The 1820–21 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states, corresponding with James Monroe's landslide re-election. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1820 and 1821, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock.[1] In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 1.
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected November 11, 1820.[3] Democratic-Republican hold. Incumbent then resigned January 8, 1821, and winner was appointed to finish the term.
John Holmes (Democratic-Republican) was elected as one of the new states first pair of senators whose terms began with June 13, 1820, statehood. He was elected to the class 1 seat's short term, which ended March 3, 1821, and was re-elected January 31, 1821, to the term starting March 4, 1821.
John Chandler (Democratic-Republican) as elected to the class 2 seat's long term, and his term would end March 3, 1823.
^"17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913)". National Archives and Records Administration. February 8, 2022.
^ ab"Massachusetts 1820 U.S. Senate". A New Nation Votes. Tufts University Digital Collections and Archives. November 11, 1820. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
^ abc"New Jersey 1820 U.S. Senate". A New Nation Votes. Tufts University Digital Collections and Archives. November 11, 1820. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
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The 1820 21 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states corresponding with James Monroe s landslide re election As these U S Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913 senators were chosen by state legislatures Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1820 and 1821 and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock 1 In these elections terms were up for the senators in Class 1 1820 21 United States Senate elections 1818 amp 1819 Dates vary by state 1822 amp 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 FederalistLast election 30 seats 9 seatsSeats before 37 9Seats won 11 1Seats after 38 5Seat change 1 4Seats up 10 5Results Dem Republican hold Dem Republican gain Federalist hold Legislature Failed To ElectMajority Party before electionDemocratic Republican Elected Majority Party Democratic RepublicanThe Democratic Republican Party gain one to five seats in the general and special elections assuming almost complete control of the Senate Contents 1 Results summary 2 Change in composition 2 1 Before the elections 2 2 Result of the general elections 2 3 Result of the special elections in the next Congress 3 Race summaries 3 1 Special elections during the preceding Congress 3 2 Races leading to the next Congress 3 3 Special elections during the next Congress 4 Connecticut 5 Delaware 6 Georgia special 7 Indiana 8 Kentucky special 9 Maine 10 Maryland 11 Massachusetts 11 1 Massachusetts regular 11 2 Massachusetts special 12 Mississippi 12 1 Mississippi regular 12 2 Mississippi special 13 Missouri 14 New Jersey 15 New York 15 1 New York regular 15 2 New York special 16 Ohio 17 Pennsylvania 18 Rhode Island 18 1 Rhode Island regular 18 2 Rhode Island special 19 Tennessee 19 1 Tennessee regular 19 2 Tennessee special 20 Vermont 21 Virginia 22 See also 23 Notes 24 ReferencesResults summary editSenate party division 17th Congress 1821 1823 Majority party Democratic Republican 39 43 Minority party Federalist 4 Vacant 3 1 Total seats 46 48Change in composition editBefore the elections edit Composition after the June 13 and 14 1820 elections in Maine DR1Maine New seat DR2 DR3DR13 DR12 DR11 DR10 DR9 DR8 DR7 DR6 DR5 DR4DR14 DR15 DR16 DR17 DR18 DR19 DR20 DR21 DR22 DR23Majority DR24DR33N Y Ran DR32N J Ran DR31Miss Ran DR30Md Ran DR29Maine New seat Ran DR28Ind Ran DR27 DR26 DR25DR34Ohio Ran DR35Va Ran DR36Pa Unknown DR37Tenn Unknown F9Vt Retired F8Del Retired F7R I Unknown F6Mass Ran F5Conn Ran F4F1 F2 F3Result of the general elections edit DR1 DR2 DR3DR13 DR12 DR11 DR10 DR9 DR8 DR7 DR6 DR5 DR4DR14 DR15 DR16 DR17 DR18 DR19 DR20 DR21 DR22 DR23Majority DR24DR33Va Re elected DR32Ohio Re elected DR31Miss Re elected DR30Md Re elected DR29Maine Re elected DR28Ind Re elected DR27 DR26 DR25DR34N J Hold DR35N Y Hold DR36Conn Gain DR37R I Gain DR38Vt Gain V1Pa DR loss V2Tenn DR loss V3Del F loss F5Mass Re elected F4F1 F2 F3Result of the special elections in the next Congress edit DR1Mo New seat DR2Mo New seat DR3 DR4Ga HoldDR14 DR13 DR12 DR11 DR10 DR9 DR8 DR7 DR6 DR5DR15 DR16 DR17 DR18 DR19 DR20 DR21 DR22 DR23 DR24Majority DR25DR34 DR33 DR32 DR31 DR30 DR29 DR28 DR27 DR26DR35 DR36 DR37 DR38 DR39 DR40 DR41Pa Gain DR42Tenn Gain V1 F5F1 F2 F3 F4Key DR Democratic RepublicanF FederalistV VacantRace summaries editBold states link to specific election articles Special elections during the preceding Congress edit In these special elections the winner was elected during 1820 or before March 4 1821 ordered by election date State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party ElectoralhistoryNew York Class 3 Vacant Legislature had failed to elect in 1818 1819 Previous incumbent was elected January 8 1820 Federalist gain nbsp Y Rufus King Federalist UnanimousMassachusetts Class 1 Prentiss Mellen Federalist 1820 special Incumbent resigned to become Chief Justice of Maine New senator elected June 12 1820 Winner was also elected to the next term Federalist hold nbsp Y Elijah H Mills Federalist data missing Maine Class 1 New state New senator elected June 13 1820 on the second ballot Winner was also elected to the next term Democratic Republican gain First ballot nbsp Y John Holmes Democratic Republican 110 votes nbsp Y John Chandler Democratic Republican 93 votes nbsp Y Joshua Wingate Jr 84 votes A K Parris Democratic Republican 35 votes Ezekiel Whitman Federalist 4 votes James Neal 1 voteSecond ballot nbsp Y John Holmes Democratic Republican 95 votes Joshua Wingate Jr 79 votesMaine Class 2 New senator elected June 14 1820 Democratic Republican gain nbsp Y John Chandler Democratic Republican data missing Mississippi Class 1 Walter Leake Democratic Republican 1817 Incumbent resigned May 15 1820 New senator elected August 30 1820 Winner was also elected to the next term Democratic Republican hold nbsp Y David Holmes Democratic Republican data missing Kentucky Class 3 William Logan Democratic Republican 1818 Incumbent resigned May 28 1820 to run for Governor of Kentucky New senator elected October 19 1820 Democratic Republican hold nbsp Y Isham Talbot Democratic Republican data missing Rhode Island Class 2 James Burrill Jr Federalist 1816 Incumbent died December 25 1820 New senator elected January 9 1821 Democratic Republican gain nbsp Y Nehemiah R Knight Democratic Republican data missing Races leading to the next Congress edit In these general elections the winner was seated on March 4 1821 ordered by state All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party ElectoralhistoryConnecticut Samuel Dana Federalist 1810 special 1814 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election New senator elected March 4 1821 Democratic Republican gain nbsp Y Elijah Boardman Democratic Republican data missing Delaware Outerbridge Horsey Federalist 1810 special 1815 Incumbent retired Legislature failed to elect Federalist loss A Democratic Republican was later elected in 1822 data missing Indiana James Noble Democratic Republican 1816 Incumbent re elected in 1821 nbsp Y James Noble Democratic Republican data missing Maine John Holmes Democratic Republican 1820 Incumbent re elected January 31 1821 nbsp Y John Holmes Democratic Republican data missing Maryland William Pinkney Democratic Republican 1819 special Incumbent re elected in 1820 or 1821 nbsp Y William Pinkney Democratic Republican data missing Massachusetts Elijah H Mills Federalist 1820 special Incumbent re elected in 1820 2 nbsp Y Elijah H Mills Federalist 65 3 B Crowninshield 31 3 Scattering 3 3 2 Mississippi David Holmes Democratic Republican 1820 special Incumbent re elected in 1820 or 1821 nbsp Y David Holmes Democratic Republican data missing New Jersey James J Wilson Democratic Republican 1815 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected November 11 1820 3 Democratic Republican hold Incumbent then resigned January 8 1821 and winner was appointed to finish the term nbsp Y Samuel L Southard Democratic Republican 55 6 3 James J Wilson Democratic Republican 44 4 3 New York Nathan Sanford Democratic Republican 1809 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected February 6 1821 Democratic Republican hold nbsp Y Martin Van Buren Democratic Republican Nathan Sanford Democratic Republican Ohio Benjamin Ruggles Democratic Republican 1815 Incumbent re elected in 1820 or 1821 nbsp Y Benjamin Ruggles Democratic Republican data missing Pennsylvania Jonathan Roberts Democratic Republican 1814 special 1814 Legislature failed to elect Democratic Republican loss New senator would later be elected in 1821 data missing Rhode Island William Hunter Federalist 1811 special 1814 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election New senator elected in 1820 or 1821 Democratic Republican gain nbsp Y James DeWolf Democratic Republican data missing Tennessee John H Eaton Democratic Republican 1818 Appointed 1819 special Legislature failed to electDemocratic Republican loss New senator would later be elected September 27 1821 see below 4 data missing Vermont Isaac Tichenor Federalist 1796 special 17961797 Resigned 1814 Incumbent retired New senator elected in 1821 Democratic Republican gain nbsp Y Horatio Seymour Democratic Republican data missing Virginia James Barbour Democratic Republican 1814 special 1814 Incumbent re elected in 1821 nbsp Y James Barbour Democratic Republican data missing Special elections during the next Congress edit In this special election the winner was elected in 1821 after March 4 ordered by election date State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party ElectoralhistoryMissouri Class 1 New state New senator elected August 10 1821 Democratic Republican gain nbsp Y Thomas H Benton Democratic Republican data missing Missouri Class 3 New senator elected August 10 1821 Democratic Republican gain nbsp Y David Barton Democratic Republican data missing Tennessee Class 1 Vacant Legislature had failed to elect New senator re elected late September 27 1821 4 Democratic Republican gain nbsp Y John H Eaton Democratic Republican data missing Georgia Class 2 Freeman Walker Democratic Republican 1819 special Incumbent resigned August 6 1821 New senator elected November 10 1821 Democratic Republican hold nbsp Y Nicholas Ware Democratic Republican data missing Pennsylvania Class 1 Vacant Legislature had failed to elect New senator elected December 10 1821 Democratic Republican gain nbsp Y William Findlay Democratic Republican data missing Connecticut editSee also List of United States senators from Connecticut This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Delaware editSee also List of United States senators from Delaware This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Georgia special editSee also List of United States senators from Georgia This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Indiana editSee also List of United States senators from Indiana This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Kentucky special editSee also List of United States senators from Kentucky This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Maine editSee also List of United States senators from Maine John Holmes Democratic Republican was elected as one of the new states first pair of senators whose terms began with June 13 1820 statehood He was elected to the class 1 seat s short term which ended March 3 1821 and was re elected January 31 1821 to the term starting March 4 1821 John Chandler Democratic Republican as elected to the class 2 seat s long term and his term would end March 3 1823 Maryland editSee also List of United States senators from Maryland This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2022 1821 United States Senate election in Maryland 1819 December 7 1821 1822 80 members of the Maryland General Assembly nbsp Candidate William PinkneyParty Democratic RepublicanLegislative vote Percentage William Pinkney won election by an unknown number of votes for the Class 1 seat 5 Massachusetts editSee also List of United States senators from Massachusetts Massachusetts regular edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Massachusetts special edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Mississippi editSee also List of United States senators from Mississippi Mississippi regular edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Mississippi special edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Missouri editSee also List of United States senators from Missouri This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 New Jersey editSee also List of United States senators from New Jersey This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 New York editSee also List of United States senators from New York New York regular edit Main article 1821 United States Senate election in New York This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 New York special edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Ohio editSee also List of United States senators from Ohio This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Pennsylvania editMain article 1820 1821 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania See also List of United States senators from Pennsylvania This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Rhode Island editSee also List of United States senators from Rhode Island Rhode Island regular edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Rhode Island special edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Tennessee editSee also List of United States senators from Tennessee Tennessee regular edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Tennessee special edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Vermont editSee also List of United States senators from Vermont This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Virginia editSee also List of United States senators from Virginia This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 See also edit1820 United States elections 1820 United States presidential election 1820 21 United States House of Representatives elections 16th United States Congress 17th United States Congress Elections in the United StatesNotes editReferences edit 17th Amendment to the U S Constitution Direct Election of U S Senators 1913 National Archives and Records Administration February 8 2022 a b Massachusetts 1820 U S Senate A New Nation Votes Tufts University Digital Collections and Archives November 11 1820 Retrieved June 5 2019 a b c New Jersey 1820 U S Senate A New Nation Votes Tufts University Digital Collections and Archives November 11 1820 Retrieved June 9 2015 a b EATON John Henry 1790 1856 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved June 9 2015 Our Campaigns MD US Senate Race Dec 07 1821 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved 2022 11 05 Party Division in the Senate 1789 Present via Senate gov Byrd Robert C October 1 1993 Wolff Wendy ed The Senate 1789 1989 Historical Statistics 1789 1992 United States Senate Historical Office volume 4 Bicentennial ed Washington DC U S Government Printing Office ISBN 9780160632563 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1820 21 United States Senate elections amp oldid 1156952342 Maine, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
