1905 United States Senate election in New York

none March 2026 September 2023 1905 United States Senate election in New York New York 1905 presidential no 1899 United States Senate election in New York 1899 1911 United States Senate election in New York 1911 January 17, 1905 x160px Majority vote of each house needed to win Senate Percentage House Percentage CMDepew.jpg Chauncey Depew Republican Party (United States) 36 73.47% 100 69.44% File:Smith Mead Weed (New York State Assemblyman).jpg Smith M. Weed Democratic Party (United States) 13 26.53% 44 30.55% Senator Chauncey Depew Republican Party (United States) Chauncey Depew Republican Party (United States) The 1905 United States Senate election in New York was held on January 17, 1905. Incumbent Senator Chauncey Depew was re-elected to a second term in office. He was renominated unanimously after former Governor Frank S. Black dropped his challenge, and easily won the election given the Republican Party's large majorities in both houses. Background Republican Chauncey M. Depew had been elected to this seat in 1899, and his term would expire on March 3, 1905. At the State election in November 1904, large Republican majorities were elected for a two-year term (1905–1906) in the State Senate, and for the session of 1905 to the Assembly. The 128th State Legislature met from January 3, 1905, on at Albany, New York. Candidates Republican caucus Late in 1904, Ex-Governor Frank S. Black tried to be nominated to succeed Depew. Black was supported by Governor Benjamin B. Odell Jr., but after intense fighting behind the scenes, Odell finally dropped Black and accepted Depew's re-election which had been supported by his fellow Senator Thomas C. Platt and Speaker S. Frederick Nixon. The Republican caucus met on January 16. They re-nominated the incumbent U.S. Senator Chauncey M. Depew unanimously. Democratic caucus The Democratic caucus met also on January 16. They nominated again Smith M. WeedSmith Mead Weed (1834-1920), lawyer and businessman, of Plattsburgh, assemblyman 1865-67, 1871, 1873 and 1874; delegate to the 1876 and 1884 Democratic National Conventions who had been the candidate of the Democratic minority in the U.S. Senate election of 1887. +1905 Democratic caucus for United States Senator result Candidate First ballot √ Smith M. Weed 42 D-Cady Herrick 14 Result Chauncey M. Depew was the choice of both the Assembly and the State Senate, and was declared elected. +1905 United States Senator election result Office House Republican Democrat State Senate (50 members) √ Chauncey M. Depew 36 Smith M. Weed 13 State Assembly (150 members) √ Chauncey M. Depew 100 Smith M. Weed 44 Note: The votes were cast on January 17, but both Houses met in a joint session on January 18 to compare nominations, and declare the result. Aftermath Depew remained in the U.S. Senate until March 3, 1911. In 1911, Depew was defeated for re-election by Democrat James A. O'Gorman after a deadlock of two months and a half. Notes Sources Members of the 59th United States Congress https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/11/23/100479101.pdf BLACK AND DEPEW SEE ODELL ON SENATORSHIP The New York Times November 23, 1904 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/12/16/120273742.pdf ODELL FOR BLACK; OPEN WAR BEGINS The New York Times December 16, 1904 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/12/18/120290356.pdf BLACK NOW A CANDIDATE, HIS ORGAN DECLARES The New York Times December 18, 1904 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1904/12/30/101174295.pdf ODELL YIELDS TO DEPEW; SENATORSHIP FIGHT ENDS The New York Times December 30, 1904 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1905/01/17/100481113.pdf DEPEW NAMED FOR SENATOR.; ...S.M. Weed Democratic Nominee The New York Times January 17, 1905 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1905/01/18/101406799.pdf ANOTHER TERM FOR DEPEW The New York Times January 18, 1905 1905 United States Senate New York Category:January 1905 in the United States