United States Senate elections, 1836

The United States Senate election of 1836 was an election which had the Jacksonian coalition emerge as the Democratic Party, and the Adams, or Anti-Jackson, coalition emerge as the Whig Party

As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.

Results

25th Congress (1837–1839)

• Majority Party: Democratic (35)
• Minority Party: Whig (17)
• Other Parties: (0)
• Total Seats: 52

Change in Senate composition

Senate composition before the elections

A6	A5	A4	A3	A2	A1
A7	A8	A9	A10	A11	A12	A13	A14	A15	A16
J27	J28	J29	J30	J31	N	N	A19	A18	A17
J26	← Majority
	J25	J24	J23	J22	J21	J20	J19	J18	J17
J16	J15	J14	J13	J12	J11	J10	J9	J8	J7
J6	J5	J4	J3	J2	J1

Senate composition as a result of the elections

D6	D5	D4	D3	D2	D1
D7	D8	D9	D10	D11	D12	D13	D14	D15	D16
D26	D25	D24	D23	D22	D21	D20	D19	D18	D17
D27	← Majority
	D28	D29	D30	D31	D32	D33	D34	D35	W17
W16	W15	W14	W13	W12	W11	W10	W9	W8	W7
W6	W5	W4	W3	W2	W1

Key:	A =Anti-Jacksonian D =Democratic J =Jacksonian N =Nullifier W =Whig √ = Incumbent re-elected O = Party hold: New senator elected from same party + = Party gain: New senator elected from different party

See also

• United States presidential election, 1836
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1836
• 25th United States Congress

References

• Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov