The Green Papers
The Green Papers
Political Party Breakdown of the
108th Congress of the United States, 2003-2005

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.W.Republican108th 2003-20054852CP  205229CP1

108TH CONGRESS- in General

SENATE: 52 Republicans, 48 Democrats;
HOUSE: 229 Republicans, 205 Democrats, 1 Independent [who caucused with the Democrats];
the 54th Administration of GEORGE W. BUSH had control of both the Senate and the House in the 108th Congress.

108th CONGRESS- United States SENATE

General Election of 5 November 2002 elected 33 Class 2 SENATE seats
[term: noon, 3 January 2003 to noon, 3 January 2009]
as follows:

  • 24 incumbent Senators re-elected:
    • 10 Democrats: Biden[DE]; Durbin[IL]; Harkin[IA]; Landrieu [LA]; Kerry[MA]; Levin[MI]; Baucus[MT]; Reed[RI]; Johnson[SD]; Rockefeller[WV].
    • 14 Republicans: Sessions[AL]; Stevens[AK]; Allard[CO]; Craig[ID]; Roberts[KS]; McConnell[KY]; Collins[ME]; Cochran[MS]; Hagel[NE]; Domenici[NM]; Inhofe[OK]; Smith[OR]; Warner[VA]; Enzi[WY].
  • 9 freshman Senators elected:
    • 2 Democrats: Mark Pryor[ARKANSAS]; Frank Lautenberg[NEW JERSEY] (returning Senator).
    • 7 Republicans: Saxby Chambliss[GEORGIA]; Norm Coleman[MINNESOTA]; John Sununu[NEW HAMPSHIRE]; Elizabeth Dole[NORTH CAROLINA]; Lindsey Graham[SOUTH CAROLINA]; Lamar Alexander[TENNESSEE]; John Cornyn[TEXAS].

107TH CONGRESS- HOUSE of Representatives

STATE-BY-STATE BREAKDOWN 212 Democrats 222 Republicans 1 OTHER
STATE Democrat Republican OTHER

ALABAMA 2 5
ALASKA -- 1
ARIZONA 1 5
ARKANSAS 3 1
CALIFORNIA 32 20

COLORADO 2 4
CONNECTICUT 3 3
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 9 7
MINNESOTA 5 3
MISSISSIPPI 3 2
MISSOURI 4 5

MONTANA -- 1
NEBRASKA -- 3
NEVADA 1 1
NEW HAMPSHIRE -- 2
NEW JERSEY 7 6

NEW MEXICO 1 2
NEW YORK 19 12
NORTH CAROLINA 5 7
NORTH DAKOTA 1 --
OHIO 8 11

OKLAHOMA 1 5
OREGON 4 1
PENNSYLVANIA 10 11
RHODE ISLAND 2 --
SOUTH CAROLINA 2 4

SOUTH DAKOTA -- 1
TENNESSEE 4 5
TEXAS 17 13
UTAH 1 2
VERMONT -- -- 1 Independent

VIRGINIA 4 7
WASHINGTON 6 3
WEST VIRGINIA 2 1
WISCONSIN 5 4
WYOMING -- 1
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Totals 212 222 1 Independent

Modified .