Amendment) |
Regulars
and
even-year
specials |
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Odd-year
specials |
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Elections by state |
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