1878–79 United States Senate elections
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The 1878–79 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1878 and 1879, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock.[1] In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 3.
Quick Facts 26 of the 76 seats in the United States Senate (with special elections) 39 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...
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The Democratic Party re-captured control of the Senate for the first time since before the Civil War.