Almanac
Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. The General Assembly chose the U.S. Senators, who took office March 4 for a six year term. After 1913 they were popularly elected.
| Office | Type | Location | Began office | Ended office | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator | Legislature | Washington | June 13, 1906 | March 3, 1911 | |
| U.S. Senator | Legislature | Washington | March 4, 1911 | March 3, 1917 |
| Dates | Congress | Chamber | Majority | President | Committees | Class/District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905–1907 | 59th | U.S. Senate | Republican | Theodore Roosevelt | class 1 | |
| 1907–1909 | 60th | U.S. Senate | Republican | Theodore Roosevelt | class 1 | |
| 1909–1911 | 61st | U.S. Senate | Republican | William Howard Taft | class 1 | |
| 1911–1913 | 62nd | U.S. Senate | Republican | William Howard Taft | class 1 | |
| 1913–1915 | 63rd | U.S. Senate | Democratic | Woodrow Wilson | class 1 | |
| 1915–1917 | 64th | U.S. Senate | Democratic | Woodrow Wilson | class 1 |
| Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | U.S. Senator | Henry A. du Pont | Republican | 22,925 | 45% | Josiah O. Wolcott | Democratic | 25,434 | 50% | ||
| Hiram R. Burton | Independent | 2,361 | 5% |
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