1898 United States elections

none February 2026 January 2025 1898 Midterm elections November 8 Republican Party (US)William McKinley (R) 56th 30 of 90 seatsNot counting special elections. Republican hold Republican +8Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account. 400px Results of the elections:#0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold#CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold#6f7c91 Silver hold #000000 Legislature failed to elect All 357 voting seats Republican hold Democratic +37 28 Republican +1 400px 1898 gubernatorial election results #0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold #CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold #5FD170 Populist hold #608B85 Silver hold Elections occurred in the middle of Republican President William McKinley's first term, during the Fourth Party System. The elections took place shortly after the Spanish–American War (April–August,1898). Members of the 56th United States Congress were chosen in this election. The Republicans retained control of both houses of Congress. The Democrats picked up several seats in the House at the expense of the Republicans and the Populist Party. However, the Republicans continued to control the chamber with a slightly diminished majority.Party Divisions of the House of Representatives http://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/ United States House of Representatives 25 June 2014 In the Senate, Republicans picked up several seats at the expense of the Democrats, growing the Republican majority. Several senators continued to affiliate with third parties.Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm United States Senate 25 June 2014 The elections helped Democrats further incorporate the remaining elements of the Populist Party, many of whom had been attracted to the Democratic Party after the 1896 candidacy of William Jennings Bryan. Republican Senate gains helped ensure ratification of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish–American War and left the US in control of Cuba, the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.Busch Andrew Horses in Midstream 1999 University of Pittsburgh Press 155–156 See also 1898 United States House of Representatives elections 1898–99 United States Senate elections 1898 United States gubernatorial elections References 1898 Category:United States midterm elections