1898 United States elections
http://dbpedia.org/resource/1898_United_States_elections
The 1898 United States elections occurred in the middle of Republican President William McKinley's first term, during the Fourth Party System. The elections took place shortly after the Spanish–American War. Members of the 56th United States Congress were chosen in this election. Republicans retained control of both houses of Congress. Democrats picked up several seats in the House at the expense of Republicans and the Populist Party. However, Republicans continued to control the chamber with a slightly diminished majority.
rdf:langString
rdf:langString
1898 United States elections
xsd:integer
43148488
xsd:integer
1121605049
xsd:integer
400
xsd:integer
1898
rdf:langString
Republican+1
xsd:integer
28
rdf:langString
Republican hold
rdf:langString
Democratic +37
rdf:langString
All 357 voting seats
xsd:integer
56
rdf:langString
Republican hold
rdf:langString
Republican +8
xsd:integer
30
rdf:langString
Midterm elections
xsd:integer
1898
xsd:gMonthDay
--11-08
rdf:langString
The 1898 United States elections occurred in the middle of Republican President William McKinley's first term, during the Fourth Party System. The elections took place shortly after the Spanish–American War. Members of the 56th United States Congress were chosen in this election. Republicans retained control of both houses of Congress. Democrats picked up several seats in the House at the expense of Republicans and the Populist Party. However, Republicans continued to control the chamber with a slightly diminished majority. In the Senate, Republicans picked up several seats at the expense of the Democrats, growing the Republican majority. Several Senators continued to affiliate with third parties. The elections helped Democrats further incorporate the remaining elements of the Populist Party, many of whom had been attracted to the Democratic Party after the 1896 candidacy of William Jennings Bryan. Republican Senate gains helped ensure ratification of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish–American War and left the US in control of Cuba, the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
xsd:nonNegativeInteger
3673
