1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections
Races leading to the 58th Congress
In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1903; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

1902 and 1903 United States Senate elections

Section Title: Races leading to the 58th Congress
Table Section Text: In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1903; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

State	Incumbent	Results	Candidates

Senator	Party	Electoral history

Alabama	Edmund Pettus	Democratic	1897	Incumbent re-elected January 26, 1903.	√ Edmund Pettus (Democratic) Unopposed

Arkansas	James K. Jones	Democratic	1885 1891 1897	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator re-elected January 20, 1903. Democratic hold.	√ James P. Clarke (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing.]

California	George Perkins	Republican	1895 (Special) 1897	Incumbent re-elected January 13, 1903.	√ George Perkins (Republican) 91 votes Franklin K. Lane (Democratic) 17 votes Eugene E. Schmitz (Union Labor) 7 votes.

Colorado	Henry M. Teller	Silver Republican	1885 1891 1897	Incumbent re-elected January 24, 1903 as a Democrat. Democratic gain.	√ Henry M. Teller (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing.]

Connecticut	Orville H. Platt	Republican	1879 1885 1891 1897	Incumbent re-elected January 20, 1903.	√ Orville H. Platt (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Florida	Stephen R. Mallory II	Democratic	1897	Legislature failed to elect. Democratic loss. Incumbent was later appointed to begin the term. Incumbent was subsequently re-elected, see below.	None.

Georgia	Alexander S. Clay	Democratic	1896	Incumbent re-elected November 4, 1902.	√ Alexander S. Clay (Democratic) 171 votes Walter Johnson (Republican) 4 votes

Idaho	Henry Heitfeld	Populist	1897	Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 13, 1903. Republican gain.	√ Weldon Heyburn (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Illinois	William E. Mason	Republican	1897	Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 20, 1903. Republican hold.	√ Albert J. Hopkins (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Indiana	Charles W. Fairbanks	Republican	1897	Incumbent re-elected January 20, 1903.	√ Charles W. Fairbanks (Republican) 101 votes Benjamin F. Shively (Democratic) 44 votes

Iowa	William B. Allison	Republican	1872 1878 1884 1890 1896	Incumbent re-elected January 22, 1902.	√ William B. Allison (Republican) 119 votes E. H. Thayer (Democratic) 20 votes.

Kansas	William A. Harris	Populist	1897	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected January 28, 1903. Republican gain.	√ Chester I. Long (Republican) 123 Votes William A. Harris (Populist) 35 votes

Kentucky	William J. Deboe	Republican	1897	Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 15, 1902. Democratic gain.	√ James B. McCreary (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing.]

Louisiana	Samuel D. McEnery	Democratic	1896	Incumbent re-elected early May 22, 1900.	√ Samuel D. McEnery (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing.]

Maryland	George L. Wellington	Republican	1886	Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 15, 1902. Democratic gain.	√ Arthur Gorman (Democratic) [Data unknown/missing.]

Missouri	George G. Vest	Democratic	1879 1885 1891 1897	Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 20, 1903. Democratic hold.	√ William J. Stone (Democratic) 107 votes Richard C. Kerens (Republican) 66 votes

Nevada	John P. Jones	Republican	1873 1879 1885 1891 1897	Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 27, 1903. Democratic gain.	√ Francis G. Newlands (Democratic) 43 votes Thomas P. Hawley (Republican) 8 votes

New Hampshire	Jacob Gallinger	Republican	1891 1897	Incumbent re-elected in 1903.	√ Jacob Gallinger (New Hampshire) Unopposed

New York	Thomas C. Platt	Republican	1881 1881 (Resigned) 1897	Incumbent re-elected January 20, 1903.	√ Thomas C. Platt (Republican) 111 votes John B. Stanchfield (Democratic) 78 votes Elihu Root (Republican) 3 votes

North Carolina	Jeter Pritchard	Republican	1894 (Special) 1897	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected in 1903. Democratic gain.	√ Lee Overman (Democratic)

North Dakota	Henry C. Hansbrough	Republican	1891 1897	Incumbent re-elected January 20, 1903.	√ Henry C. Hansbrough (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Ohio	Joseph B. Foraker	Republican	1896	Incumbent re-elected January 15, 1902.	√ Joseph B. Foraker (Republican) 87 votes Charles W. Baker (Democratic) 53 votes

Oregon	Joseph Simon	Republican	1898 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New senator elected February 21, 1903. Republican hold.	√ Charles W. Fulton (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Pennsylvania	Boies Penrose	Republican	1897	Incumbent re-elected January 20, 1903.	√ Boies Penrose (Republican) 194 votes James M. Guffey (Democratic) 52 votes Walter F. Leadom (Republican) 1 vote

South Carolina	John L. McLaurin	Democratic	1897 (Appointed) 1898 (Special)	Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 27, 1903. Democratic hold.	√ Asbury Latimer (Democratic) Unopposed

South Dakota	Alfred B. Kittredge	Republican	1901 (Appointed) 1903 (Special)	Interim appointee elected January 21, 1903. New senator was also elected to finish the current term, see above.	√ Alfred B. Kittredge (Republican) 109 votes John A. Bowler (Democratic) 13 votes

Utah	Joseph Rawlins	Democratic	1897	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected January 20, 1903. Republican gain.	√ Reed Smoot (Republican) 46 votes Joseph Rawlins (Democratic) 10 votes Heber Wells (Republican) 6 votes

Vermont	William P. Dillingham	Republican	1900 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected October 14, 1902.	√ William P. Dillingham (Republican) [Data unknown/missing.]

Washington	George Turner	Silver Republican	1897	Incumbent lost re-election as a Democrat. New senator elected January 29, 1903. Republican gain.	√ Levi Ankeny (Republican) 99 votes George Turner (Democratic) 23 votes Harold Preston 9 votes John L. Wilson (Republican) 2 votes W.

Wisconsin	John C. Spooner	Republican	1885 1891 (Lost) 1897	Incumbent re-elected January 27, 1903.	√ John C. Spooner (Republican) Neall Brown (Democratic)

Sentence(s)

Incumbent Republican Boies Penrose, was elected in 1897 and got re-elected for another term.

final_sentence: Incumbent Republican Boies Penrose, was elected in 1897 and got re-elected for another term.