United States Senate elections, 1886

United States Senate elections, 1886

November 1886
76 seats in the United States Senate
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 42 seats 34 seats Seats won 39 37 Seat change 3 3
Majority Party before election Republican Elected Majority Party Republican

The United States Senate election of 1886 was an election which had the Republican Party lose three seats in the United States Senate.

As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.

Results

50th Congress (1887–1889)

• Majority Party: Republican (39)
• Minority Party: Democratic (37)
• Other Parties: (0)
• Total Seats: 76

Change in Senate composition

Before the elections 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 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

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 R 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

Key:	D =Democratic R =Republican	Majority divider

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1886

References

• Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov