United States Senate elections, 1882 and 1883

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

26 of the 76 seats in the United States Senate (with special elections)
39 seats needed for a majority

	Majority party	Minority party

Party	Republican	Democratic
Seats before	37	37
Seats won	11	13
Seats after	37	36
Seat change		1
Seats up	11	14

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Readjuster	Independent
Seats before	1	1
Seats won	1	0
Seats after	2	0
Seat change	1	1
Seats up	0	1

Majority Party before election

Republican

Elected Majority Party

Republican

The United States Senate elections of 1882 and 1883 seen the Democratic Party lose five seats in the United States Senate. The Republicans had the slightest majority — 39 (and later 40) out of 76 — with the Readjusters in their caucus.

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 November 15, 1882 special election in Georgia.

In these elections, the winners were seated during 1882 or in 1883 before March 4; ordered by election date.

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1883; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

In this election, the winner was elected in 1883 after March 4.

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