1906 United States elections
The 1906 United States elections elected the members of the 60th United States Congress. It occurred in the middle of Republican President Theodore Roosevelt's second (only full) term, during the Fourth Party System. Republicans retained control of both houses of Congress.
| Midterm elections | |
| Election day | November 6 |
|---|---|
| Incumbent president | Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) |
| Next Congress | 60th |
| Senate elections | |
| Overall control | Republican Hold |
| Seats contested | 30 of 90 seats[1] |
| Net seat change | Republican +3[2] |
| House elections | |
| Overall control | Republican Hold |
| Seats contested | All 391 voting seats |
| Net seat change | Democratic +32[2] |
| Gubernatorial elections | |
| Seats contested | 28 |
| Net seat change | Democratic +3 |
 | |
| 1906 gubernatorial election results
Democratic gain Democratic hold | |
Democrats won several seats in the House, but Republicans retained a solid majority in the chamber.[3]
In the Senate, Republicans won moderate gains and maintained their commanding majority in the chamber.[4]
This marked the most recent time in which a sitting two-term Republican president retained both chambers of Congress after his second midterm.
See also
References
- Not counting special elections
- Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account.
- "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- "Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present". United States Senate. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
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