1894–95 United States Senate elections
US Senate elections
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. 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 the Silver Party.
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
Before the elections
At the beginning of 1894, including early elections in Mississippi and Virginia.
Result of the general elections
Result of the special elections and party change
Race summaries
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.
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