Senate Elections 1914-2010 by Party

Senators have been elected by popular vote since 1914, when the 17th amendment to the constitution took effect. The results of each of these elections by party is shown below as a table.

Election Dem GOP Other D Chg R Chg President Pres. Gain 6th Yr
2010 51 47 2 -6 6 Obama -6  
2008 57 41 2 8 -8 Bush -8  
2006 49 49 2 5 -6 Bush -6 -6
2004 44 55 1 -4 4 Bush 4  
2002 48 51 1 -2 1 Bush 1  
2000 50 50 0 5 -5 Clinton 5  
1998 45 55 0 0 0 Clinton 0 0
1996 45 55 0 -3 3 Clinton -3  
1994 48 52 0 -9 9 Clinton -9  
1992 57 43 0 1 -1 Bush -1  
1990 56 44 0 1 -1 Bush -1  
1988 55 45 0 0 0 Reagan 0  
1986 55 45 0 8 -8 Reagan -8 -8
1984 47 53 0 1 -1 Reagan -1  
1982 46 54 0 0 1 Reagan 1  
1980 46 53 1 -12 12 Carter -12  
1978 58 41 1 -3 3 Carter -3  
1976 61 38 1 1 0 Ford 0  
1974 60 38 2 4 -4 Ford -4 -4
1972 56 42 2 2 -2 Nixon -2  
1970 54 44 2 -3 1 Nixon 1  
1968 57 43 0 -7 7 Johnson -7  
1966 64 36 0 -4 4 Johnson -4 -4
1964 68 32 0 2 -2 Johnson 2  
1962 66 34 0 2 -2 Kennedy 2  
1960 64 36 0 -1 1 Eisenhower 1  
1958 65 35 0 16 -12 Eisenhower -12 -12
1956 49 47 0 1 0 Eisenhower 0  
1954 48 47 1 1 -1 Eisenhower -1  
1952 47 48 1 -2 1 Truman -2  
1950 49 47 0 -5 5 Truman -5 -5
1948 54 42 0 9 -9 Truman 9  
1946 45 51 0 -12 13 Truman -12  
1944 57 38 1 0 0 Roosevelt 0  
1942 57 38 1 -9 10 Roosevelt -9  
1940 66 28 2 -3 5 Roosevelt -3  
1938 69 23 4 -7 7 Roosevelt -7 -7
1936 76 16 4 7 -9 Roosevelt 7  
1934 69 25 2 10 -11 Roosevelt 10  
1932 59 36 1 12 -12 Hoover -12  
1930 47 48 1 8 -8 Hoover -8  
1928 39 56 1 -7 8 Coolidge 8  
1926 46 48 1 5 -6 Coolidge -6 -6
1924 41 54 1 -1 1 Harding 1  
1922 42 53 1 5 -6 Harding -6  
1920 37 59 0 -10 10 Wilson -10  
1918 47 49 0 -7 7 Wilson -7 -7
1916 54 42 0 -2 2 Wilson -2  
1914 56 40 0     Wilson