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1894–95 United States Senate elections
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The 1894–95 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 1894 and 1895, 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 2.
The Republican Party gained plurality control of the Senate with the support of the Populist Party and Silver Party.
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Results summary
Senate party division, 54th Congress (1895–1897)
- Plurality: Republican: 42
- Minority: Democrats: 39
- Other parties: Populist: 4, Silver: 2
- Total: 88
- Vacant: 1, due to failure to elect. Later filled by a Democrat
Change in composition
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Before the elections
At the beginning of 1894, including early elections in Mississippi and Virginia.
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 Ky. Ran |
D33 Ga. Ran |
D32 Ark. Ran |
D31 Ala. Ran |
D30 | D29 | D28 | D27 | D26 | D25 |
D35 La. Ran |
D36 N.C. Ran |
D37 S.C. Ran |
D38 Tenn. Ran |
D39 W.Va. Ran |
D40 Kan. Unknown |
D41 N.J. Unknown |
D42 Miss. Retired |
D43 Texas Retired |
D44 Va. Retired |
Majority with vacancies → | |||||||||
R35 Iowa Retired |
R36 Mont. Retired |
R37 R.I. Retired |
S1 | P1 | P2 | P3 | V3 | V2 | V1 |
R34 Neb. Unknown |
R33 Wyo. Ran |
R32 S.D. Ran |
R31 Ore. Ran |
R30 N.H. Ran |
R29 Minn. Ran |
R28 Mich. Ran |
R27 Mass. Ran |
R26 Maine Ran |
R25 Ill. Ran |
R15 | R16 | R17 | R18 | R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 Colo. Ran |
R23 Del. Ran |
R24 Idaho Ran |
R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 | R8 | R7 | R6 | R5 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 |
Result of the general elections
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 La. Appointee elected[c] |
D33 Ky. Re-elected |
D32 Ark. Re-elected |
D31 Ala. Re-elected |
D30 | D29 | D28 | D27 | D26 | D25 |
D35 Tenn. Re-elected |
D36 Ga. Hold |
D37 Miss. Hold[d] |
D38 S.C. Hold |
D39 Texas Hold |
D40 Va. Hold[d] |
P4 N.C. Gain |
P3 | V1 | V2 |
No majority | |||||||||
R35 R.I. Hold |
R36 Wyo. Hold |
R37 Kan. Gain |
R38 N.J. Gain |
R39 W.Va. Gain |
S1 | P1 | P2 | V4 Del. R Loss |
V3 |
R34 Ore. Hold |
R33 Neb. Hold |
R32 Mont. Hold |
R31 Minn. Hold |
R30 Iowa Hold |
R29 S.D. Re-elected |
R28 N.H. Re-elected |
R27 Mich. Re-elected |
R26 Mass. Re-elected |
R25 Maine Re-elected |
R15 | R16 | R17 | R18 | R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 Colo. Re-elected |
R23 Idaho Re-elected |
R24 Ill. Re-elected |
R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 | R8 | R7 | R6 | R5 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 |
Result of the special elections and party change
D1 Calif. Appointee elected |
D2 La. Appointee elected |
D3 | D4 | ||||||
D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 | D8 | D7 | D6 | D5 |
D15 | D16 | D17 | D18 | D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 |
D34 La. Appointee elected[c] |
D33 | D32 | D31 | D30 | D29 | D28 | D27 | D26 | D25 |
D35 | D36 Ga. Appointee elected |
D37 Miss. Hold |
D38 | D39 | P4 | P3 | P2 | P1 | V1 |
↓ Republican plurality (majority with Silver support →) | S1 | ||||||||
R35 | R36 | R37 | R38 | R39 Mont. Gain from V |
R40 Wash. Gain from V |
R41 Wyo. Gain from V |
R42 N.C. Gain from D |
S2 Nev. Changed from R | |
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 |
R1 Mich. Hold |
R2 | R3 | R4 |
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Race summaries
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Elections during the 53rd Congress
In these elections, the winners were seated during 1894 or in 1895 before March 4; ordered by election date.
Elections leading to the 54th Congress
In these regular elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1895; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.
Elections during the 54th Congress
There were no elections in 1895 after March 4.
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Alabama
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Former brigadier general in the Confederate States Army John T. Morgan[14] was re-elected as one of the two senators in the state of Alabama. His tenure as senator ended in 1907 when he died in office.[15]
Arkansas
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California (special)
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Colorado
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Delaware
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Georgia
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Georgia (special)
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Idaho
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Illinois
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Iowa
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Kansas
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Kentucky
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Louisiana
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Interim appointee Donelson Caffery (D) was elected May 14, 1894 to the next term. He was later (May 23, 1894) elected to finish the current term.
Louisiana (special, class 2)
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Randall L. Gibson (D) had been re-elected in 1889, but died December 15, 1892. Donelson Caffery (D) was appointed by the Governor of Louisiana December 31, 1892 to continue the term, pending a special election. On May 14, 1894, Caffery was elected to the next term, and on May 23, 1894, Caffery was elected to finish the current term.
Louisiana (special, class 3)
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Edward Douglass White (D) had been elected in 1891, but resigned March 12, 1894 when appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Newton C. Blanchard (D) was appointed by the Governor of Louisiana March 12, 1894 to continue the term, pending a special election. On May 23, 1894, Blanchard was elected to finish the current term, which would end March 3, 1897.
Maine
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Massachusetts
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Michigan
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Michigan (special)
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Minnesota
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Mississippi
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Mississippi (special)
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Montana
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Montana (special)
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Nebraska
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
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North Carolina
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North Carolina (special)
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Oregon
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Rhode Island
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South Carolina
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South Dakota
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Tennessee
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Texas
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Virginia
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Washington (special)
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John B. Allen (R) had been elected in 1889 as one of the first senators from Washington. In 1893, however, the Washington State Legislature failed to elect a senator for the term beginning March 4, 1893. The governor appointed Allen to serve until March 20, 1893, but the Senate rejected his credentials.
John L. Wilson (R) was elected February 1, 1895 to finish the term, that would end March 3, 1899, taking his seat February 19, 1895.
West Virginia
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Wyoming
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Wyoming (special)
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