United States Senate election in Maine, 1916

United States Senate elections, 1916

← 1914 / 1915 November 7, 1916 (September 11, 1916 in Maine) 1918 →
32 of the 96 seats in the U.S. Senate (as well as special elections) 49 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader John W. Kern (Conference Chairman) Jacob H. Gallinger (Conference Chairman) Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat Indiana New Hampshire Seats before 56 40 Seats won 16 16 Seats after 55 41 Seat change 1 1 Seats up 17 15
Results including special elections      Democratic gains      Republican gains      Democratic holds      Republican holds
Majority conference chairman before election John W. Kern Democratic Elected Majority conference chairman Thomas S. Martin Democratic

John W. Kern
Democratic

Thomas S. Martin
Democratic

The United States Senate elections of 1916 were elections that coincided with the re-election of Democratic President Woodrow Wilson. Republicans gained a net pick-up of one seat from the Democrats. A 1916 special election gave Republicans a second seat.

Majority Party: Democratic (54 seats)

Minority Party: Republican (42 seats)

Other Parties: 0

Total Seats: 96

Republicans picked up seven seats:

Democrats picked up five seats:

At the beginning of 1916.

In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1916 or before March 4, 1917; ordered by election date.

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1917; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.

There were no elections in 1917.

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