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United States Senate elections, 1924 and 1925

U.S. Senate elections, 1924 and 1925
United States
← 1922 / 1923 November 4, 1924 1926 →

32 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate
(as well as special elections)

49 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
  Charles Curtis-portrait.jpg Joseph t robinson.jpg
Leader Charles Curtis Joseph Robinson
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat Kansas Arkansas
Seats before 51 43
Seats after 54 41
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 2
Seats up 17 14
Races won 20 12

  Third party
 
Party Farmer–Labor
Leader's seat Minnesota
Seats before 2
Seats after 1
Seat change Decrease 1
Seats up 1
Races won 0

US 1924 senate election map.svg
Results including special elections
     Democratic gains      Republican gains
     Democratic holds      Republican holds

Majority Leader before election

Henry Cabot Lodge
(Unofficial)
Republican

Elected Majority Leader

Charles Curtis
Republican


Henry Cabot Lodge
(Unofficial)
Republican

Charles Curtis
Republican

The United States Senate elections of 1924 and 1925 were elections for the United States Senate which coincided with the election of Republican President Calvin Coolidge to a full term. The strong economy and Coolidge's popularity helped Republican candidates increase their majority by four, although several interim appointments had worsened their numbers since the 1922 election; as a result, the party achieved a net gain of only one seat since the previous voting cycle.

The Republicans gained from an open seat:

Republicans also defeated Democratic incumbents:

A Republican defeated a Farmer–Labor incumbent:

A Democrat defeated a Republican incumbent:

The Republicans held two open seats:

The Republicans held three seats in primary contests:

The Democrats held two seats in primary contests:

At the beginning of 1924.

In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1924 or before March 4, 1925; ordered by election date.

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1925; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

In these special elections, the winners were seated after March 4, 1925.


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