1895 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

none March 2026 September 2023 1895 United States Senate election in Massachusetts presidential no 1889 United States Senate election in Massachusetts 1889 1901 United States Senate election in Massachusetts 1901 January 15, 1895 x160px Resolution of legislature needed to win Senate Percentage House Percentage File:GFHoar.jpg George Frisbie Hoar Republican Party (US) 34 89.47% 180 82.19% File:John Edwards Russell.png John E. Russell Democratic Party (US) 4 10.53% 39 17.81% Senator George Frisbie Hoar Republican Party (United States) George Frisbie Hoar Republican Party (United States) The 1895 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held in January 1895. Incumbent Republican Senator George Frisbie Hoar was re-elected to a fourth term in office. At the time, Massachusetts elected United States senators by a resolution of the Massachusetts General Court. Background State legislature 1895 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 1894 election in particular, which coincided with the landslide election of Governor Frederic Greenhalge, returned the strongest Republican majority in 21 years. The Senate was composed of 36 Republicans and only 4 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 194 Republicans and 45 Democrats.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 George Frisbie Hoar, incumbent U.S. Senator Hoar faced no evident opposition from Republicans. Election Caucuses In caucuses held on January 9, Republicans re-nominated Hoar unanimously. Democrats, as a matter of party honors, nominated former U.S. Representative John E. Russell of Leicester, also unanimously.Senator Hoar Re-Nominated The New York Times 10 Jan 1895 7 Election Both houses convened on January 15 and ratified Hoar's re-election along strict party lines, with many members not bothering to vote.HOAR HIS OWN SUCCESSOR Boston Daily Globe 16 Jan 1895 3 Election in the Senate George Frisbie Hoar (inc.) Republican Party (US) 34 89.47% Patrick Collins Democratic Party (US) 4 10.53% 38 100.00% Election in the House George Frisbie Hoar (inc.) Republican Party (US) 180 82.19% Patrick Collins Democratic Party (US) 39 17.81% 219 100.00% References 1895 Massachusetts United States Senate