1902 Minnesota Senate election explained

Election Name:1902 Minnesota Senate election
Party2:Democratic Party of Minnesota
Percentage1:64.4%
Popular Vote1:158,204
Seat Change1:7
Seat Change2:5
Seats2:12
Percentage2:30.2%
Popular Vote2:74,235
Country:Minnesota
Party1:Republican Party of Minnesota
After Party:Minnesota Republican Party
Seats1:51
Next Election:1906 Minnesota Senate election
Majority Seats:32
Image1: GOP
Seats For Election:All 63 seats in the Minnesota Senate
Next Year:1906
Before Party:Minnesota Republican Party
Previous Year:1898
Previous Election:1898 Minnesota Senate election
Ongoing:no
Type:legislative
Flag Year:1893
Map Size:300px

The 1902 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 1902, to elect members to the Senate of the 33rd and 34th Minnesota Legislatures.

Two years after Democrat John Lind lost the governorship to Republican Samuel Rinnah Van Sant, the Minnesota Democratic Party was set to lose seats in the Senate. Without Lind, the Party lost the third party support that they had consolidated in 1898. The People's Party ran candidates against a handful of Democratic candidates in rural areas, hurting Democratic prospects.

The Minnesota Republican Party won a large majority of seats, followed by the Minnesota Democratic Party. The new Legislature convened on January 6, 1903.

16 Republicans and 3 Democrats ran uncontested.[1]

Results

Party! rowspan="2"
CandidatesVotesSeats
%
Republican Party60158,20454.4251
Democratic Party4174,23530.2312
People's Party69,4683.860
Prohibition Party35890.240
Independent22,8361.150
Total245,578100.0063
[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: 1903 Minnesota Legislative Manual. Minnesota Secretary of State. 1903. 520–528.
  2. Web site: Election Results - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. www.leg.state.mn.us. 2020-01-08.