The 1842–43 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 1842 and 1843, 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 3.
The Whigs lost seats but maintained control of the Senate. Although they lost three seats in the regular elections, they gained two of them back by the start of the first session in special elections.
Incumbent had been appointed March 1, 1842, to continue the term of Franklin Pierce (Democratic), who had resigned February 28, 1842, to oppose a bill distributing federal funds to the states — believing that the money should go to the military instead — and to challenge the Whigs to reveal the results of their investigation of the New York Customs House. Incumbent appointee elected in June 1842. Democratic hold.
Incumbent had been appointed April 23, 1842, to continue the term of Samuel Prentiss (Whig), who had resigned April 11, 1842, to become judge of the U.S. District Court of Vermont. Incumbent appointee electedOctober 26, 1842. Whig hold.
Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. New senator elected in 1842, but due to ill-health and a credentials challenge he was unable to serve until May 16, 1844; nevertheless, his term began March 4, 1843. Democratic hold.
Incumbent had been appointed October 14, 1843, when Lewis F. Linn (D) had died October 3, 1843. Incumbent was subsequently electedsometime in 1843 after October 14. Democratic hold.
The election was held February 7, 1843, by the New York State Legislature. Silas Wright, Jr., had been elected in 1833 to this seat after the resignation of William L. Marcy, and had been re-elected in 1837. Wright's term would expire on March 3, 1843. At the State election in November 1842, Democrat William C. Bouck was elected Governor, 92 Democrats and 36 Whigs were elected to the Assembly, and 8 Democrats and 1 Whig were elected to the State Senate. The 66th New York State Legislature met from January 3 to April 18, 1843, at Albany, New York. The incumbent U.S. Senator Silas Wright Jr. was re-nominated unanimously by a Democratic caucus on the eve of the election. Congressman Millard Fillmore was the candidate of the Whig Party. Silas Wright, Jr., was the choice of both the Assembly and the Senate, and was declared elected.
Wright continued in the U.S. Senate, and remained in office until November 1844 when he resigned after his election as Governor of New York. Henry A. Foster was appointed to fill the vacancy temporarily, but the State Legislature elected John A. Dix for the remainder of Wright's term.
In 1841, Spencer Jarnagin was nominated for U.S. Senator by the Whig caucus in the Tennessee General Assembly. However, some of the Democrats in the legislature decided that no Senator would be preferable to a Whig. Known as the "Immortal Thirteen" by Tennessee Democrats, they refused to allow a quorum on the issue. By the time Jarnagin was eventually elected to the seat and sworn in, over two and half years, almost half of the term, had elapsed. Jarnagin finally assumed office on October 17, 1843.
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^"Re-Election of Mr. Crittenden to the Senate--More of the Earthquake coming". The Middlebury people's press. Middlebury, Vt. January 25, 1843. p. 2. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
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^ ab"U.S. Senate Election - 10 January 1843" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov
The New York Civil List compiled in 1858 (see: pg. 63 for U.S. Senators; pg. 134 for State Senators 1843; pg. 227f for Members of Assembly 1843)
Political History of the State of New York, from Jan. 1, 1841, to Jan. 1, 1847; Vol. III by Jabez Delano Hammond (State election, 1842: pg. 311f; U.S. Senate election, 1843: pg. 349)
Journal of the Assembly (66th Session) (1843; pg. 255f)
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The 1842 43 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 1842 and 1843 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 3 1842 43 United States Senate elections 1840 amp 1841 Various dates 1844 amp 1845 17 of the 52 seats in the United States Senate with special elections 27 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Party Whig DemocraticLast election 29 seats 22 seatsSeats before 30 20Seats won 4 13Seats after 27 23Seat change 3 3Seats up 7 10Results Democratic gain Democratic hold Whig holdMajority Party before electionWhig Elected Majority Party WhigThe Whigs lost seats but maintained control of the Senate Although they lost three seats in the regular elections they gained two of them back by the start of the first session in special elections Contents 1 Results summary 2 Change in Senate composition 2 1 Before the elections 2 2 Result of the elections 2 3 Beginning of the next Congress 2 4 Beginning of the first session of the next Congress December 4 1843 3 Race summaries 3 1 Special elections during the 27th Congress 3 2 Races leading to the 28th Congress 3 3 Elections during the 28th Congress 4 Complete list of races 4 1 Maryland 4 2 New York 4 3 Pennsylvania 4 4 Tennessee 5 See also 6 ReferencesResults summary EditSenate party division 28th Congress 1843 1845 Majority party Whig 27 Minority party Democratic 22 23 Other parties 0 1 Total seats 52 54Change in Senate composition EditBefore the elections Edit After July 1842 appointment in New Jersey D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6D16Ran D15Ran D14Ran D13Ran D12Ran D11Ran D10 D9 D8 D7D17Unknown D18Unknown D19Retired D20Retired V2 V1 W30Resigned W29Retired W28Unknown W27UnknownMajority W26RanW17 W18 W19 W20 W21 W22 W23 W24Ran W25RanW16 W15 W14 W13 W12 W11 W10 W9 W8 W7W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6Result of the elections Edit D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6D16Re elected D15Re elected D14Re elected D13Re elected D12Re elected D11Re elected D10 D9 D8 D7D17Re elected D18Hold D19Hold D20Hold D21Hold D22Gain D23Gain V2 V1 W27HoldMajority W26HoldW17 W18 W19 W20 W21 W22 W23 W24Re elected W25Re electedW16 W15 W14 W13 W12 W11 W10 W9 W8 W7W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6Beginning of the next Congress Edit D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D10 D9 D8 D7D17 D18 D19 D20 D21 D22 V3D Loss V2 V1 W27Majority W26W17 W18 W19 W20 W21 W22 W23 W24 W25W16 W15 W14 W13 W12 W11 W10 W9 W8 W7W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6Beginning of the first session of the next Congress December 4 1843 Edit D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D10 D9 D8 D7D17 D18 D19 D20 D21Hold D22Hold D23Gain W29Gain W28Gain W27Majority W26W17 W18 W19 W20 W21 W22 W23 W24 W25W16 W15 W14 W13 W12 W11 W10 W9 W8 W7W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6Key D DemocraticW WhigV VacantRace summaries EditBold states link to specific election articles Special elections during the 27th Congress Edit In these elections the winners were elected during 1842 or in 1843 before March 4 ordered by election date State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party Electoral historyRhode Island Class 1 Nathan F Dixon Whig Elected in 1838 or 1839 Incumbent died January 29 1842 New senator elected February 18 1842 Whig hold Y William Sprague Whig data unknown missing New Hampshire Class 3 Leonard Wilcox Democratic 1842 Appointed Incumbent had been appointed March 1 1842 to continue the term of Franklin Pierce Democratic who had resigned February 28 1842 to oppose a bill distributing federal funds to the states believing that the money should go to the military instead and to challenge the Whigs to reveal the results of their investigation of the New York Customs House Incumbent appointee elected in June 1842 Democratic hold Y Leonard Wilcox Democratic data unknown missing Vermont Class 3 Samuel C Crafts Whig 1842 Appointed Incumbent had been appointed April 23 1842 to continue the term of Samuel Prentiss Whig who had resigned April 11 1842 to become judge of the U S District Court of Vermont Incumbent appointee elected October 26 1842 Whig hold Y Samuel C Crafts Whig data unknown missing South Carolina Class 3 William C Preston Whig 1833 special 1837 Incumbent resigned November 29 1842 New senator elected December 23 1842 Democratic gain Y George McDuffie Democratic data unknown missing Races leading to the 28th Congress Edit In these regular elections the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4 1843 ordered by state All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party Electoral historyAlabama Arthur P Bagby Democratic 1841 special Incumbent re elected in 1842 Y Arthur P Bagby Democratic data unknown missing Arkansas Ambrose Sevier Democratic 18361837 Incumbent re elected in 1843 Y Ambrose Sevier Democratic data unknown missing Connecticut Perry Smith Democratic 1837 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election New senator elected in 1842 but due to ill health and a credentials challenge he was unable to serve until May 16 1844 nevertheless his term began March 4 1843 Democratic hold Y John M Niles Democratic data unknown missing Georgia Alfred Cuthbert Democratic 1835 special 1837 Incumbent retired New senator elected in 1843 Democratic hold Y Walter T Colquitt Democratic data unknown missing Illinois Richard M Young Democratic 1837 Incumbent retired New senator elected in 1843 Democratic hold Y Sidney Breese Democratic data unknown missing Indiana Oliver H Smith Whig 1836 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected in 1842 Democratic gain Y Edward A Hannegan Democratic data unknown missing Kentucky John J Crittenden Whig 18161819 Resigned 18351841 Retired 1842 Appointed special Incumbent re elected January 7 1843 Y John J Crittenden Whig 88 votes Richard Mentor Johnson Democratic 43 votes 2 Louisiana Charles M Conrad Whig 1842 Appointed Incumbent appointee lost election New senator elected in 1843 although due to ill health did not take his seat Whig hold Y Alexander Porter Whig Charles M Conrad Whig Maryland John L Kerr Whig 1841 special Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election New senator elected in 1843 Whig hold Y James Pearce Whig data unknown missing Missouri Lewis F Linn Democratic 1833 Appointed special 1836 Incumbent re elected in 1842 Y Lewis F Linn Democratic data unknown missing New Hampshire Leonard Wilcox Democratic 1842 Appointed 1842 special Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election New senator elected in 1843 Democratic hold Y Charles G Atherton Democratic data unknown missing New York Silas Wright Jr Democratic 1833 special 1837 Incumbent re elected February 7 1843 Y Silas Wright Jr Democratic Millard Fillmore Whig John A Collier Whig Willis Hall Whig George W Patterson Whig George A Simmons Whig Luther Bradish Whig Gulian C Verplanck Whig North Carolina William A Graham Whig 1840 special Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election New senator elected in 1843 Democratic gain Y William H Haywood Jr Democratic data unknown missing Ohio William Allen Democratic 1836 Incumbent re elected in 1842 Y William Allen Democratic data unknown missing Pennsylvania James Buchanan Democratic 1834 special 1836 Incumbent re elected in 1843 Y James Buchanan Democratic 56 06 John Banks Whig 40 91 Richard Brodhead Democratic 0 76 John Gibons 0 76 South Carolina George McDuffie Democratic 1842 special Incumbent re elected in 1842 or 1843 Y George McDuffie Democratic data unknown missing Vermont Samuel C Crafts Whig 1842 special Incumbent retired New senator elected in 1843 Whig hold Y William Upham Whig data unknown missing Elections during the 28th Congress Edit In these special elections the winners were elected in 1843 after March 4 ordered by election date State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party Electoral historySouth Carolina Class 2 John C Calhoun Democratic 1832 special 18341840 Incumbent resigned March 3 1843 New senator elected March 4 1843 Democratic hold Y Daniel Elliott Huger Democratic data unknown missing Tennessee Class 1 Alfred O P Nicholson Democratic 1840 Appointed Incumbent resigned February 7 1842 Winner was elected October 17 1843 Whig gain Y Ephraim H Foster Whig data unknown missing Tennessee Class 2 Vacant since 1841 Legislature had failed to elect since the 27th Congress Winner was elected October 17 1843 Whig gain Y Spencer Jarnagin Whig data unknown missing Maine Class 1 Reuel Williams Democratic 1837 special Incumbent resigned February 15 1843 Winner was elected December 4 1843 Democratic hold Y John Fairfield Democratic data unknown missing Missouri Class 3 David Rice Atchison Democratic 1843 Appointed Incumbent had been appointed October 14 1843 when Lewis F Linn D had died October 3 1843 Incumbent was subsequently elected sometime in 1843 after October 14 Democratic hold Y David Rice Atchison Democratic data unknown missing Complete list of races EditMaryland Edit See also List of United States senators from Maryland This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2022 1843 United States Senate election in Maryland 1841 December 1841 1849 80 members of the Maryland General Assembly Candidate James PearceParty WhigLegislative vote Percentage James Pearce won election by an unknown margin of votes for the Class 3 seat 3 New York Edit Main article 1843 United States Senate election in New York The election was held February 7 1843 by the New York State Legislature Silas Wright Jr had been elected in 1833 to this seat after the resignation of William L Marcy and had been re elected in 1837 Wright s term would expire on March 3 1843 At the State election in November 1842 Democrat William C Bouck was elected Governor 92 Democrats and 36 Whigs were elected to the Assembly and 8 Democrats and 1 Whig were elected to the State Senate The 66th New York State Legislature met from January 3 to April 18 1843 at Albany New York The incumbent U S Senator Silas Wright Jr was re nominated unanimously by a Democratic caucus on the eve of the election Congressman Millard Fillmore was the candidate of the Whig Party Silas Wright Jr was the choice of both the Assembly and the Senate and was declared elected Candidate Party Senate 32 members Assembly 128 members Silas Wright Jr Democrat 17 77Millard Fillmore Whig 6 16John A Collier Whig 1 6Willis Hall Whig 4George W Patterson Whig 3George A Simmons Whig 2Luther Bradish Whig 1Gulian C Verplanck Whig 1Wright continued in the U S Senate and remained in office until November 1844 when he resigned after his election as Governor of New York Henry A Foster was appointed to fill the vacancy temporarily but the State Legislature elected John A Dix for the remainder of Wright s term Pennsylvania Edit Main article 1843 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania The election was held January 10 1843 Future President of the United States James Buchanan was re elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate 4 The Pennsylvania General Assembly consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate convened on January 10 1843 to elect a new Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4 1843 Incumbent Democrat James Buchanan who was elected in 1834 and re elected in 1836 was a successful candidate for re election to another term The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows State Legislature Results 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic James Buchanan Incumbent 74 56 06Whig John Banks 54 40 91Democratic Richard Brodhead 1 0 76Unknown John Gibons 1 0 76N A Not voting 2 1 52Totals 132 100 00 Tennessee Edit Main article 1843 United States Senate special elections in Tennessee In 1841 Spencer Jarnagin was nominated for U S Senator by the Whig caucus in the Tennessee General Assembly However some of the Democrats in the legislature decided that no Senator would be preferable to a Whig Known as the Immortal Thirteen by Tennessee Democrats they refused to allow a quorum on the issue By the time Jarnagin was eventually elected to the seat and sworn in over two and half years almost half of the term had elapsed Jarnagin finally assumed office on October 17 1843 See also Edit1842 United States elections 1842 43 United States House of Representatives elections 27th United States Congress 28th United States CongressReferences Edit 17th Amendment to the U S Constitution Direct Election of U S Senators 1913 National Archives and Records Administration February 8 2022 Re Election of Mr Crittenden to the Senate More of the Earthquake coming The Middlebury people s press Middlebury Vt January 25 1843 p 2 Retrieved January 29 2022 Our Campaigns MD US Senate Race Jan 00 1843 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved November 5 2022 a b U S Senate Election 10 January 1843 PDF Wilkes University Retrieved December 22 2013 Party Division in the Senate 1789 Present via Senate gov The New York Civil List compiled in 1858 see pg 63 for U S Senators pg 134 for State Senators 1843 pg 227f for Members of Assembly 1843 Members of the 28th United States Congress Political History of the State of New York from Jan 1 1841 to Jan 1 1847 Vol III by Jabez Delano Hammond State election 1842 pg 311f U S Senate election 1843 pg 349 Journal of the Assembly 66th Session 1843 pg 255f Pennsylvania Election Statistics 1682 2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1842 43 United States Senate elections amp oldid 1143325484 Maryland, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
