The Green Papers: Political Party Breakdown of the 46th Congress of the United States, 1879-1881

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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
	Democrat	Republican	other	vacancies	Democrat	Republican	other
Hayes	Republican	46th 1879-1881	40^C	32^P	4
46TH CONGRESS-SENATE The SENATE of the 46th Congress included 4 Senators from other than the two Major Parties as elected by their respective State Legislatures, as follows: 2 Conservatives- Senator John W. Johnston of VIRGINIA (Class 2) Senator Robert E. Withers of VIRGINIA (Class 1) 1 Anti-Monopolist- Senator Newton Booth of CALIFORNIA (Class 1) 1 Independent- Senator David Davis of ILLINOIS (Class 2) The Class 3 Senate seat from NEW HAMPSHIRE (term: 4 March 1879 to 3 March 1885) was vacant at the start of the 46th Congress [4 March 1879] due to a failure of the legislature to elect; the Governor of the State appointed Charles H. Bell, a Republican, on 13 March 1879 to fill the vacancy until a successor could be elected by the General Court of the State. Subsequently, Henry W. Blair- also a Republican- was elected to fill this seat by the General Court of the State on 17 June 1879, before the convening of the "long" session of that Congress on 1 December 1879. Senator Blair- and not his immediate predecessor, Senator Bell- is, therefore, the one counted among the 32 Republicans elected to the Senate of the 46th Congress.

President

Party

Congress

United States Senate

House of Representatives

Democrat

Republican

other

vacancies

Democrat

Republican

other

Hayes

Republican

46th 1879-1881

40^C

32^P

46TH CONGRESS-SENATE

The SENATE of the 46th Congress included 4 Senators from other than the two Major Parties as elected by their respective State Legislatures, as follows:

2 Conservatives-
- Senator John W. Johnston of VIRGINIA (Class 2)
- Senator Robert E. Withers of VIRGINIA (Class 1)
1 Anti-Monopolist-
- Senator Newton Booth of CALIFORNIA (Class 1)
1 Independent-
- Senator David Davis of ILLINOIS (Class 2)

The Class 3 Senate seat from NEW HAMPSHIRE (term: 4 March 1879 to 3 March 1885) was vacant at the start of the 46th Congress [4 March 1879] due to a failure of the legislature to elect; the Governor of the State appointed Charles H. Bell, a Republican, on 13 March 1879 to fill the vacancy until a successor could be elected by the General Court of the State. Subsequently, Henry W. Blair- also a Republican- was elected to fill this seat by the General Court of the State on 17 June 1879, before the convening of the "long" session of that Congress on 1 December 1879. Senator Blair- and not his immediate predecessor, Senator Bell- is, therefore, the one counted among the 32 Republicans elected to the Senate of the 46th Congress.

Modified .