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The1905 United States Senate election in New York was held on January 17, 1905. Incumbent SenatorChauncey Depew was re-elected to a second term in office. He was renominated unanimously after former GovernorFrank S. Black dropped his challenge, and easily won the election given the Republican Party's large majorities in both houses.
RepublicanChauncey M. Depew had been elected to this seat in1899, and his term would expire on March 3, 1905.
At theState election in November 1904, large Republican majorities were elected for a two-year term (1905–1906) in the State Senate, and for the session of 1905 to the Assembly. The 128th State Legislature met from January 3, 1905, on atAlbany, New York.
Late in 1904, Ex-GovernorFrank S. Black tried to be nominated to succeed Depew. Black was supported by GovernorBenjamin B. Odell Jr., but after intense fighting behind the scenes, Odell finally dropped Black and accepted Depew's re-election which had been supported by his fellow SenatorThomas C. Platt and SpeakerS. Frederick Nixon.
TheRepublican caucus met on January 16. They re-nominated the incumbent U.S. SenatorChauncey M. Depew unanimously.
TheDemocratic caucus met also on January 16. They nominated againSmith M. Weed[1] who had been the candidate of the Democratic minority in theU.S. Senate election of 1887.
| Candidate | First ballot |
|---|---|
| √Smith M. Weed | 42 |
| D-Cady Herrick | 14 |
Chauncey M. Depew was the choice of both the Assembly and the State Senate, and was declared elected.
| Office | House | Republican | Democrat | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Senate (50 members) | √Chauncey M. Depew | 36 | Smith M. Weed | 13 | |
| State Assembly (150 members) | √Chauncey M. Depew | 100 | Smith M. Weed | 44 | |
Note: The votes were cast on January 17, but both Houses met in a joint session on January 18 to compare nominations, and declare the result.
Depew remained in the U.S. Senate until March 3, 1911. In 1911, Depew was defeated for re-election by DemocratJames A. O'Gorman after a deadlock of two months and a half.
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