The Green Papers: Political Party Breakdown of the 68th Congress of the United States, 1923-1925

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President	Party	Congress	United States Senate	House of Representatives
	Democrat	Republican	other	vacancies	Democrat	Republican	other
Harding/ Coolidge	Republican	68th 1923-1925	42	52^CP	2
68TH CONGRESS- IN GENERAL President WARREN G. HARDING died in office on 2 August 1923, at which moment-as per Article II, Section 1, clause 6 of the U.S. Constitution- " the Powers and Duties of [the Presidency] shall devolve on the Vice President", CALVIN COOLIDGE. Mr. Coolidge formally took the oath of office as President the following day (3 August 1923). 68TH CONGRESS- SENATE General Election of 7 November 1922 elected Class 1 Senate seats [term: 4 March 1923 to 3 March 1929] Special Elections to seats other than a Class 1 on or after the date of the 1922 General Election but before the start of the 68th Congress [4 March 1923]: Class 2 (term ending 3 March 1925) [elected on 7 November 1922]- Smith W. Brookhart, Republican of IOWA [re: death of Senator William S. Kenyon, 24 February 1922] Class 3 (term ending 3 March 1927) [elected on 7 November 1922]- Walter F. George, Democrat of GEORGIA [re: death of Senator Thomas E. Watson, 26 September 1922] George Wharton Pepper, Republican of PENNSYLVANIA [re: death of Senator Boise Penrose, 31 December 1921] The SENATE of the 68th Congress included 2 Senators from other than the two Major Parties as elected by the People of their respective States, as follows: 1 Farmer-Laborite- Senator Henrik Shipstead of MINNESOTA (Class 1) 1 National Prohibitionist- Senator Lynn J. Frazier of NORTH DAKOTA (Class 1)

President

Party

Congress

United States Senate

House of Representatives

Democrat

Republican

other

vacancies

Democrat

Republican

other

Harding/
Coolidge

Republican

68th 1923-1925

52^CP

68TH CONGRESS- IN GENERAL

President WARREN G. HARDING died in office on 2 August 1923, at which moment-as per Article II, Section 1, clause 6 of the U.S. Constitution- " the Powers and Duties of [the Presidency] shall devolve on the Vice President", CALVIN COOLIDGE. Mr. Coolidge formally took the oath of office as President the following day (3 August 1923).

68TH CONGRESS- SENATE

General Election of 7 November 1922 elected Class 1 Senate seats
[term: 4 March 1923 to 3 March 1929]

Special Elections to seats other than a Class 1
on or after the date of the 1922 General Election
but before the start of the 68th Congress [4 March 1923]:

Class 2 (term ending 3 March 1925)
[elected on 7 November 1922]-
- Smith W. Brookhart, Republican of IOWA
  [re: death of Senator William S. Kenyon, 24 February 1922]

Class 3 (term ending 3 March 1927)
[elected on 7 November 1922]-
- Walter F. George, Democrat of GEORGIA
  [re: death of Senator Thomas E. Watson, 26 September 1922]
- George Wharton Pepper, Republican of PENNSYLVANIA
  [re: death of Senator Boise Penrose, 31 December 1921]

The SENATE of the 68th Congress included 2 Senators from other than the two Major Parties as elected by the People of their respective States, as follows:

1 Farmer-Laborite-
- Senator Henrik Shipstead of MINNESOTA (Class 1)
1 National Prohibitionist-
- Senator Lynn J. Frazier of NORTH DAKOTA (Class 1)

Modified .