United States Senate elections, 1846 and 1847

United States Senate elections, 1846 and 1847

← 1844 / 1845 Various dates 1848 / 1849 →
19 of the 58 seats in the United States Senate (with special elections) 29 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Whig Last election 35 seats 24 seats Seats before 33 23 Seats won 10 7 Seats after 35 19 Seat change 2 4 Seats up 8 10   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberty Independent Democratic Last election [new party] 0 Seats before 1 0 Seats won 0 1 Seats after 0 1 Seat change 1 1 Seats up 1 0
Majority Party before election Democratic Elected Majority Party Democratic

Democratic

Democratic

The United States Senate elections of 1846 and 1847 were elections which had the Democratic Party gain four seats in the United States Senate.

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

Senate Party Division, 30th Congress (1847–1849)

After the February 1846 elections in Texas.

In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1846 or in 1847 before March 4; ordered by election date.

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1847; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

In this special election, the winner was elected in 1847 after March 4.

John P. Hale was elected June 1846 as an Independent Democrat. He would later become a Free Soiler.

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