1896–97 United States Senate elections

The 1896–97 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. 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 1896 and 1897, 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.

1896–97 United States Senate elections
Dates vary by state
30 of the 90 seats in the United States Senate (as well as special elections)
46 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader John Sherman
(retired)		 Arthur Pue Gorman
(Lost re-election)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since March 4, 1891 March 4, 1889
Leader's seat Ohio Maryland
Seats before 44 39
Seats won 15 7
Seats after 46 32
Seat change 2 7
Seats up 13 14
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Populist Silver Republican
Seats before 4 0
Seats won 3 2
Seats after 5 2
Seat change 1 2
Seats up 2 0
  Fifth party
 
Party Silver
Seats before 2
Seats won 1
Seats after 2
Seat change
Seats up 1
Results of the elections:
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold
     Silver hold
     Populist gain      Populist hold
     Silver Republican gain      Silver Republican hold
     Legislature failed to elect
Majority Party before election


Republican

 Elected Majority Party


Republican

The Democratic Party lost seven seats, mostly to smaller third parties.

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