1834–35 United States Senate elections
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The United States Senate elections of 1834 and 1835 were elections that had the Anti-Jackson coalition maintain control of the United States Senate. However, during the 24th Congress, the Jacksonian coalition gained control of the Senate.
As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.
Results summary
Senate Party Division, 24th Congress (1835–1837)
- Majority Party: Jacksonian (21–31)
- Minority Party: Anti-Jackson (24–19)
- Other Parties: Nullifier (2)
- Total Seats: 48–52
Change in Senate composition
Before the elections
After the January 20, 1835 special election in Maine.
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Race summaries
Special elections during the 23rd Congress
In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1834 or before March 4, 1835; ordered by election date.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Virginia (Class 2) |
William Rives | Jacksonian | 1832 (Special) | Incumbent resigned February 22, 1834. Successor elected February 26, 1834. Winner was also elected to the next term, see below. Anti-Jacksonian gain. |
√ Benjamin W. Leigh (Anti-Jacksonian) [data missing] |
Pennsylvania (Class 3) |
William Wilkins | Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent resigned June 30, 1834 to become U.S. Minister to Russia. Winner elected December 6, 1834. Jacksonian hold. |
√ James Buchanan (Jacksonian) 66 (49.62%)[1] Amos Ellmaker (Anti-Jacksonian) 31 (23.31%) James Clarke (Jacksonian) 26 (19.55%) Joseph Lawrence (Anti-Jacksonian) 6 (4.51%) Joel Sutherland (Jacksonian) 1 (0.75%) Not voting 3 (2.26%) |
Georgia (Class 3) |
John Forsyth | Jacksonian | 1829 (Special) 1831 |
Incumbent resigned June 27, 1834 to become U.S. Minister to Spain. Winner elected January 12, 1835. Jacksonian hold. |
√ Alfred Cuthbert (Jacksonian) [data missing] |
Maryland (Class 3) |
Ezekiel F. Chambers | Anti-Jacksonian | 1826 (Special) 1831 |
Incumbent resigned December 20, 1834 to become judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals. Winner elected January 13, 1835. Anti-Jacksonian hold. |
√ Robert Henry Goldsborough (Anti-Jacksonian) [data missing] |
Maine (Class 2) |
Peleg Sprague | Anti-Jacksonian | 1826 (Special) 1831 |
Incumbent resigned December 20, 1834 to become judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals. Winner elected January 20, 1835. Winner was also elected to the next term, see below. Jacksonian gain. |
√ John Ruggles (Jacksonian) [data missing] |
Races leading to the 24th Congress
In these general elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1835; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.
Special elections during the 24th Congress
In this special election, the winner was seated in 1835 after March 4; ordered by election date.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Connecticut (Class 1) |
Nathan Smith | Anti-Jacksonian | 1832 | Incumbent died December 6, 1835. Successor elected December 21, 1835. Jacksonian gain. |
√ John M. Niles (Jacksonian) [data missing] |
See also
References
- ^ "U.S. Senate Election - 6 December 1834" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov