United States Senate elections, 1900
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30 of the 90 seats in the United States Senate
45 seats needed for a majority |
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The United States Senate election of 1900 was an election in which the Republican Party gained 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)
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
R |
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R |
R |
R |
R |
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R |
R |
R |
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R |
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R |
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R |
R |
V |
V |
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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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