1874 United States Senate election

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:election
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indiana_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:campaigns economic issues
grassroots mobilization
gptkbp:conflict opposition from Republicans
gptkbp:demographics white male voters
gptkbp:election_year gptkb:election
gptkb:Republican_Party
November 3, 1874
Democratic support
Democratic majority in Senate
Democratic resurgence
Democrats won 8 seats
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Reconstruction_Era
gptkbp:historical_debate civil rights
gptkbp:historical_significance shift in political power
first major Democratic gain since Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1874 United States Senate election
gptkbp:impact shift in Senate majority
gptkbp:issues gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:key_issues Reconstruction policies
gptkbp:losses 6 seats
gptkbp:military_strategy offensive
defensive
gptkbp:notable_event political realignment
gptkbp:notable_inductees gptkb:James_H._Lane
gptkb:John_A._Logan
Democratic incumbents
gptkbp:outcome Democrats gained seats
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
defeated
gptkbp:political_position post-Civil War America
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:1873_United_States_Senate_election
gptkbp:result gptkb:Democratic_Party_victory
gptkbp:seating_capacity gptkb:34
gptkbp:state gptkb:legislation
gptkb:Arkansas
gptkb:California
gptkb:Colorado
gptkb:Florida
gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Indiana
gptkb:Kentucky
gptkb:Louisiana
gptkb:Michigan
gptkb:Minnesota
gptkb:Missouri
gptkb:Nebraska
gptkb:New_York
gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Oregon
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkb:Tennessee
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Virginia
gptkb:Washington
gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkb:Alabama
gptkb:Iowa
gptkb:Mississippi
gptkb:Kansas
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:1875_United_States_Senate_election
gptkbp:type gptkb:election
gptkbp:voter_turnout high
increased
8 seats
gptkbp:voting_method popular vote
gptkbp:year 1874