United States Senate elections, 1842

The United States Senate election of 1842 was an election which had the Whigs lose seats but maintain control of the United States Senate.

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

Results

28th Congress (1843–1845)

• Majority Party: Whig (29)
• Minority Party: Democratic (23)
• Other Parties: (0)
• Total Seats: 52

Change in Senate composition

Before the elections D D D D V V D D D D D D D D D D W W W W D D D D D D W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W V

Beginning of the next Congress D D D D V V D D D D D D D D D D W W D D D D D D D D W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W V V

Key:	D = Democratic W = Whig V = Vacant	Majority divider

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1842
• 28th United States Congress

References

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