1905 United States Senate election in New York explained

Election Name:1905 United States Senate election in New York
Country:New York
Flag Year:1905
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1899 United States Senate election in New York
Previous Year:1899
Next Election:1911 United States Senate election in New York
Next Year:1911
Election Date:January 17, 1905
Votes For Election:Majority vote of each house needed to win
1Blank:Senate
2Blank:Percentage
3Blank:House
4Blank:Percentage
Image1:CMDepew.jpg
Nominee1:Chauncey Depew
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
1Data1:36
2Data1:73.47%
3Data1:100
4Data1:69.44%
Nominee2:Smith M. Weed
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
1Data2:13
2Data2:26.53%
3Data2:44
4Data2:30.55%
Senator
Before Election:Chauncey Depew
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Chauncey Depew
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1905 United States Senate election in New York was held on January 17, 1905. Incumbent Senator Chauncey Depew was re-elected to a second term in office. He was renominated unanimously after former Governor Frank S. Black dropped his challenge, and easily won the election given the Republican Party's large majorities in both houses.

Background

Republican Chauncey M. Depew had been elected to this seat in 1899, and his term would expire on March 3, 1905.

At the State election in November 1904, large Republican majorities were elected for a two-year term (1905-1906) in the State Senate, and for the session of 1905 to the Assembly. The 128th State Legislature met from January 3, 1905, on at Albany, New York.

Candidates

Republican caucus

Late in 1904, Ex-Governor Frank S. Black tried to be nominated to succeed Depew. Black was supported by Governor Benjamin B. Odell Jr., but after intense fighting behind the scenes, Odell finally dropped Black and accepted Depew's re-election which had been supported by his fellow Senator Thomas C. Platt and Speaker S. Frederick Nixon.

The Republican caucus met on January 16. They re-nominated the incumbent U.S. Senator Chauncey M. Depew unanimously.

Democratic caucus

The Democratic caucus met also on January 16. They nominated again Smith M. Weed[1] who had been the candidate of the Democratic minority in the U.S. Senate election of 1887.

1905 Democratic caucus for United States Senator result
CandidateFirst ballot
Smith M. Weed42
D-Cady Herrick14

Result

Chauncey M. Depew was the choice of both the Assembly and the State Senate, and was declared elected.

1905 United States Senator election result
OfficeHouseRepublicanDemocrat
State Senate
(50 members)
Chauncey M. Depew36Smith M. Weed13
State Assembly
(150 members)
Chauncey M. Depew100Smith M. Weed44

Note: The votes were cast on January 17, but both Houses met in a joint session on January 18 to compare nominations, and declare the result.

Aftermath

Depew remained in the U.S. Senate until March 3, 1911. In 1911, Depew was defeated for re-election by Democrat James A. O'Gorman after a deadlock of two months and a half.

Sources

Notes and References

  1. [Smith Mead Weed]