The Green Papers: Political Party Breakdown of the 66th Congress of the United States, 1919-1921

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President	Party	Congress	United States Senate	House of Representatives
	Democrat	Republican	other	vacancies	Democrat	Republican	other
Wilson	Democrat	66th 1919-1921	47^P	48^C	1
66TH CONGRESS- SENATE General Election of 5 November 1918 elected Class 2 Senate seats [term: 4 March 1919 to 3 March 1925] Special Elections to seats other than a Class 2 on or after the date of the 1918 General Election but before the start of the 66th Congress [4 March 1919]: Class 3 (term ending 3 March 1921) [elected on 5 November 1918]- John F. Nugent, Democrat of IDAHO [re: death of Senator James H. Brady, 13 January 1918] Edward J. Gay, Democrat of LOUISIANA [re: death of Senator Robert F. Broussard, 12 April 1918] Selden P. Spencer, Republican of MISSOURI [re: death of Senator William J. Stone, 14 April 1918] Charles B. Henderson, Democrat of NEVADA [re: death of Senator Francis G. Newlands, 24 December 1917] George H. Moses, Republican of NEW HAMPSHIRE [re: death of Senator Jacob H. Gallinger, 17 August 1918] The SENATE of the 66th Congress included 1 Senator from other than the two Major Parties as elected by the People of his State, as follows: 1 Progressive- Senator Hiram W. Johnson of CALIFORNIA (Class 1) Augustus O. Stanley, a Democrat elected to the Class 2 seat (term: 4 March 1919 to 3 March 1925) from the Commonwealth of KENTUCKY, delayed taking his seat in the Senate until after he had resigned as Governor of the State on 19 May 1919; nevertheless, as he had been duly elected in the General Election of 5 November 1918 by the People of the State, Senator Stanley is counted among the 47 Democrats elected to the 66th Congress.

President

Party

Congress

United States Senate

House of Representatives

Democrat

Republican

other

vacancies

Democrat

Republican

other

Wilson

Democrat

66th 1919-1921

47^P

48^C

66TH CONGRESS- SENATE

General Election of 5 November 1918 elected Class 2 Senate seats
[term: 4 March 1919 to 3 March 1925]

Special Elections to seats other than a Class 2
on or after the date of the 1918 General Election
but before the start of the 66th Congress [4 March 1919]:

Class 3 (term ending 3 March 1921)
[elected on 5 November 1918]-
- John F. Nugent, Democrat of IDAHO
  [re: death of Senator James H. Brady, 13 January 1918]
- Edward J. Gay, Democrat of LOUISIANA
  [re: death of Senator Robert F. Broussard, 12 April 1918]
- Selden P. Spencer, Republican of MISSOURI
  [re: death of Senator William J. Stone, 14 April 1918]
- Charles B. Henderson, Democrat of NEVADA
  [re: death of Senator Francis G. Newlands, 24 December 1917]
- George H. Moses, Republican of NEW HAMPSHIRE
  [re: death of Senator Jacob H. Gallinger, 17 August 1918]

The SENATE of the 66th Congress included 1 Senator from other than the two Major Parties as elected by the People of his State, as follows:

1 Progressive-
- Senator Hiram W. Johnson of CALIFORNIA (Class 1)

Augustus O. Stanley, a Democrat elected to the Class 2 seat (term: 4 March 1919 to 3 March 1925) from the Commonwealth of KENTUCKY, delayed taking his seat in the Senate until after he had resigned as Governor of the State on 19 May 1919; nevertheless, as he had been duly elected in the General Election of 5 November 1918 by the People of the State, Senator Stanley is counted among the 47 Democrats elected to the 66th Congress.

Modified .