Democratic Party gained control of the United States Senate
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The Democratic Party gained control of the United States Senate by winning a net gain of seats in the 1986 midterm elections, shifting the chamber’s majority from Republican to Democratic.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Democratic Party gained control of the United States Senate (1986) | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States electoral outcome
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political event ⓘ |
| affectedBranchOfGovernment | legislative branch of the United States federal government ⓘ |
| category |
1986 in American politics
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United States Senate history ⓘ |
| chamberAfterElection | Democratic-controlled United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamberBeforeElection | Republican-controlled United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| congressNumberAfterElection | 100th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electionCycle | Reagan administration second term midterm ⓘ |
| electionDate | 1986-11-04 ⓘ |
| electionType | United States midterm elections ⓘ |
| electionYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Democratic control of the United States Senate (1987–1995) ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn | balance of power in the United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1986-11-04 ⓘ |
| hasTemporalLocation | 1980s ⓘ |
| languageOfEventName | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Senate ⓘ |
| netSeatChangeForDemocrats | +8 ⓘ |
| netSeatChangeForRepublicans | -8 ⓘ |
| notableDefeatedRepublicanIncumbents |
Charles McC. Mathias Jr. (retired; seat flipped to Democrat)
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Harrison Schmitt GENERATED ⓘ James Abdnor GENERATED ⓘ Jeremiah Denton GENERATED ⓘ Mack Mattingly GENERATED ⓘ Mark Andrews GENERATED ⓘ Paula Hawkins GENERATED ⓘ Slade Gorton GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfSenateSeatsContested | 34 ⓘ |
| occurredDuringPresidencyOf | Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 1986 United States elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| precededBy | Republican control of the United States Senate (1981–1987) ⓘ |
| presidentPartyAtTime | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousMajorityParty | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
1986 United States Senate elections
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United States congressional elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedInMajorityLeader | Robert Byrd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedInMajorityLeaderParty | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedInMinorityLeader | Bob Dole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedInMinorityLeaderParty | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatsAfterElectionForDemocrats | 55 ⓘ |
| seatsAfterElectionForRepublicans | 45 ⓘ |
| seatsBeforeElectionForDemocrats | 47 ⓘ |
| seatsBeforeElectionForRepublicans | 53 ⓘ |
| shiftedControlFrom | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shiftedControlTo | Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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1986 United States Senate elections
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Democratic Party gained control of the United States Senate
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