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The1898 Minnesota Senate election was held in theU.S. state ofMinnesota on November 8, 1898, to elect members to theSenate of the 31st and 32ndMinnesota Legislatures.
On the coattails of DemocratJohn Lind'sgubernatorial campaign, theMinnesota Democratic Party saw a minor resurgence in the Senate. The Party consolidated much of the third party support that had become a large factor in the elections of 1890 and 1894. ThePeople's Party endorsed a handful of Democratic candidates that ended up winning and caucusing as Democrats in the Senate.
TheMinnesota Republican Party won a large majority of seats followed by the Minnesota Democratic Party. The new Legislature convened on January 3, 1899.
Two independent candidates won election to the Senate, one of whom caucused with Democrats upon being seated. In the 48th District, two Republicans ran against one another, and the winner was the one who had not been endorsed by the Party. Both candidates are listed as Republicans in the vote aggregate.[1]
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||
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| No. | % | ||||
| Republican Party | 64 | 136,070 | 44 | 57.82 | |
| Democratic Party | 54 | 92,740 | 17 | 39.41 | |
| Independent | 14 | 6,530 | 2 | 2.77 | |
| Total | 235,340 | 63 | 100.00 | ||
| Source:Minnesota Secretary of State[2] | |||||
*These totals count candidates endorsed by the Democratic and People's Parties in the totals for the Democratic Party.
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