1884–85 United States Senate elections

The 1884–85 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states, coinciding with the presidential election of 1884. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1884 and 1885, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 3.

1884–1885 United States Senate elections
Dates vary by state
27 of the 76 seats in the United States Senate (as well as special elections)
39 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader John Sherman George H. Pendleton
(Lost re-election)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since March 4, 1883 March 4, 1881
Leader's seat Ohio Ohio
Seats before 38 36
Seats won 10 12
Seats after 37 34
Seat change 1 2
Seats up 11 14
  Third party
 
Party Readjuster
Seats before 2
Seats won 0
Seats after 2
Seat change
Seats up 0
Results of the elections:
     Republican gain      Republican hold
     Democratic hold      Legislature failed to elect
Majority Party before election


Republican

 Elected Majority Party


Republican

With three state legislatures failing to elect their senators in time, both Republicans and Democrats lost seats. Republicans, nevertheless, retained majority control and the Readjusters joined their caucus. By the beginning of the first session, in December 1885, Republicans had won all three vacant seats, increasing their majority.

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