United States Senate elections, 1874 and 1875

Dates vary by state
(And other dates for special elections)

25 of the 74 seats in the United States Senate (with special elections)
38 seats needed for a majority

Majority Party before election

Republican

Elected Majority Party

Republican

The United States Senate elections of 1874 and 1875 had the Democratic Party gain nine seats in the United States Senate from the Republican Party (the party of incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant). Republicans remained in the majority, however.

As these elections were prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.

Colored shading indicates party with largest share of that row.

After the April 17, 1874 special election in Massachusetts.

In these elections, the winners were seated during 1874 or in 1875 before March 4; ordered by election date.

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1875; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.

There were no special elections in 1875 to the 44th Congress.

The New York election was held on January 19 and 20, 1875, by the New York State Legislature.

Republican Reuben E. Fenton had been elected in January 1869 to this seat, and his term would expire on March 3, 1875.

At the state election in November 1873, a Republican majority was elected for a two-year term (1874-1875) in the State Senate. At the State election in November 1874, Democrat Samuel J. Tilden was elected Governor, 75 Democrats and 53 Republicans were elected for the session of 1875 to the Assembly, and Democrat Albert P. Laning was elected in the 31st District to fill a vacancy in the State Senate. The 98th New York State Legislature met from January 5 to May 19, 1875, at Albany, New York.