1901 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

none March 2026 September 2023 1901 United States Senate election in Massachusetts presidential no 1895 United States Senate election in Massachusetts 1895 1905 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts 1905 (special) January 15, 1901 x160px Resolution of legislature needed to win Senate Percentage House Percentage File:GFHoar.jpg George Frisbie Hoar Republican Party (US) 29 78.38% 169 77.52% File:Richard Olney ca 1904.jpg Richard Olney Democratic Party (US) 8 21.62% 48 22.02% Senator George Frisbie Hoar Republican Party (United States) George Frisbie Hoar Republican Party (United States) The 1901 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held in January 1901. Incumbent Republican Senator George Frisbie Hoar was re-elected to a fifth term in office. At the time, Massachusetts elected United States senators by a resolution of the Massachusetts General Court. Background State legislature 1901 Massachusetts legislature At the time, the Massachusetts legislature was controlled by the Republican Party, as it had been since that party's founding, typically in dominant fashion. The Senate was composed of 31 Republicans and 9 Democrats, Composition of the Massachusetts State Senate Mass.gov June 6, 2020 Resources on Massachusetts Political Figures in the State Library https://www.mass.gov/service-details/resources-on-massachusetts-political-figures-in-the-state-library https://web.archive.org/web/20200606063917/https://www.mass.gov/doc/composition-of-the-massachusetts-state-senate-0/download and the House had 179 Republicans, 58 Democrats, 2 Social Democrats, and one independent.Composition of the State of Massachusetts House of Representatives Mass.gov June 6, 2020 Resources on Massachusetts Political Figures in the State Library https://www.mass.gov/service-details/resources-on-massachusetts-political-figures-in-the-state-library https://web.archive.org/web/20200606064043/https://www.mass.gov/doc/composition-of-the-massachusetts-state-house-of-representatives-0/download Candidates Declared George Frisbie Hoar, incumbent U.S. Senator Hoar faced no evident opposition from Republicans. Election Caucuses In caucuses held on January 14, Republicans re-nominated Hoar unanimously.Hoar's Hold: All the Republicans for Him for Senator Boston Daily Globe 15 Jan 1901 1 Democrats, as a matter of party honors, nominated former Secretary of State Richard Olney after several ballots. Many Democrats praised Hoar, and there was a movement to nominate him as their candidate as well. Some argued that nominating Olney for a hopeless campaign would actual diminish his reputation and weaken his prospects for Governor or President. Martin Lomasney, though he pledged to vote for the caucus nominee, compared Hoar to the late William Ewart Gladstone. Election Both houses met separately on January 15 and ratified Hoar's re-election. Hoar received some Democratic votes.HOAR HIS OWN SUCCESSOR Boston Daily Globe 16 Jan 1901 3 Election in the Senate George Frisbie Hoar (inc.) Republican Party (US) 29 78.38% Richard Olney Democratic Party (US) 8 21.62% 37 100.00% Election in the House George Frisbie Hoar (inc.) Republican Party (US) 169 77.52% Richard Olney Democratic Party (US) 48 22.02% Charles H. Bradley Social Democratic Party (US) 1 0.46% 218 100.00% On January 16, the houses met in joint convention and announced Hoar's re-election. Aftermath Hoar died in October 1904 after over 27 years in the Senate. Winthrop Murray Crane was appointed to fill the vacant seat, and Crane won an election for the remainder of the term in 1905. References 1901 Massachusetts United States Senate