56th United States Congress
Senate
replacements: 7 Democratic: no net change Republican: 1 seat loss Populist: 1 seat gain deaths: 3 resignations: 1 vacancy: 5 interim appointments: 2 Total seats with changes: 9

56th United States Congress

Section Title: Senate
Table Section Text: replacements: 7 Democratic: no net change Republican: 1 seat loss Populist: 1 seat gain deaths: 3 resignations: 1 vacancy: 5 interim appointments: 2 Total seats with changes: 9

State (class)	Vacator	Reason for vacancy	Subsequent	Date of successor's installation

Nebraska (1)	Vacant	Legislature failed to elect to fill vacancy in term.	Monroe Hayward (R)	March 8, 1899

California (1)	Vacant	Legislature failed to elect to fill vacancy in term.	Thomas R. Bard (R)	February 7, 1900

Florida (1)	Samuel Pasco (D)	Successor was elected April 18, 1899.	James Taliaferro (D)	April 20, 1899

Nebraska (1)	Monroe Hayward (R)	Died December 5, 1899. Successor was appointed.	William V. Allen (Pop.)	December 13, 1899

Montana (1)	William A. Clark (D)	Resigned May 15, 1900, over claim of election fraud. Seat remained vacant until the next Congress.	Vacant

Iowa (2)	John H. Gear (R)	Died July 14, 1900. Successor was appointed and subsequently elected.	Jonathan P. Dolliver (R)	August 22, 1900

Vermont (3)	Jonathan Ross (R)	Successor was elected October 18, 1900.	William P. Dillingham (R)	October 18, 1900

Minnesota (1)	Cushman K. Davis (R)	Died November 27, 1900. Successor was appointed.	Charles A. Towne (D)	December 5, 1900

Pennsylvania (1)	Vacant	Due to a failure to elect, Governor appointed Quay at beginning of term, but Senate refused to seat him. He then won a special election.	Matthew Quay (R)	January 16, 1901

Minnesota (1)	Charles A. Towne (D)	Successor was elected January 23, 1901.	Moses E. Clapp (R)	January 23, 1901

Utah (1)	Vacant	failure to elect	Thomas Kearns (R)	January 16, 1901

Sentence(s)

John H. Gear (R) until July 14, 1900 and Jonathan P. Dolliver (R) from August 22, 1900.
John H. Gear (R) until July 14, 1900 and succeeded by Jonathan P. Dolliver (R) from August 22, 1900.
John H. Gear (R), until July 14, 1900 Jonathan P. Dolliver (R), from August 22, 1900.

final_sentence: John H. Gear (R) until July 14, 1900 and Jonathan P. Dolliver (R) from August 22, 1900.
final_sentence: John H. Gear (R) until July 14, 1900 and succeeded by Jonathan P. Dolliver (R) from August 22, 1900.
final_sentence: John H. Gear (R), until July 14, 1900 Jonathan P. Dolliver (R), from August 22, 1900.