United States Senate elections, 1890
The United States Senate election of 1890 was an election in which the Republican Party lost two seats in the United States Senate, though still retaining a commanding majority.
As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.
Results
52nd Congress (1891–1893)
- Majority Party: Republican (47)
- Minority Party: Democratic (39)
- Other Parties: Populist (2)
- Total Seats: 88
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