1878–79 United States Senate elections
The 1878–79 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1878 and 1879, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 3.
Image: William A. Wallace Brady Handy
Image: Henry B. Anthony Brady Handy
Image: James Black Groome, sitting
Image: Lewis Henry Steiner
1876–77 United States Senate elections
The 1876–77 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states, coinciding with Rutherford B. Hayes's narrow election as president. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1876 and 1877, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 2.
1876–77 United States Senate elections
Image: Henry B. Anthony Brady Handy
Image: John Stevenson
Image: Richard Coke Brady Handy (cropped)
