The Green Papers: Political Party Breakdown of the 59th Congress of the United States, 1905-1907

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President	Party	Congress	United States Senate	House of Representatives
	Democrat	Republican	other	vacancies	Democrat	Republican	other
Roosevelt, T.	Republican	59th 1905-1907	32	57^CP		1
59TH CONGRESS- SENATE The SENATE of the 59th Congress includes 1 vacancy from the State of DELAWARE, the General Assembly of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1905 to 3 March 1911) from that State before the "long" session of the 59th Congress convened on 4 December 1905. James P. Taliaferro, a Democrat, was elected by the Legislature of the State of FLORIDA to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1905 to 3 March 1911) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 59th Congress on 4 December 1905. Senator Taliaferro, therefore, is counted among the 32 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 59th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1905] due to a failure of the legislature to elect. Governor Robert M. LaFollette, a Republican, was elected on 25 January 1905 by the Legislature of the State of WISCONSIN to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1905 to 3 March 1911) from that State; however, Governor LaFollette did not leave the governorship to take that seat until he resigned 1 January 1906- this being after the convening of the "long" session of the 59th Congress on 4 December 1905. Nevertheless, it is Senator LaFollette who clearly was the intended Senator-elect for that seat as of the start of the 59th Congress [4 March 1905] and he is, therefore, counted among the 57 Republicans elected to the Senate of that Congress.

President

Party

Congress

United States Senate

House of Representatives

Democrat

Republican

other

vacancies

Democrat

Republican

other

Roosevelt, T.

Republican

59th 1905-1907

57^CP

59TH CONGRESS- SENATE

The SENATE of the 59th Congress includes 1 vacancy from the State of DELAWARE, the General Assembly of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1905 to 3 March 1911) from that State before the "long" session of the 59th Congress convened on 4 December 1905.

James P. Taliaferro, a Democrat, was elected by the Legislature of the State of FLORIDA to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1905 to 3 March 1911) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 59th Congress on 4 December 1905. Senator Taliaferro, therefore, is counted among the 32 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 59th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1905] due to a failure of the legislature to elect.

Governor Robert M. LaFollette, a Republican, was elected on 25 January 1905 by the Legislature of the State of WISCONSIN to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1905 to 3 March 1911) from that State; however, Governor LaFollette did not leave the governorship to take that seat until he resigned 1 January 1906- this being after the convening of the "long" session of the 59th Congress on 4 December 1905. Nevertheless, it is Senator LaFollette who clearly was the intended Senator-elect for that seat as of the start of the 59th Congress [4 March 1905] and he is, therefore, counted among the 57 Republicans elected to the Senate of that Congress.

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