United States Senate elections, 1834

United States Senate elections, 1834 and 1835

1832 / 1833 ← Dates vary by state → 1836 / 1837

16 of the 48 seats in the United States Senate (plus special elections) 25 seats needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Party Anti-Jacksonian Jacksonian Last election 23 seats 21 seats Seats before 26 20 Seats won 6 8 Seats after 24 22 Seat change 2 1 Seats up 8 7   Third party   Party Nullifier Last election 2 seats Seats before 2 Seats won 1 Seats after 2 Seat change Seats up 1

Majority party before election Anti-Jacksonian Elected Majority party Anti-Jacksonian

Anti-Jacksonian

Anti-Jacksonian

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.

Senate Party Division, 24th Congress (1835–1837)

After the January 20, 1835 special election in Maine.

In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1834 or before March 4, 1835; ordered by election date.

In these general elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1835; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

In this special election, the winner was seated in 1835 after March 4; ordered by election date.

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