The Green Papers
The Green Papers
Political Party Breakdown of the
102nd Congress of the United States, 1991-1993

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
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Bush, G.H.W.Republican102nd 1991-199356C44P  267C167P1

103RD CONGRESS- UNITED STATES SENATE

General Election of 6 November 1990 elected 33 Class 2 Senate seats
[term: noon, 3 January 1991 to noon, 3 January 1997]

  • 29 incumbent Senators re-elected:
    • 16 Democrats: Heflin[AL]; Pryor[AR]; Biden[DE]; Nunn[GA]; Simon[IL]; Harkin[IA]; Johnston[LA]; Kerry[MA]; Levin[MI]; Baucus[MT]; Exon[NE]; Bradley[NJ]; Boren[OK]; Pell[RI]; Gore[TN]; Rockefeller[WV].
    • 13 Republicans: Stevens[AK]; Kassebaum[KS]; McConnell[KY]; Cohen[ME]; Cochran[MS]; Domenici[NM]; Helms[NC]; Hatfield[OR]; Thurmond[SC]; Pressler[SD]; Gramm[TX]; Warner[VA]; Simpson[WY].
  • 4 freshman Senators elected:
    • 1 Democrat: Paul Wellstone[MINNESOTA].
    • 3 Republicans: Hank Brown[COLORADO]; Larry Craig[IDAHO]; Bob Smith[NEW HAMPSHIRE].

Special Election to a seat other than a Class 2
on or after the date of the 1990 General Election
but before the start of the 102nd Congress [3 January 1991]:

  • Class 2 (term ending noon, 3 January 1997)
    [elected on 6 November 1990]-
    • Daniel Akaka, Democrat of HAWAII
      [re: death of Senator Spark Matsunaga, 15 April 1990]
    • Dan Coats, Republican of INDIANA
      [re: resignation of Senator Dan Quayle, 3 January 1989, having been elected Vice President of the United States]

Special Election to the SENATE of the 102nd Congress during the course of that Congress:

  • Class 1 (term ending noon, 3 January 1995)-
    • [elected on 5 November 1991]
      Harris Wofford, Democrat of PENNSYLVANIA
      [re: death of Senator John Heinz, 4 April 1991]

102ND CONGRESS- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The HOUSE in the 102nd Congress included 1 Congressman from other than the two Major Parties elected by the People of his District in the General Election of 6 November 1990, as follows:

  • 1 Independent-
    • Congressman Bernard Sanders of VERMONT (At-Large)
TOTAL Membership:
STATE-BY-STATE BREAKDOWN
STATE Democrat Republican OTHER

ALABAMA 5 2
ALASKA -- 1
ARIZONA 1 4
ARKANSAS 3 1
CALIFORNIA 26 19

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

HAWAII 2 --
IDAHO 2 --

Modified .