1880–81 United States Senate elections
The 1880–81 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states, coinciding with the presidential election of 1880. 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 1880 and 1881, 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 1.
Image: Henry B. Anthony Brady Handy
Image: William A. Wallace Brady Handy
Image: Arthur Pue Gorman
Image: William Pinkney Whyte 1865 1880 Maryland politician
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
