1899 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
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The 1899 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held during January 1899. Republican incumbent Henry Cabot Lodge won election to a second term easily.
January 1899
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280 members of the Massachusetts General Court 141 votes needed to win | |||||||||||||||||
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At the time, Massachusetts elected United States senators by a majority vote of the combined houses of the Massachusetts General Court.
Background
Although Democrats made gains in the 1898 state elections, the General Court remained overwhelmingly Republican, assuring Lodge's re-election.[1]
Nominating caucuses
The Republican legislative caucus unanimously re-nominated Senator Lodge by acclamation on January 10,[2] although his chief critic within the party, State Senator Herbert Parsons of Greenfield, did not attend.[3][4]
The Democrats nominated Alexander B. Bruce, the former mayor of Lawrence and candidate for governor in 1898.[5]
Results
The vote in the House was 159 for Lodge, 65 for Bruce, and 2 for Social Democrat Winfield P. Porter.[6][5]
The vote in the Senate was 31 for Lodge and 7 for Bruce. Senator Herbert Parsons refused to vote for Lodge.[6][5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Henry Cabot Lodge (incumbent) | 190 | 67.86% | |
| Democratic | Alexander B. Bruce | 72 | 25.71% | |
| Social Democratic | Winfield P. Porter | 2 | 0.71% | |
| None | No vote | 16 | 5.71% | |
| Total votes | 280 | 100.00% | ||