The Green Papers
The Green Papers
Political Party Breakdown of the
101st Congress of the United States, 1989-1991

Boldface (with superscript C) numbers indicate the majority Party in each house. Red (with superscript P) numbers (boldface or not) indicate the Party of the President in any event.

President Party Congress United States Senate House of Representatives
 DemocratRepublicanothervacanciesDemocratRepublicanother
Bush, G.H.W.Republican101st 1989-199155C45P  260C175P 

101ST CONGRESS- UNITED STATES SENATE

General Election of 8 November 1988 elected 33 Class 1 Senate seats
[term: noon, 3 January 1989 to noon, 3 January 1995]

  • 23 incumbent Senators re-elected:
    • 14 Democrats: DeConcini[AZ]; Matsunaga[HI]; Mitchell[ME]; Sarbanes[MD]; Kennedy[MA]; Riegle[MI]; Lautenberg[NJ]; Bingaman[NM]; Moynihan[NY]; Burdick[ND]; Metzenbaum[OH]; Sasser[TN]; Bentsen[TX]; Byrd[WV].
    • 9 Republicans: Wilson[CA]; Roth[DE]; Lugar[IN]; Durenberger[MN]; Danforth[MO]; Heinz[PA]; Chafee[RI]; Hatch[UT]; Wallop[WY].
  • 1 Senator returning after an absence from the Senate:
    • Slade Gorton, Republican of WASHINGTON
  • 9 freshman Senators elected:
    • 5 Democrats: Joseph Lieberman[CONNECTICUT]; Robert Kerrey[NEBRASKA]; Richard Bryan[NEVADA]; Charles Robb[VIRGINIA]; Herbert Kohl[WISCONSIN].
    • 4 Republicans: Connie Mack[FLORIDA]; Trent Lott[MISSISSIPPI]; Conrad Burns[MONTANA]; James Jeffords[VERMONT].

101ST CONGRESS- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

TOTAL Membership:
STATE-BY-STATE BREAKDOWN
STATE Democrat Republican OTHER

ALABAMA 5 2
ALASKA -- 1
ARIZONA 1 4
ARKANSAS 3 1
CALIFORNIA 27 18

COLORADO 3 3
CONNECTICUT 3 3
DELAWARE 1 --
FLORIDA 10 9
GEORGIA 9 1

HAWAII 1 1
IDAHO 1 1

Modified .