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Rebecca Felton was sworn in as a Senator for Georgia on November 21, 1922, and served one day; she was the first woman to serve in the Senate. [14] In 1928, Octaviano Larrazolo became the first Latino senator elected to the Senate, where he served a three-month unexpired term. As a politician, he advocated for education equality for Spanish ...
Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1788 and 1789. Pennsylvania was the first state to select its senators on September 30, 1788, and South Carolina was the last state on January 22, 1789. New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island elected their senators between July 16, 1789, and June 12, 1790, after the convening of ...
Originally, senators were selected by the state legislatures, not by popular elections. By the early years of the 20th century, the legislatures of as many as 29 states had provided for popular election of senators by referendums. [18] Popular election to the Senate was standardized nationally in 1913 by the ratification of the Seventeenth ...
James Wilson was the only member of the Constitutional Convention who supported electing the United States Senate by popular vote.. Originally, under Article I, Section 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution, each state legislature elected its state's senators for a six-year term. [3]
April 6, 1789: Senate first achieved a quorum and elected its officers. April 6, 1789: The House and Senate, meeting in joint session, counted the Electoral College ballots, then certified that George Washington was unanimously elected President of the United States and John Adams (having received 34 of 69 votes) was elected as Vice President .
These were the first Senate elections, which coincided with the election of President George Washington.As of this election, formal organized political parties had yet to form in the United States, but two political factions were present: The coalition of senators who supported George Washington's administration were known as "Pro-Administration," and the senators against him as "Anti ...
Sen. Alex Padilla, shown at an election night rally in L.A., became the first Latino whom Californians elected to the U.S. Senate. He had been appointed to the post to fill Kamala Harris' seat.
The List of United States Senate elections has been split into the following two parts for convenience: List of United States Senate elections (1788–1913) List of United States Senate elections (1914–present) The following are lists of United States Senate elections by other criteria: List of United States Senate election results by region