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1916 United States Senate elections
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The 1916 United States Senate elections were elections that coincided with the re-election of President Woodrow Wilson. This was the first election since the enactment of the Seventeenth Amendment that all 32 Class 1 senators were selected by direct or popular elections instead of state legislatures. Republicans gained a net of two seats from the Democrats, and then an additional two seats through mid-term vacancies thereby reducing Democrats to a 52-44 majority.
For related races, see 1916 United States elections.
Quick Facts 35 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate 49 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...
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