Electoral History
All elections by the Ohio Legislature.
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Senate special election in Ohio, 1898 January 12, 1898. Special election necessary because of the resignation of John Sherman to become United States Secretary of State, March 4, 1897. Governor Asa Bushnell appointed Mark Hanna as senator, March 5, 1897, pending a meeting of the Ohio legislature. Hanna was elected on the first joint convention vote (73 votes needed for election). "Short term" election, to expire March 4, 1899. See note to the long-term vote in next box for additional information as the votes on both elections were identical. |
Republican hold | Mark Hanna | Republican | 73 | 50.69 | |||
| Robert McKisson | Republican | 70 | 48.61 | |||||
| John J. Lentz | Democratic | 1 | 0.69 | |||||
| United States Senate election in Ohio, 1898 January 12, 1898; "Long term" election, from March 4, 1899 for six years. Each house met on January 11 to vote on both the short and long term Senate elections; if both houses gave the same individual a majority vote in either contest, no vote in joint convention would be necessary. Instead, the individual would be declared elected for that term after the journals of each house were read in the joint convention. Otherwise, a roll-call vote would take place. A total of 73 votes were needed for election; Hanna was elected on the first joint convention ballot. The results on the 11th were, in the Ohio House of Representatives: Hanna 56, McKisson 49, Lentz 1, Aquila Wiley 1, A.J. Warner 1. In the Ohio Senate, McKisson 19, Hanna 17. As the two houses did not give the same individual a majority in both, this required a roll-call vote in the joint convention of the two houses. The results were those at right, broken down: House, Hanna 56, McKisson 51, Lentz 1; Senate, McKisson 19, Hanna 17. Vote totals were the same for both the short and long term. |
Republican hold | Mark Hanna | Republican | 73 | 50.69 | |||
| Robert McKisson | Republican | 70 | 48.61 | |||||
| John J. Lentz | Democratic | 1 | 0.69 | |||||
| United States Senate election in Ohio, 1904 January 13, 1904. From March 4, 1905 for six years. Each house met on January 12 and gave a majority of its vote to Hanna. He was declared elected in joint convention following the reading of the journals; 71 votes needed for election. The breakdown was: House, Hanna 86, Clarke 21; Senate, Hanna 29, Clarke 4. Hanna died before this term commenced. Charles Dick was elected by the legislature on March 2, 1904 for the remainder of the term ending in 1905, and for the full term ending in 1911. |
Republican hold | Mark Hanna | Republican | 115 | 82.14 | |||
| John H. Clarke | Democratic | 25 | 17.86 | |||||
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