United States Senate elections, 1908 and 1909

U.S. Senate elections, 1908 and 1909

Various dates

30 of the 92 seats in the United States Senate 46 seats needed for a majority

	Majority party	Minority party

Party	Republican	Democratic
Last election	61 seats	31 seats
Seats won	60	32
Seat change	1	1

Majority Party before election

Republican

Elected Majority Party

Republican

The United States Senate elections of 1908 and 1909, some states elected their Senators directly even before passage of the 17th Amendment in 1913. Oregon pioneered direct election and experimented with different measures over several years until it succeeded in 1907. Soon after, Nebraska followed suit and laid the foundation for other states to adopt measures reflecting the people's will. By 1912, as many as 29 states elected senators either as nominees of their party's primary or in conjunction with a general election. The Republicans lost one seat to the Democrats.

Results summary

Senate Party Division, 61st Congress (1909–1911)

Majority Party: Republican (60 seats)
Minority Party: Democratic (32 seats)
Other Parties: 0
Total Seats: 92

Change in Senate composition

Before the elections
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	D
D	D	D	D	D	D	D	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
R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
R	R	R	R	R	R

In the next Congress
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	D
D	D	D	D	D	D	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	R
R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
R	R	R	R	R	R

Key:

D	= Democratic
R	= Republican

Majority

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Race summaries

Special elections during the 60th Congress

In this election, the winner was seated during in 1908 before March 4; ordered by state.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
Rhode Island	Vacant			Legislature had failed to elect. New senator elected January 22, 1908. Republican gain.	√ Martin N. Johnson (Republican) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

Races leading to the 61st Congress

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1909; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
California	George Perkins	Republican	1895 (Special) 1897 1903	Incumbent re-elected January 12, 1909.^[1]	√ George Perkins (Republican) 88 votes Unknown 40 votes.^[1]
Colorado	Henry M. Teller	Democratic	1885 1891 1897 1903	Incumbent retired. New senator elected in 1909.^[2] Democratic hold.	√ Charles J. Hughes Jr. (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Florida	William Milton	Democratic	1908 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. Legislature failed to elect. Democratic loss. New senator appointed to start the term, and subsequently elected, see below.	None
Louisiana	Samuel D. McEnery	Democratic	1896 1900 (Early)	Incumbent re-elected May 19, 1908.^[3]	√ Samuel D. McEnery (Democratic) Unopposed
New Hampshire	Jacob Gallinger	Republican	1891 1897 1903	Incumbent re-elected in 1909.^[2]	√ Jacob Gallinger (New Hampshire)258 votes Oliver E. Branch (Democratic) 108 votes^[2]
North Dakota	Henry C. Hansbrough	Republican	1891 1897 1903	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected in 1908 or 1909. Republican hold.	√ Martin N. Johnson (Republican) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

Connecticut, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Iowa, North Carolina, Utah, and Washington all elected in 1909.^[2]

Illinois elected January 19, 1909.^[4]

New York elected January 19, 1909.^[5]

Oregon elected January 19, 1909.^[6]

Elections during the 61st Congress

In these elections, the winners were elected in 1909 after March 4; ordered by date.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
State	Senator	Party	Electoral history	Results	Candidates
Florida (Class 3)	Duncan U. Fletcher	Democratic	1909 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected April 20, 1909 to finish the term.	√ Duncan U. Fletcher (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

Notes

1 2 "Perkins of California Re-elected.". The New York Times. January 13, 1903. p. 5.
1 2 3 4 "ELECTIONS IN OTHER STATES". The New York Times. January 20, 1909. p. 3.
↑ "Senator McEnery Succeeds Himself.". The New York Times. May 20, 1900. p. 2.
↑ "HOPKINS FAILS IN ILLINOIS.". The New York Times. January 20, 1909. p. 3.
↑ "ROOT IS CHOSEN SENATOR.". The New York Times. January 20, 1909. p. 3.
↑ "NAME CHAMBERLAIN AS OREGON SENATOR". The New York Times. January 20, 1909. p. 3.

References

Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov

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