1832–33 United States Senate elections
The United States Senate election of 1832 was an election which had the Anti-Jackson coalition assume control of the United States Senate from the Jacksonian coalition, despite Andrew Jackson's victory in the Presidential election.
As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.
Results
23rd Congress (1833–1835)
- Majority Party: Anti-Jackson (26)
- Minority Party: Jacksonian (20)
- Other Parties: Nullifier (2)
- Total Seats: 48
Senate composition before and after elections
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| A = Anti-Jacksonian | [Bracketed] seat changed parties |
| J = Jacksonian | |
| N = Nullifier | |
| V = Vacant |
Complete list of races
Special elections during the 22nd Congress
In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1832 or before March 4, 1833; ordered by election date.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
| Indiana (Class 1) |
Robert Hanna | Anti-Jacksonian | [data missing] | Appointee retired when elected successor qualified. Successor elected January 3, 1832. Winner was also elected to the next term, see below. Jacksonian gain. |
√ John Tipton (Jacksonian) [data missing] |
| Virginia (Class 2) |
Littleton Waller Tazewell | Jacksonian | [data missing] | Resigned July 16, 1832. Successor elected December 10, 1832. Jacksonian hold. |
√ William C. Rives (Jacksonian) [data missing] |
| South Carolina (Class 2) |
Robert Y. Hayne | Nullifier | [data missing] | Resigned December 13, 1832 to become Governor of South Carolina. Successor elected December 29, 1832. Nullifier hold. |
√ John C. Calhoun (Nullifier) [data missing] |
| New York (Class 3) |
William L. Marcy | Jacksonian | [data missing] | Resigned January 1, 1833 after becoming Governor of New York. Successor elected January 4, 1833. Jacksonian hold. |
√ Silas Wright (Jacksonian) [data missing] |
Races leading to the 23rd Congress
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In these general elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1833; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
| Connecticut | Samuel A. Foot | Anti-Jacksonian | 1826 (Elected) | Incumbent lost re-election, and was was then elected to the U.S. House of Representatives instead. Winner elected in 1832. Anti-Jacksonian hold. |
√ Nathan Smith (Anti-Jacksonian) [data missing] |
| Delaware | Arnold Naudain | Anti-Jacksonian | 1830 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected in 1832. | √ Arnold Naudain (Anti-Jacksonian) [data missing] |
| Indiana | John Tipton | Jacksonian | 1832 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected in 1832. | √ John Tipton (Jacksonian) [data missing] |
| Maine | John Holmes | Anti-Jacksonian | 1820 (short term) 1820 (long term) 1826 (Retired or lost) 1829 (Special) |
Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Winner elected in 1832 or 1833. Jacksonian gain |
√ Ether Shepley (Jacksonian) [data missing] |
| Maryland | Samuel Smith | Jacksonian | 1803 (Elected) 1809 (Re-elected) 1815 (Lost) 1822 (Special) 1827 (Re-elected) |
Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Winner elected in 1833. Anti-Jacksonian gain |
√ Joseph Kent (Anti-Jacksonian) [data missing] |
| Massachusetts | Daniel Webster | Anti-Jacksonian | 1827 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected in 1833. | √ Daniel Webster (Anti-Jacksonian) [data missing] |
| Mississippi | John Black | Jacksonian | 1832 (Appointed) | Legislature failed to elect. Jacksonian loss. Incumbent would later be elected as an Anti-Jacksonian, see below. |
[data missing] |
| Missouri | Thomas H. Benton | Jacksonian | 1821 (Elected) 1827 (Elected) |
Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas H. Benton (Jacksonian) [data missing] |
| New Jersey | Mahlon Dickerson | Jacksonian | 1816 (Elected, class 2) 1829 (Resigned, class 2) 1829 (Special, class 1) |
Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Winner elected in 1833. Anti-Jacksonian gain. |
√ Samuel L. Southard (Anti-Jacksonian) [data missing] |
| New York | Charles E. Dudley | Jacksonian | 1829 (Special) | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Winner elected in 1833. Jacksonian hold. |
√ Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (Jacksonian) [data missing] |
Special elections during the 23rd Congress
In these special elections, the winners were seated in 1833 after March 4; ordered by election date.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
| Mississippi (Class 1) |
Vacant | Legislature had failed to elect. Incumbent was then elected November 22, 1833 to his own term. Anti-Jacksonian gain. |
√ John Black (Anti-Jacksonian) [data missing] | ||
| South Carolina (Class 3) |
Stephen D. Miller | Nullifier | [data missing] | Incumbent resigned March 2, 1833 due to ill health. Successor elected November 26, 1833. Nullifier hold. |
√ William C. Preston (Nullifer) [data missing] |
See also
- United States presidential election, 1832
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1832
- 23rd United States Congress
References
- Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov
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