1906–07 United States Senate elections
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The 1906–07 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 1906 and 1907, 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.
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30 of the 90 seats in the United States Senate (as well as special elections) 46 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results of the elections: Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold Legislature failed to elect | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Republican Party gained three seats in the United States Senate, expanding their majority to more twice that of the opposing Democratic Party. The elections were held alongside the 1906 House of Representatives elections, which saw a significant Democratic gain in contrast to the Senate elections.
In Georgia, the legislature failed to elect until shortly after the beginning of the 60th Congress on March 4. In Rhode Island, the legislature deadlocked and did not elect a Senator until well into 1908.
Results summary
Senate party division, 60th Congress (1907–1909)
- Majority party: Republican (60)
- Minority party: Democratic (28)
- Other prties: 0
- Vacancies: 2
- Total seats: 90
Change in composition
Before the elections
At the beginning of 1906.
| D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | |||||
| D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 | D8 | D7 | D6 |
| D16 | D17 | D18 | D19 Al. Ran | D20 Ar. Ran | D21 Co. Retired | D22 Ga. Ran | D23 Id. Ran | D24 Ky. Ran | D25 La. Ran |
| R56 W.V. Ran | R57 Wyo. Ran | D33 Va. Ran | D32 Tex. Ran | D31 Tenn. Ran | D30 S.C. Ran | D29 Or. Retired | D28 N.C. Ran | D27 Mont. Retired | D26 Miss. Ran |
| R55 S.D. Ran | R54 R.I. Ran | R53 N.J. Ran | R52 N.H. Ran | R51 Neb. Retired | R50 Minn. Ran | R49 Mich. Retired | R48 Mass. Ran | R47 Me. Ran | R46 Kan. Ran |
| Majority → | |||||||||
| R36 | R37 | R38 | R39 | R40 | R41 | R42 | R43 Del. Retired | R44 Ill. Ran | R45 Ia. Ran |
| R35 | R34 | R33 | R32 | R31 | R30 | R29 | R28 | R27 | R26 |
| R16 | R17 | R18 | R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 |
| R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 | R8 | R7 | R6 |
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | |||||
Result of the general elections
| D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | |||||
| D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 | D8 | D7 | D6 |
| D16 | D17 | D18 | D19 Re-elected | D20 Re-elected | D21 Re-elected | D22 Re-elected | D23 Re-elected | D24 Re-elected | D25 Re-elected |
| R56 Hold | R57 Gain | R58 Gain | R59 Gain | R60 Gain | V1 R.I. R Loss | V2 Ga. D Loss | D28 Hold | D27 Hold | D26 Hold |
| R55 Hold | R54 Hold | R53 Hold | R52 Hold | R51 Re-elected | R50 Re-elected | R49 Re-elected | R48 Re-elected | R47 Re-elected | R46 Re-elected |
| Majority→ | R45 Re-elected | ||||||||
| R36 | R37 | R38 | R39 | R40 | R41 | R42 | R43 Re-elected | R44 Re-elected | |
| R35 | R34 | R33 | R32 | R31 | R30 | R29 | R28 | R27 | R26 |
| R16 | R17 | R18 | R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 |
| R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 | R8 | R7 | R6 |
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | |||||
Beginning of the next Congress
| D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | |||||
| D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 | D8 | D7 | D6 |
| D16 | D17 | D18 | D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 |
| R56 | R57 | R58 | R59 | R60 | V1 R.I. | D29 Ga. Appointed | D28 | D27 | D26 |
| R55 | R54 | R53 | R52 | R51 | R50 | R49 | R48 | R47 | R46 |
| Majority→ | R45 | ||||||||
| R36 | R37 | R38 | R39 | R40 | R41 | R42 | R43 | R44 | |
| R35 | R34 | R33 | R32 | R31 | R30 | R29 | R28 | R27 | R26 |
| R16 | R17 | R18 | R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 |
| R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 | R8 | R7 | R6 |
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | |||||
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Race summaries
Elections during the 59th Congress
In these elections, the winners were seated during 1906 or in 1907 before March 4; ordered by election date.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
| Delaware (Class 1) | Vacant | Legislature had previously failed to elect. New senator elected June 12, 1906. Republican gain.[2] |
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| Kansas (Class 2) | Alfred W. Benson | Republican | 1906 (Appointed) | Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected January 22, 1907. Republican hold. Winner was also elected to the next term, see below. |
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| Oregon (Class 2) | John M. Gearin | Democratic | 1905 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired January 22, 1907, when successor elected. New senator elected January 22, 1907, ratifying popular selection made in 1906 state elections.[4][5][6] Republican gain. Winner was not elected to the next term, see below. |
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| Michigan (Class 2) | Russell A. Alger | Republican | 1902 (Appointed) 1903 (special) | Incumbent died January 24, 1907. New senator elected February 5, 1907.[6] Republican hold. Winner had already been elected to the next term, see below. |
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In this election, the winner was seated March 4, 1909, in the 61st Congress.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
| Alabama (Class 3) | Edmund Pettus | Democratic | 1903 | Incumbent re-elected early January 22, 1907 for the term beginning March 4, 1909.[3] Winner died July 27, 1907, and new senator elected early August 6, 1907.[3] | July 27, 1907:
August 6, 1907:
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Elections leading to the 60th Congress
In these regular elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1907; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
| Alabama | John Morgan | Democratic | 1876 1882 1888 1894 1900 | Incumbent re-elected January 22, 1907.[4][3] Winner died June 11, 1907, and new senator appointed June 17, 1907 Interim appointee elected July 16, 1907.[3] | January 22, 1907:
July 16, 1907:
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| Arkansas | James Berry | Democratic | 1885 (special) 1889 1895 1901 | Incumbent lost re-election. Winner elected January 29, 1907.[3] Democratic hold. |
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| Colorado | Thomas Patterson | Democratic | 1901 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 16, 1907. Republican gain. |
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| Delaware | J. Frank Allee | Republican | 1903 (special) | Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 16, 1907. Republican hold. |
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| Georgia | Augustus Bacon | Democratic | 1894 1900 | Incumbent ran, but legislature failed to elect. Democratic loss. Incumbent was appointed to start the term and was later elected to finish the term, see below. | ▌Augustus Bacon (Democratic) [data missing] |
| Idaho | Fred Dubois | Democratic | 1890 1897 (Lost) 1901 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected January 15, 1907. Republican gain. |
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| Illinois | Shelby Cullom | Republican | 1882 1888 1894 1901 | Incumbent re-elected January 22, 1907.[4] |
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| Iowa | Jonathan Dolliver | Republican | 1900 (Appointed) 1901 (Appointed) 1902 (special) | Incumbent re-elected January 23, 1907. |
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| Kansas | Alfred Benson | Republican | 1906 (Appointed) | Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected January 22, 1907. Republican hold. Winner was also elected to finish the term, see above. |
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| Kentucky | Joseph Blackburn | Democratic | 1884 1890 1897 (Lost) 1900 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected January 9, 1906.[2][9] Democratic hold. |
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| Louisiana | Murphy Foster | Democratic | 1900 | Incumbent re-elected early May 18, 1904.[10] |
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| Maine | William Frye | Republican | 1881 (special) 1883 1889 1895 1901 | Incumbent re-elected January 15, 1907.[3] |
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| Massachusetts | Winthrop Crane | Republican | 1904 (Appointed) 1905 (special) | Incumbent re-elected January 15, 1907. |
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| Michigan | Russell Alger | Republican | 1902 (Appointed) 1903 (special) | Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 15, 1907.[6] Republican hold. Winner was subsequently elected to finish the current term, see above. |
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| Minnesota | Knute Nelson | Republican | 1895 1901 | Incumbent re-elected January 22, 1907.[4] |
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| Mississippi | Anselm McLaurin | Democratic | 1894 (special) 1900 | Incumbent re-elected early January 19, 1904.[12] |
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| Montana | William Clark | Democratic | 1899 1900 (Resigned) 1901 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 16, 1907.[6] Republican gain. |
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| Nebraska | Joseph Millard | Republican | 1901 (special) | Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 15, 1907.[6] Republican hold. |
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| New Hampshire | Henry E. Burnham | Republican | 1901 | Incumbent re-elected January 15, 1907.[6][13] |
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| New Jersey | John F. Dryden | Republican | 1902 (special) | Incumbent withdrew from renomination. New senator elected February 5, 1907.[6] Republican hold. |
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| North Carolina | Furnifold Simmons | Democratic | 1901 | Incumbent re-elected January 22, 1907.[4][6] |
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| Oregon | John M. Gearin | Democratic | 1905 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected January 2, 1907, ratifying popular selection made in 1906 state elections.[4][5][6] Republican gain. |
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| Rhode Island | George Wetmore | Republican | 1894 1900 | Legislature failed to elect.[4][15] Republican loss. |
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| South Carolina | Benjamin Tillman | Democratic | 1894 1901 | Incumbent re-elected January 22, 1907.[4][16] |
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| South Dakota | Robert J. Gamble | Republican | 1901 | Incumbent re-elected January 22, 1907.[16] |
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| Tennessee | Edward Carmack | Democratic | 1901 | Incumbent lost renomination.[16] New senator elected January 15, 1907. Democratic hold. |
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| Texas | Joseph Bailey | Democratic | 1901 | Incumbent re-elected January 22, 1907.[17] |
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| Virginia | Thomas S. Martin | Democratic | 1893 (Early) 1899 (Early) | Incumbent re-elected January 24, 1906.[18] |
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| West Virginia | Stephen B. Elkins | Republican | 1895 1901 | Incumbent re-elected January 22, 1907.[4][16] |
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| Wyoming | Francis E. Warren | Republican | 1890 1893 (Lost) 1895 1901 | Incumbent re-elected January 22, 1907.[4][16] |
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Elections during the 60th Congress
In these elections, the winners were elected in 1907 after March 4; sorted by election date.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
| Wisconsin (Class 3) | John C. Spooner | Republican | 1897 1903 | Incumbent resigned April 30, 1907. New senator elected May 17, 1907. Republican hold. |
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| Georgia (Class 2) | Augustus Bacon | Democratic | 1894 1900 1907 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected July 9, 1907. |
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| Alabama (Class 2) | John H. Bankhead | Democratic | 1907 (Appointed) | John Tyler Morgan (D), having just been re-elected, see above, died June 11, 1907. Interim appointee elected July 16, 1907. |
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| Alabama (Class 3) | Edmund Pettus | Democratic | 1903 1907 | Incumbent, having just been re-elected, died July 27, 1907. New senator elected August 6, 1907. Democratic hold. |
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| New senator was also elected early August 6, 1907 to the term beginning March 4, 1909.[3] |
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| Oklahoma (Class 2) | New state | First senator elected December 10, 1907.[6] Democratic gain. |
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| Oklahoma (Class 3) | First senator elected December 10, 1907.[6] Democratic gain. |
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Alabama
The two new senators, John H. Bankhead and Joseph F. Johnston, were named "alternate" senators at the state Democratic primary in 1906. The men who would beat them[19] both died so Bankhead and Johnston were elected in their places.
Class 2
Alabama's class 2 senators
John Tyler Morgan,
until June 11, 1907
until June 11, 1907
John H. Bankhead, from June 18, 1907
Alabama (regular, class 2)
Five-term Democrat John Tyler Morgan was re-elected January 22, 1907.[19]
Alabama (special, class 2)
Morgan died June 11, 1907, just three months into his sixth term.[20] Democrat John H. Bankhead was appointed June 18, 1907, to continue the term,[21] pending a July 16, 1907, special election, which he won.
Class 3
Alabama's class 3 senators
Edmund Pettus,
until July 27, 1907
until July 27, 1907
Joseph F. Johnston, from August 6, 1907
Alabama (regular, class 3)
Two-term Democrat Edmund Pettus was re-elected early on January 22, 1907, for the term that would begin in 1909.[19][22]
Alabama (special, class 3)
Pettus died July 27, 1907, even before his new term was supposed to begin.[20] Democrat Joseph F. Johnston was elected August 6, 1907, both to finish the term and to the next term.
Arkansas
Colorado
Delaware
Delaware (special)
Delaware (regular)
Georgia
Georgia (regular)
Georgia (special)
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Kansas (regular)
Kansas (special)
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Michigan (regular)
Michigan (special)
Minnesota
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Oregon
Oregon (regular)
Oregon (special)
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin (special)
Wyoming
See also
Notes
References
- Clark, Dan Elbert (1913). "History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa". Iowa City, Iowa.
- "Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present". via Senate.gov.
- The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1908. The Press Publishing Co., New York World. 1907. p. 263.
- The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1907. New York: The Tribune Association. 1907. p. 258.
- The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1908. New York: The Tribune Association. 1908. pp. 258–260.
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