United States Senate elections, 1820 and 1821

United States Senate elections, 1820 and 1821

← 1818 / 1819 Dates vary by state 1822 / 1823 →
15 of the 46 seats in the United States Senate (plus special elections) 24 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Last election 30 seats 9 seats Seats before 33 9 Seats won 11 1 Seats after 39 4 Seat change 1 4 Seats up 10 5
Majority party before election Democratic-Republican Elected Majority party Democratic-Republican

Democratic-Republican

Democratic-Republican

The United States Senate elections of 1820 and 1821 were elections for the United States Senate that, corresponding with James Monroe's landslide re-election, had the Democratic-Republican Party gain seven seats, assuming almost complete control of the Senate.

As these elections were prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.

Senate Party Division, 17th Congress (1821–1823)

Composition after the June 13 & 14, 1820 elections in Maine.

Bold states link to specific election articles.

In these special elections, the winner was elected during 1820 or before March 4, 1821; ordered by election date.

In these general elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1821; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.

In this special election, the winner was elected in 1821 after March 4; ordered by election date.

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