United States Senate elections, 1848

The United States Senate election of 1848 was an election which had the Democratic Party 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.

Senate Party Division, 31st Congress (1849–1851)

• Majority Party: Democratic (35)

• Minority Party: Whig Party (25)

• Other Parties: Free Soil (2)

• Total Seats: 62

Change in Senate composition

Before the elections D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D ID W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W

Beginning of the next Congress D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D F F 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

Key:	D = Democratic ID = Independent Democratic F = Free Soil W = Whig V = Vacant	Majority divider

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1848

References

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