The 1834–35 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. 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 1834 and 1835, 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 2.
Incumbent resigned February 22, 1834. Successor elected February 26, 1834. Successor was also elected to the next term, see below. National Republican gain.
Incumbent resigned December 20, 1834, to become judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals. New senator elected January 13, 1835. National Republican hold.
Unknown if incumbent ran for re-election. New senator elected in 1835, but due to ill-health, resigned without having been seated. National Republican loss.
Incumbent resigned December 20, 1834, to become judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals. New senator elected January 19, 1835. Jacksonian gain. Successor was also elected the same day to finish the term, see above.
The new state of Michigan elected its new senators in 1835, both Jacksonians: Lucius Lyon (Class 1) and John Norvell (Class 2). They were not seated until January 26, 1837, due to a territorial dispute with Ohio.
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Anti-Jacksonian Benjamin W. Leigh was re-elected sometime in 1835 to the next term.
Virginia (special)
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Anti-Jacksonian Benjamin W. Leigh was elected February 26, 1834, to finish the term that would end March 3, 1835. He was then elected to the next term, see above.
^Winner was elected but resigned without having been seated.
References
^"17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913)". National Archives and Records Administration. February 8, 2022.
^"U.S. Senate Election - 6 December 1834" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
^"Our Campaigns - ME US Senate Race - Jan 19, 1835". www.ourcampaigns.com.
^J. Fred Parker, Secretary of State (1914). Manual, with Rules and Orders, for the use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1914. State of Rhode Island manual. Providence, RI: E. L. Freeman Company, State Printers. p. 149.
^"Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Jan 07, 1835". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
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March 12, 2023
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The 1834 35 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states 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 1834 and 1835 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 2 1834 35 United States Senate elections 1832 amp 1833 Dates vary by state 1836 amp 1837 16 of the 48 seats in the United States Senate plus special elections 25 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Third party Party Anti Jacksonian Jacksonian NullifierLast election 23 seats 21 seats 2 seatsSeats before 26 20 2Seats won 6 8 1Seats after 24 22 2Seat change 2 2Seats up 8 7 1Results Jacksonian Hold Jacksonian Gain Anti Jacksonian Hold Anti Jacksonian Gain Nullifier Hold Legislature Failed To ElectMajority Party before electionAnti Jacksonian Elected Majority Party Anti JacksonianThe Anti Jackson coalition maintained control of the Senate However during the 24th Congress the Jacksonian coalition gained control of the Senate Contents 1 Results summary 2 Change in composition 2 1 Before the elections 2 2 Result of the regular elections 3 Race summaries 3 1 Special elections during the 23rd Congress 3 2 Races leading to the 24th Congress 3 3 Special election during the 24th Congress 3 4 Early elections during the 24th Congress 4 Alabama 5 Connecticut special 6 Delaware 7 Georgia 7 1 Georgia regular 7 2 Georgia special 8 Illinois 9 Kentucky 10 Louisiana 11 Maine 11 1 Maine regular 11 2 Maine special 12 Maryland special 13 Massachusetts 14 Michigan 15 Mississippi 16 New Hampshire 17 New Jersey 18 North Carolina 19 Pennsylvania special 20 Rhode Island 21 South Carolina 22 Tennessee 23 Virginia 23 1 Virginia regular 23 2 Virginia special 24 See also 25 Notes 26 References 27 SourcesResults summary EditSenate party division 24th Congress 1835 1837 Majority party Jacksonian 21 31 Minority party Anti Jackson 24 19 Other parties Nullifier 2 Total seats 48 52Change in composition EditBefore the elections Edit AJ1 AJ2 AJ3 AJ4AJ14 AJ13 AJ12 AJ11 AJ10 AJ9 AJ8 AJ7 AJ6 AJ5AJ15 AJ16 AJ17 AJ18 AJ19Del Ran AJ20Miss Ran AJ21R I Ran AJ22Va Ran AJ23La Unknown AJ24N J UnknownMajority AJ25Mass RetiredJ15Ga Ran J16Ill Ran J17N C Ran J18Tenn Ran J19Ky Unknown N1 N2S C Ran AJ27Maine Resigned AJ26N H RetiredJ14Ala Ran J13 J12 J11 J10 J9 J8 J7 J6 J5J1 J2 J3 J4Result of the regular elections Edit AJ1 AJ2 AJ3 AJ4AJ14 AJ13 AJ12 AJ11 AJ10 AJ9 AJ8 AJ7 AJ6 AJ5AJ15 AJ16 AJ17 AJ18 AJ19Del Re elected AJ20R I Re elected AJ21Va Re elected AJ22Mass Hold AJ23Ky Gain AJ24Tenn Re elected to different partyPlurality J15Ga Re elected J16Ill Re elected J17N C Re elected J18Maine Gain J19Miss Gain J20N H Gain J21N J Gain N1 N2S C Re elected V1La AJ Loss a J14Ala Re elected J13 J12 J11 J10 J9 J8 J7 J6 J5J1 J2 J3 J4Key AJ Anti JacksonianJ JacksonianN NullfierV VacantRace summaries EditSpecial elections during the 23rd Congress Edit In these special elections the winners were seated during 1834 or before March 4 1835 ordered by election date State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party Electoral historyVirginia Class 2 William Rives Jacksonian 1832 special Incumbent resigned February 22 1834 Successor elected February 26 1834 Successor was also elected to the next term see below National Republican gain Y Benjamin W Leigh National Republican data unknown missing Pennsylvania Class 3 William Wilkins Jacksonian 1832 Incumbent resigned June 30 1834 to become U S Minister to Russia New senator elected December 6 1834 Jacksonian hold Y James Buchanan Jacksonian 66 49 62 2 Amos Ellmaker National Republican 31 23 31 James Clarke Jacksonian 26 19 55 Joseph Lawrence National Republican 6 4 51 Joel Sutherland Jacksonian 1 0 75 Not voting 3 2 26 Georgia Class 3 John Forsyth Jacksonian 1818 special 1819 Resigned 1829 special 1830 or 1831 Incumbent resigned June 27 1834 to become U S Minister to Spain New senator elected January 12 1835 Jacksonian hold Y Alfred Cuthbert Jacksonian data unknown missing Maryland Class 3 Ezekiel F Chambers National Republican 1826 special 1831 Incumbent resigned December 20 1834 to become judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals New senator elected January 13 1835 National Republican hold Y Robert Henry Goldsborough National Republican data unknown missing Maine Class 2 Peleg Sprague National Republican 1829 Incumbent resigned January 1 1835 New senator elected January 20 1835 Successor was also elected to the next term see below Jacksonian gain Y John Ruggles Jacksonian data unknown missing Races leading to the 24th Congress Edit In these regular elections the winner was seated on March 4 1835 ordered by state All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party ElectoralhistoryAlabama William R King Jacksonian 181918221828 Incumbent re elected in 1834 Y William R King Jacksonian data unknown missing Delaware John M Clayton National Republican 1827 special 1829 Incumbent re elected in 1835 Y John M Clayton National Republican data unknown missing Georgia John Pendleton King Jacksonian 1833 special Incumbent re elected in 1834 Y John Pendleton King Jacksonian data unknown missing Illinois John M Robinson Jacksonian 1830 special Incumbent re elected in 1835 Y John M Robinson Jacksonian data unknown missing Kentucky George M Bibb Jacksonian 1829 Unknown if incumbent ran for re election New senator elected in 1835 National Republican gain Y John J Crittenden National Republican data unknown missing Louisiana George A Waggaman National Republican 1831 special Unknown if incumbent ran for re election New senator elected in 1835 but due to ill health resigned without having been seated National Republican loss Y Charles Gayarre Jacksonian data unknown missing Maine Peleg Sprague National Republican 1829 Incumbent resigned December 20 1834 to become judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals New senator elected January 19 1835 Jacksonian gain Successor was also elected the same day to finish the term see above Y John Ruggles Jacksonian 73 91 George Evans National Republican 26 09 3 Massachusetts Nathaniel Silsbee National Republican 1826 special 1828 Incumbent retired New senator elected in 1835 National Republican hold Y John Davis National Republican data unknown missing Mississippi George Poindexter National Republican 1830 Appointed 1830 special Incumbent lost re election New senator elected in 1835 Jacksonian gain Y Robert J Walker Jacksonian data unknown missing New Hampshire Samuel Bell National Republican 1823 Incumbent retired New senator elected in 1835 Jacksonian gain Y Henry Hubbard Jacksonian data unknown missing New Jersey Theodore Frelinghuysen National Republican 1829 Unknown if incumbent ran for re election New senator elected in 1835 Jacksonian gain Y Garret D Wall Jacksonian data unknown missing North Carolina Bedford Brown Jacksonian 1829 special Incumbent re elected in 1835 Y Bedford Brown Jacksonian data unknown missing Rhode Island Nehemiah R Knight National Republican 1821 special 18231829 Incumbent re elected May 13 1835 Y Nehemiah R Knight National Republican 41 votes Elisha Reynolds Potter Unknown 38 votes 4 South Carolina John C Calhoun Nullifier 1832 special Incumbent re elected in 1834 Y John C Calhoun Nullifier data unknown missing Tennessee Hugh Lawson White Jacksonian 1825 special 1829 Incumbent re elected in 1835 as National Republican National Republican gain Y Hugh Lawson White National Republican data unknown missing Virginia Benjamin W Leigh National Republican 1834 special Incumbent re elected in 1835 Y Benjamin W Leigh National Republican data unknown missing Special election during the 24th Congress Edit In this special election the winner was seated in 1835 after March 4 ordered by election date State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party Electoral historyConnecticut Class 1 Nathan Smith National Republican 1832 Incumbent died December 6 1835 New senator elected December 21 1835 Jacksonian gain Y John M Niles Jacksonian data unknown missing Early elections during the 24th Congress Edit In these elections the winners were not seated until 1837 State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party Electoral historyMichigan Class 1 New state New state New senator was elected in November 1835 but not seated until January 6 1837 due to a territorial dispute with Ohio Jacksonian gain Y Lucius Lyon Jacksonian data unknown missing Michigan Class 2 New state New senator was elected in November 1835 but not seated until January 6 1837 due to a territorial dispute with Ohio Jacksonian gain Y John Norvell Jacksonian data unknown missing Alabama EditSee also List of United States senators from Alabama and 1835 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 Connecticut special EditSee also List of United States senators from Connecticut and 1835 United States House of Representatives election in Connecticut This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 Delaware EditSee also List of United States senators from Delaware and 1834 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 Georgia EditSee also List of United States senators from Georgia and 1834 United States House of Representatives election in Georgia Georgia had two elections this cycle a regular election for the class 2 seat and a special election for the class 3 seat Georgia regular Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 In the class 2 seat incumbent Jacksonian John Pendleton King who had served since winning an 1833 special election was re elected sometime in 1834 Georgia special Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 In the class 3 seat incumbent Jacksonian John Forsyth who had served since winning an 1829 special election resigned June 27 1834 to become U S Minister to Spain Jacksonian Alfred Cuthbert was elected January 12 1835 Illinois EditSee also List of United States senators from Illinois and 1834 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 Kentucky EditSee also List of United States senators from Kentucky and 1835 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 Louisiana EditSee also List of United States senators from Louisiana and 1834 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 Maine EditSee also List of United States senators from Maine and 1834 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine Maine had two elections this cycle both for the class 2 seat Incumbent Anti Jacksonian Peleg Sprague who was elected in 1829 resigned January 1 1835 Jacksonian John Ruggles won both elections Maine regular Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 Jacksonian John Ruggles was elected January 19 1835 to the next term He was then elected to finish the current term see below Maine special Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 Jacksonian John Ruggles was elected January 20 1835 to finish the term that would end March 3 1835 Maryland special EditSee also List of United States senators from Maryland This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2022 1835 United States Senate special election in Maryland 1831 January 7 1835 1836 80 members of the Maryland General Assembly Candidate Robert H Goldsborough No votesParty WhigLegislative vote 53 15Percentage 80 95 17 86 Ezekiel F Chambers won election over non voters by a margin of 63 10 or 53 votes for the Class 3 seat 5 Massachusetts EditSee also List of United States senators from Massachusetts and 1834 1835 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 Michigan EditMain article 1835 United States Senate elections in Michigan See also List of United States senators from Michigan and 1835 United States House of Representatives election in Michigan The new state of Michigan elected its new senators in 1835 both Jacksonians Lucius Lyon Class 1 and John Norvell Class 2 They were not seated until January 26 1837 due to a territorial dispute with Ohio Mississippi EditSee also List of United States senators from Mississippi and 1835 United States House of Representatives election in Mississippi This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 New Hampshire EditSee also List of United States senators from New Hampshire and 1835 United States House of Representatives election in New Hampshire This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 New Jersey EditSee also List of United States senators from New Jersey and 1834 United States House of Representatives election in New Jersey This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 North Carolina EditSee also List of United States senators from North Carolina and 1835 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 Pennsylvania special EditMain article 1834 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania See also List of United States senators from Pennsylvania and 1834 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 Rhode Island EditSee also List of United States senators from Rhode Island and 1835 United States House of Representatives election in Rhode Island This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 South Carolina EditSee also List of United States senators from South Carolina and 1834 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 Tennessee EditSee also List of United States senators from Tennessee and 1835 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 Virginia EditSee also List of United States senators from Virginia and 1835 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia Virginia had two elections this cycle both for the class 2 seat Incumbent Jacksonian William Rives who had just won the 1832 special election resigned February 22 1834 Anti Jacksonian Benjamin W Leigh won both elections Virginia regular Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 Anti Jacksonian Benjamin W Leigh was re elected sometime in 1835 to the next term Virginia special Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it January 2020 Anti Jacksonian Benjamin W Leigh was elected February 26 1834 to finish the term that would end March 3 1835 He was then elected to the next term see above See also Edit1834 United States elections 1834 35 United States House of Representatives elections 23rd United States Congress 24th United States CongressNotes Edit Winner was elected but resigned without having been seated References Edit 17th Amendment to the U S Constitution Direct Election of U S Senators 1913 National Archives and Records Administration February 8 2022 U S Senate Election 6 December 1834 PDF Wilkes University Retrieved December 22 2013 Our Campaigns ME US Senate Race Jan 19 1835 www ourcampaigns com J Fred Parker Secretary of State 1914 Manual with Rules and Orders for the use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island 1914 State of Rhode Island manual Providence RI E L Freeman Company State Printers p 149 Our Campaigns MD US Senate Race Jan 07 1835 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved 2022 11 05 Sources EditParty Division in the Senate 1789 Present via Senate gov Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1834 35 United States Senate elections amp oldid 1143325382 New Hampshire, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
