The Green Papers
The Green Papers
Political Party Breakdown of the
106th Congress of the United States, 1999-2001

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
ClintonDemocrat106th 1999-200145P55C  211P223C1

106TH CONGRESS- UNITED STATES SENATE

General Election of 3 November 1998 elected 34 Class 3 Senate seats
[term: noon, 3 January 1999 to noon, 3 January 2005]

  • 26 incumbent Senators re-elected:
    • 14 Democrats: Boxer [CA]; Dodd[CT]; Graham[FL]; Inouye[HI]; Breaux[LA]; Mikulski[MD]; Reid[NV]; Dorgan[ND]; Wyden[OR]; Hollings[SC]; Daschle[SD]; Leahy[VT]; Murray[WA]; Feingold[WI].
    • 12 Republicans: Shelby[AL]; Murkowski[AK]; McCain[AZ]; Campbell[CO]; Coverdell[GA]; Grassley[IA]; Brownback[KS]; Bond[MO]; Gregg[NH]; Nickles[OK]; Specter[PA]; Bennett[UT].
  • 8 freshman Senators elected:
    • 4 Democrats: Blanche Lambert Lincoln[ARKANSAS]; Evan Bayh[INDIANA]; Chuck Schumer[NEW YORK]; John Edwards[NORTH CAROLINA].
    • 4 Republicans: Mike Crapo[IDAHO]; Peter Fitzgerald[ILLINOIS]; Jim Bunning[KENTUCKY]; George Voinovich[OHIO].

106TH CONGRESS- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The HOUSE in the 106th Congress included 1 Congressman from other than the two Major Parties elected by the People of his District in the General Election of 3 November 1998, as follows:

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

ALABAMA 2 5
ALASKA -- 1
ARIZONA 1 5
ARKANSAS 2 2
CALIFORNIA 28 24

COLORADO 2 4
CONNECTICUT 4 2
DELAWARE -- 1
FLORIDA 8 15
GEORGIA 3 8

HAWAII 2 --
IDAHO -- 2
ILLINOIS 10 10
INDIANA 4 6
IOWA 1 4

KANSAS 1 3
KENTUCKY 1 5
LOUISIANA 2 5
MAINE 2 --
MARYLAND 4 4

MASSACHUSETTS 10 --
MICHIGAN 10 6
MINNESOTA 6 2
MISSISSIPPI 3 2
MISSOURI 5 4

MONTANA -- 1
NEBRASKA -- 3
NEVADA 1 1
NEW HAMPSHIRE -- 2

Modified .