The 1902 United States elections elected the

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, and occurred in the middle of Republican President

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's first term, during the

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. Roosevelt had become president on September 14, 1901, upon the assassination of his predecessor,

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. Republicans retained a majority in both chambers of Congress, while the Populist Party and

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disappeared from Congress. Reapportionment added twenty nine seats to the House. Democrats picked up several seats in the newly enlarged House, while Republicans made lesser gains. Republicans continued to control the chamber with a slightly diminished majority. In the Senate, Republicans and Democrats each picked up one seat, while the Populist Party lost both its seats. Republicans maintained a commanding majority in the chamber.

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''1902 Annual Cyclopedia'' (1903) online
highly detailed coverage of "Political, Military, and Ecclesiastical Affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical Industry" for 1902; massive compilation of facts and primary documents; worldwide coverage; 865pp * Colby, Frank Moore ed. ''The International Yearbook A Compendium Of The Worlds Progress During The Year 1902'' (1903) coverage of each stat
online
* ''Democratic Campaign Book, Congressional Election 1902 ...'
online
used by Democrats for facts and arguments during the campaign 1902 elections in the United States

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