| ←1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 → Midterm elections | |
| Election day | November 4 |
|---|---|
| Incumbent president | Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) |
| Next Congress | 58th |
| Senate elections | |
| Overall control | Republican hold |
| Seats contested | 30 of 90 seats[1] |
| Net seat change | Democratic +4[2] |
| Results of the elections: Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold | |
| House elections | |
| Overall control | Republican hold |
| Seats contested | All 386 voting seats |
| Net seat change | Democratic +25[2] |
| Gubernatorial elections | |
| Seats contested | 27 |
| Net seat change | 0 |
| 1902 gubernatorial elections results Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold Silver hold | |
Elections were held for the58th United States Congress, and occurred in the middle of Republican PresidentTheodore Roosevelt's first term, during theFourth Party System. Roosevelt had become president on September 14, 1901, upon theassassination of his predecessor,William McKinley. Republicans retained a majority in both chambers of Congress, while thePopulist Party andSilver Republican Party disappeared from Congress.
Reapportionment added twenty nine seats to theHouse. Democrats picked up several seats in the newly enlargedHouse, while Republicans made lesser gains. Republicans continued to control the chamber with a slightly diminished majority.[3]
In theSenate, Republicans and Democrats each picked up one seat, while thePopulist Party lost both its seats. Republicans maintained a commanding majority in the chamber.[4]
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