United States Senate elections, 1902 and 1903

U.S. Senate elections, 1902 and 1903

Various dates

30 of the 90 seats in the United States Senate 45 seats needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Leader William B. Allison James K. Jones Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Iowa Arkansas Last election 56 seats 32 seats Seats before 55 28 Seats won 55 33 Seat change 5   Third party   Party Silver Republican Last election 3 seats Seats before 3 Seats won 2 Seat change 1

Majority Party before election Republican Elected Majority Party Republican

The United States Senate elections of 1902 and 1903 were elections which had the Republican Party and the Democratic Party each gain one seat in the United States Senate.

As these elections were prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.

Results summary

Senate Party Division, 58th Congress (1903–1905)

• Majority Party: Republican (55)
• Majority caucus: Silver Republican (2)
• Minority Party: Democratic (33)
• Other Parties: (0)
• Total Seats: 90

Change in Senate composition

Before the elections D D D D V D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D P P 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 V

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 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

Key:	D = Democratic P = Populist R = Republican r = Silver Republican V = Vacant	Majority divider

Race summaries

Elections during the 57th Congress

In these elections, the winners were seated during 1902 or in 1903 before March 4; ordered by election date.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
Iowa (Class 2)	Jonathan P. Dolliver	Republican	1900 (Appointed) 1901 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected January 22, 1902.[1]	√ Jonathan P. Dolliver (Republican) 119 votes John J. Seerley (Democratic) 20 votes
Michigan	Russell A. Alger	Republican	1902 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected January 20, 1903.[2]	√ Russell A. Alger (Republican) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
South Dakota (Class 3)	Alfred B. Kittredge	Republican	1901 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected January 21, 1903.[3] Winner was also elected to the next term, see below.	√ Alfred B. Kittredge (Republican) 109 votes John A. Bowler[4] (Democratic) 13 votes[3]

Races leading to the 58th Congress

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1903; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
Alabama	Edmund Pettus	Democratic	1897	Incumbent re-elected January 26, 1903.[5]	√ Edmund Pettus (Democratic), unopposed
Arkansas	James K. Jones	Democratic	1885 1891 1897	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator re-elected January 20, 1903.[2]Democratic hold.	√ James P. Clarke (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
California	George Perkins	Republican	1895 (Special) 1897	Incumbent re-elected January 13, 1903.[6]	√ George Perkins (Republican) 91 votes Franklin K. Lane (Democratic) 17 votes Eugene E. Schmitz (Union Labor) 7 votes.[6]
Colorado	Henry M. Teller	Silver Republican	1885 1891 1897	Incumbent re-elected in 1903 as a Democrat. Democratic gain.	√ Henry M. Teller (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Connecticut	Orville H. Platt	Republican	1879 1885 1891 1897	Incumbent re-elected January 20, 1903.[2]	√ Orville H. Platt (Republican) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Florida	Stephen R. Mallory II	Democratic	1897	Legislature failed to elect. Democratic loss. Incumbent was later appointed to begin the term. Incumbent was subsequently re-elected, see below.	None.
Georgia	Alexander S. Clay	Democratic	1896	Incumbent re-elected November 4, 1892.[7]	√ Alexander S. Clay (Democratic) 171 votes Walter Johnson (Republican) 4 votes[7]
Idaho	Henry Heitfeld	Populist	1897	Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 13, 1903.[8] Republican gain.	√ Weldon Heyburn (Republican) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Illinois	John M. Palmer	Democratic	1890	Incumbent retired. Winner elected January 20, 1903.[2] Republican gain.	√ William E. Mason (Republican) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Indiana
Iowa	William B. Allison	Republican	1872 1878 1884 1890 1896	Incumbent re-elected January 22, 1902.[1]	√ William B. Allison (Republican) 119 votes E. H. Thayer (Democratic) 20 votes.[1]
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana	Samuel D. McEnery	Democratic	1896	Incumbent re-elected early May 22, 1900.[9]	√ Samuel D. McEnery (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Maryland
Missouri	George G. Vest	Democratic	1879 1885 1891 1897	Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 20, 1903.[10] Democratic hold.	√ William J. Stone (Democratic) 107 votes Richard C. Kerens (Republican) 66 votes[10]
Nevada	John P. Jones	Republican	1873 1879 1885 1891 1897	Incumbent retired. Winner elected in 1902. Democratic gain.	√ Francis G. Newlands (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
New Hampshire	Jacob Gallinger	Republican	1891 1897	Incumbent elected in 1903.	√ Jacob Gallinger (New Hampshire) Unopposed
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota	Henry C. Hansbrough	Republican	1891 1897	Incumbent re-elected January 20, 1903.[2]	√ Henry C. Hansbrough (Republican) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota	Alfred B. Kittredge	Republican	1901 (Appointed) 1903 (Special)	Interim appointee elected January 21, 1903.[11] Winner was also elected to finish the current term, see above.	√ Alfred B. Kittredge (Republican) 109 votes John A. Bowler[4] (Democratic) 13 votes[11]
Utah	Joseph Rawlins	Democratic	1897	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected January 20, 1903.[12] Republican gain.	√ Reed Smoot (Republican) 46 votes Joseph Rawlins (Democratic) 10 votes Heber Wells (Republican) 6 votes[12]
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin

Election during the 59th Congress

In this election, the winner was elected in 1903 after March 4.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
Florida	Stephen R. Mallory II	Democratic	1897 1903 (Appointed)	Interim appointee re-elected April 22, 1903.	√ Stephen R. Mallory II (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

See also

• United States elections, 1902
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 1902
• 57th United States Congress
• 58th United States Congress

Notes

1. Clark, p. 247.
2. "United States Senators elected". The New York Times. January 21, 1903. p. 3.
3. Journal of the Senate of the South Dakota Legislature Commencing January 6, 1903, Eighth Session. Pierre, South Dakota. 1903. p. 296.
4. http://files.usgwarchives.net/sd/minnehaha/history/bailey/bios/bowler.txt
5. "Senator Pettus Re-elected". The New York Times. January 27, 1903. p. 3.
6. "Perkins of California Re-elected.". The New York Times. January 14, 1903. p. 12.
7. "Senator Clay of Georgia Re-elected.". The New York Times. November 5, 1902. p. 2.
8. "Idaho Elects Her Senator.". The New York Times. January 14, 1903. p. 3.
9. "Louisiana Senators Elected.". The New York Times. May 23, 1900. p. 2.
10. "SUCCEEDS SENATOR VEST". The New York Times. January 21, 1903. p. 3.
11. Journal of the Senate of the South Dakota Legislature Commencing January 6, 1903, Eighth Session. Pierre, South Dakota. 1903. p. 299-300.
12. "REED SMOOT SENATOR". The New York Times. January 21, 1903. p. 3.

References

• Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov
• Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy, ed. "The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992". United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
• Clark, Dan Elbert (1913). "History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa". Iowa City, Iowa.