1898 Elections

Midterm

1 offices contested.

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27 contests|D won 6|R won 19|Other 2

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	JohnstonDEM	67.0%	110,551	OtherOTH	33.0%	54,513	D+67.0	↑ D+9.9
▶	Arkansas	JonesDEM	67.3%	75,354	AutenREP	24.6%	27,524	D+42.8	↑ D+4.3
▶	Colorado	WolcottREP	100.0%	51,051	—	—	—	R+100.0	—
▶	Connecticut	LounsburyREP	54.2%	81,015	MorganDEM	42.9%	64,227	R+11.2	↑ D+0.2
▶	Georgia	CandlerDEM	69.8%	118,028	OtherOTH	30.3%	51,191	D+69.8	↑ D+14.2
▶	Idaho	OtherOTH	64.1%	24,586	MossREP	35.9%	13,794	R+35.9	↓ R+23.5
▶	Kansas	StanleyREP	51.8%	149,048	OtherOTH	48.2%	138,754	R+51.8	↑ D+2.8
▶	Maine	PowersREP	62.9%	53,900	LordDEM	33.2%	28,485	R+29.6	↑ D+6.5
▶	Massachusetts	WolcottREP	60.2%	191,146	BruceDEM	34.0%	107,960	R+26.2	↓ R+6.7
▶	Michigan	PingreeREP	100.0%	243,239	—	—	—	R+100.0	↓ R+74.5
▶	Minnesota	EustisREP	100.0%	111,796	LindDEM	0.0%	—	R+100.0	↓ R+68.2
▶	Nebraska	HaywardREP	100.0%	92,982	—	—	—	R+100.0	→ Even
▶	Nevada	OtherOTH	44.0%	4,403	McMillanREP	35.5%	3,548	R+14.9	↑ D+15.5
▶	New Hampshire	RollinsREP	54.2%	44,730	StoneDEM	43.2%	35,653	R+11.0	↑ D+4.1
▶	New Jersey	VoorheesREP	100.0%	164,051	CraneDEM	0.0%	—	R+100.0	—
▶	New York	RooseveltREP	49.0%	656,292	WyckDEM	47.7%	639,768	R+1.2	↑ D+11.0
▶	North Dakota	FancherREP	58.3%	27,308	OtherOTH	41.7%	19,549	R+58.3	↓ R+21.8
▶	Oregon	GeerREP	100.0%	45,094	—	—	—	R+100.0	↓ R+73.3
▶	Pennsylvania	StoneREP	49.0%	476,206	JenksDEM	36.9%	358,300	R+12.1	↑ D+13.2
▶	Rhode Island	DyerREP	57.7%	24,743	ChurchDEM	30.9%	13,224	R+26.9	↓ R+15.0
▶	South Carolina	EllerbeDEM	100.0%	28,225	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+30.4
▶	South Dakota	PhillipsREP	100.0%	36,737	—	—	—	R+100.0	↓ R+59.3
▶	Tennessee	McMillinDEM	58.0%	105,468	FowlerREP	39.8%	72,298	D+18.2	↑ D+18.4
▶	Texas	SayersDEM	71.2%	291,548	OtherOTH	28.8%	117,926	D+71.2	↑ D+35.2
▶	Vermont	SmithREP	71.0%	38,555	MoloneyDEM	27.0%	14,686	R+43.9	↑ D+5.2
▶	Wisconsin	ScofieldREP	52.6%	173,137	SawyerDEM	41.1%	135,353	R+11.5	↑ D+2.9
▶	Wyoming	RichardsREP	52.4%	10,383	AlgerDEM	45.4%	8,989	R+7.0	↑ D+9.5

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