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1846–47 United States Senate elections

January 01, 1970

The 1846–47 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 1846 and 1847, 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.

1846–47 United States Senate elections
← 1844 & 1845 Various dates 1848 & 1849 →
19 of the 58 seats in the United States Senate (with special elections)
30 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
Results:
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Independent Democratic gain      Whig hold
     Legislature failed to elect
Majority Party before election


Democratic

Elected Majority Party


Democratic

The Democratic Party gained four seats in the United States Senate.

Results edit

Senate party division, 30th Congress (1847–1849)

  • Majority party: Democratic (34–38)
  • Minority party: Whig (20–21)
  • Other parties: Independent Democratic (1)
  • Total seats: 58–60

Change in composition edit

Before the elections edit

After the February 1846 elections in Texas.

  D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8
D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D10 D9
D19 D20 D21 D22 D23 D24 D25
Ala.
Ran 		D26
Ark.
Ran 		D27
S.C.
Ran 		D28
Tex.
Ran
Majority → D29
N.H.
Ran
W19
Va.
Ran 		W20
Del.
Unknown 		W21
Ky.
Unknown 		W22
Mich.
Retired 		W23
Tenn.
Retired 		W24
La.
Died 		V1 D31
Ill.
Retired 		D30
Miss.
Unknown
W18
R.I.
Ran 		W17
N.C.
Ran 		W16
N.J.
Ran 		W15
Mass.
Ran 		W14
Maine.
Ran 		W13
Ga.
Ran 		W12 W11 W10 W9
  W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8

As a result of the regular elections edit

  V3
Iowa
New state 		D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8
D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D10 D9
D19 D20 D21 D22 D23 D24 D25
Ala.
Appointee elected 		D26
Ark.
Re-elected 		D27
S.C.
Re-elected 		D28
Tex.
Re-elected
Majority → D29
Ill.
Hold
W19
R.I.
Hold 		V1
Tenn.
W Loss 		V2 ID1
N.H.
Gain 		D34
Va.
Gain 		D33
Mich.
Gain 		D32
Maine.
Hold 		D31
Miss.
Hold 		D30
La.
Hold
W18
Ky.
Hold 		W17
Del.
Hold 		W16
N.C.
Re-elected 		W15
N.J.
Re-elected 		W14
Mass.
Re-elected 		W13
Ga.
Re-elected 		W12 W11 W10 W9
  V4
Iowa
New state 		W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8

As a result of the regular elections edit

  V2
Iowa 		D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8
D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D10 D9
D19 D20 D21 D22 D23 D24
Va. (sp)
Hold 		D25 D26 D27 D28
Majority → D29
W19 W20
Tenn.
Gain 		W21
N.C. (sp)
Gain 		ID1 D34 D33 D32 D31 D30
W18 W17 W16 W15 W14 W13 W12 W11 W10 W9
  V3
Iowa 		W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8
Key:
D# Democratic
ID# Independent Democratic
W# Whig
V# Vacant

Race summaries edit

Special elections during the 29th Congress edit

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

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Mississippi
(Class 2) 		Joseph W. Chalmers Democratic 1845 (Appointed) Interim appointee elected January 10, 1846.
Texas
(Class 1) 		New state Texas was admitted to the Union December 29, 1845.
Winner elected February 21, 1846.
Democratic gain.
Texas
(Class 2) 		Texas was admitted to the Union December 29, 1845.
Winner elected February 21, 1846.
Democratic gain.
New Hampshire
(Class 2) 		Benning W. Jenness Democratic 1845 (Appointed) Appointee lost election to finish the term.
Winner elected June 13, 1846.
Liberty gain.
Winner was not elected to the next term, see below.
North Carolina
(Class 3) 		William H. Haywood Jr. Democratic 1843 Incumbent resigned July 25, 1846 rather than disobey instructions from the N.C. General Assembly.
Winner elected November 25, 1846.
Whig gain.
Louisiana
(Class 2) 		Alexander Barrow Whig 1840 Incumbent died December 29, 1846.
Winner elected January 21, 1847.
Democratic gain.
Winner was not elected to the next term, see below.
Virginia
(Class 1) 		Isaac S. Pennybacker Democratic 1845 (special) Incumbent died January 12, 1847.
Winner elected January 21, 1847.
Democratic hold.
Iowa
(Class 2) 		New state Iowa was admitted to the Union December 28, 1846.
Legislature failed to elect due to a three-way split that prevented any candidate from earning the required number of 30 legislators' votes.[2]
Seat vacant until December 7, 1848.
Iowa
(Class 3) 		Iowa was admitted to the Union December 28, 1846.
Legislature failed to elect due to a three-way split that prevented any candidate from earning the required number of 30 legislators' votes.[2]
Seat vacant until December 7, 1848.

Races leading to the 30th Congress edit

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

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral
history
Alabama Dixon Hall Lewis Democratic 1844 (Appointed) Incumbent elected to full term in 1847.
Arkansas Chester Ashley Democratic 1844 (special) Incumbent re-elected in 1846.
Delaware Thomas Clayton Whig 1837 (special)
1841 		Unknown in incumbent lost re-election or retired.
Winner elected in 1846 or 1847.
Whig hold.
Georgia John M. Berrien Whig 1825
1829 (Resigned)
1840
1845 (Resigned)
1845 (special) 		Incumbent re-elected in 1846.
Illinois James Semple Democratic 1843 (Appointed)
? (special) 		Incumbent retired.
Winner elected in 1846.
Democratic hold.
Kentucky James T. Morehead Whig 1841 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.
Winner elected in 1846 or 1847.
Whig hold.
Louisiana Pierre Soulé Democratic 1847 (special) Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.
Winner elected in 1847.
Democratic hold.
Maine George Evans Whig 1840 Incumbent lost re-election.
Winner elected in 1846.[3]
Democratic gain.
Massachusetts John Davis Whig 1835
1841 (Resigned)
1845 (special) 		Incumbent re-elected in 1847.
Michigan William Woodbridge Whig 1841 Incumbent retired.
Winner elected in February 1847.
Democratic gain.
Mississippi Joseph W. Chalmers Democratic 1845 (Appointed)
? (special) 		Unknown if incumbent lost re-election or retired.
Winner elected in 1846 or 1847.
Democratic hold.
New Hampshire Joseph Cilley Liberty 1846 Incumbent lost re-election.
Winner elected in 1846.
Independent Democratic gain.
New Jersey Jacob W. Miller Whig 1841 Incumbent re-elected in 1846.
North Carolina Willie Mangum Whig 1840 (special)
1841 		Incumbent re-elected in 1847.
Rhode Island James F. Simmons Whig 1841 Incumbent lost re-election.
Winner elected in 1846 or 1847.
Whig hold.
South Carolina John C. Calhoun Democratic 1832 (special)
1834
1840
1843 (Resigned)
1845 (special) 		Incumbent re-elected in 1846.
Tennessee Spencer Jarnagin Whig 1843 (special) Incumbent retired.
Legislature failed to elect.
Whig loss.
Texas Sam Houston Democratic 1846 Incumbent re-elected in 1847
Virginia William S. Archer Whig 1846 Incumbent lost re-election.
Winner elected in 1846.
Democratic gain.

Special elections during the 30th Congress edit

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

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Tennessee
(Class 2) 		Vacant Legislature had earlier failed to elect.
Winner elected November 22, 1847.
Whig gain.

Iowa edit

See also: List of United States senators from Iowa

Iowa became a state in December 1846, but did not elect its senators until December 1848.

Louisiana edit

See also: List of United States senators from Louisiana

Alexander Barrow (W) died December 29, 1846. Pierre Soulé (D) was elected January 21, 1847 just to finish the term. Solomon W. Downs (D) was elected to the next term.

New Hampshire edit

Democratic appointee Benning W. Jenness lost the June 13, 1846 election to finish the term and the election the same day to the next term. Joseph Cilley (Liberty) was elected to finish the term, but lost the election to the next term. John P. Hale was (Independent Democratic) was elected to the next term and would later become a Free Soiler.

Virginia edit

See also: List of United States senators from Virginia

William S. Archer (W) lost re-election to Democrat Robert M. T. Hunter.

Virginia (special) edit

See also: List of United States senators from Virginia

Isaac S. Pennybacker (D), who was not up for election, died January 12, 1847. James Murray Mason (D) was elected January 21, 1847.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913)". National Archives and Records Administration. February 8, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Clark, Dan Elbert (1913). "History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa". Iowa. pp. 17–46, 72–79.
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  • Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov

January 01, 1970
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The 1846 47 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 1846 and 1847 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 1846 47 United States Senate elections 1844 amp 1845 Various dates 1848 amp 1849 19 of the 58 seats in the United States Senate with special elections 30 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 0Results Democratic gain Democratic hold Independent Democratic gain Whig hold Legislature failed to electMajority Party before election Democratic Elected Majority Party Democratic The Democratic Party gained four seats in the United States Senate Contents 1 Results 2 Change in composition 2 1 Before the elections 2 2 As a result of the regular elections 2 3 As a result of the regular elections 3 Race summaries 3 1 Special elections during the 29th Congress 3 2 Races leading to the 30th Congress 3 3 Special elections during the 30th Congress 4 Iowa 5 Louisiana 6 New Hampshire 7 Virginia 8 Virginia special 9 See also 10 ReferencesResults editSenate party division 30th Congress 1847 1849 Majority party Democratic 34 38 Minority party Whig 20 21 Other parties Independent Democratic 1 Total seats 58 60Change in composition editBefore the elections edit After the February 1846 elections in Texas D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D10 D9 D19 D20 D21 D22 D23 D24 D25Ala Ran D26Ark Ran D27S C Ran D28Tex Ran Majority D29N H Ran W19Va Ran W20Del Unknown W21Ky Unknown W22Mich Retired W23Tenn Retired W24La Died V1 D31Ill Retired D30Miss Unknown W18R I Ran W17N C Ran W16N J Ran W15Mass Ran W14Maine Ran W13Ga Ran W12 W11 W10 W9 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 As a result of the regular elections edit V3Iowa New state D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D10 D9 D19 D20 D21 D22 D23 D24 D25Ala Appointee elected D26Ark Re elected D27S C Re elected D28Tex Re elected Majority D29Ill Hold W19R I Hold V1Tenn W Loss V2 ID1N H Gain D34Va Gain D33Mich Gain D32Maine Hold D31Miss Hold D30La Hold W18Ky Hold W17Del Hold W16N C Re elected W15N J Re elected W14Mass Re elected W13Ga Re elected W12 W11 W10 W9 V4Iowa New state W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 As a result of the regular elections edit V2Iowa D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D10 D9 D19 D20 D21 D22 D23 D24Va sp Hold D25 D26 D27 D28 Majority D29 W19 W20Tenn Gain W21N C sp Gain ID1 D34 D33 D32 D31 D30 W18 W17 W16 W15 W14 W13 W12 W11 W10 W9 V3Iowa W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 Key D Democratic ID Independent Democratic W Whig V VacantRace summaries editSpecial elections during the 29th Congress edit In these special elections the winners were seated during 1846 or in 1847 before March 4 ordered by election date State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Mississippi Class 2 Joseph W Chalmers Democratic 1845 Appointed Interim appointee elected January 10 1846 nbsp Y Joseph W Chalmers Democratic data missing Texas Class 1 New state Texas was admitted to the Union December 29 1845 Winner elected February 21 1846 Democratic gain nbsp Y Thomas Rusk Democratic data missing Texas Class 2 Texas was admitted to the Union December 29 1845 Winner elected February 21 1846 Democratic gain nbsp Y Sam Houston Democratic data missing New Hampshire Class 2 Benning W Jenness Democratic 1845 Appointed Appointee lost election to finish the term Winner elected June 13 1846 Liberty gain Winner was not elected to the next term see below nbsp Y Joseph Cilley Liberty Benning W Jenness Democratic data missing North Carolina Class 3 William H Haywood Jr Democratic 1843 Incumbent resigned July 25 1846 rather than disobey instructions from the N C General Assembly Winner elected November 25 1846 Whig gain nbsp Y George E Badger Whig data missing Louisiana Class 2 Alexander Barrow Whig 1840 Incumbent died December 29 1846 Winner elected January 21 1847 Democratic gain Winner was not elected to the next term see below nbsp Y Pierre Soule Democratic data missing Virginia Class 1 Isaac S Pennybacker Democratic 1845 special Incumbent died January 12 1847 Winner elected January 21 1847 Democratic hold nbsp Y James M Mason Democratic data missing Iowa Class 2 New state Iowa was admitted to the Union December 28 1846 Legislature failed to elect due to a three way split that prevented any candidate from earning the required number of 30 legislators votes 2 Seat vacant until December 7 1848 data missing Iowa Class 3 Iowa was admitted to the Union December 28 1846 Legislature failed to elect due to a three way split that prevented any candidate from earning the required number of 30 legislators votes 2 Seat vacant until December 7 1848 data missing Races leading to the 30th Congress edit In these regular elections the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4 1847 ordered by state All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoralhistory Alabama Dixon Hall Lewis Democratic 1844 Appointed Incumbent elected to full term in 1847 nbsp Y Dixon Hall Lewis Democratic data missing Arkansas Chester Ashley Democratic 1844 special Incumbent re elected in 1846 nbsp Y Chester Ashley Democratic data missing Delaware Thomas Clayton Whig 1837 special 1841 Unknown in incumbent lost re election or retired Winner elected in 1846 or 1847 Whig hold nbsp Y Presley Spruance Whig data missing Georgia John M Berrien Whig 18251829 Resigned 18401845 Resigned 1845 special Incumbent re elected in 1846 nbsp Y John M Berrien Whig data missing Illinois James Semple Democratic 1843 Appointed special Incumbent retired Winner elected in 1846 Democratic hold nbsp Y Stephen A Douglas Democratic data missing Kentucky James T Morehead Whig 1841 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election Winner elected in 1846 or 1847 Whig hold nbsp Y Joseph R Underwood Whig data missing Louisiana Pierre Soule Democratic 1847 special Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election Winner elected in 1847 Democratic hold nbsp Y Solomon W Downs Democratic data missing Maine George Evans Whig 1840 Incumbent lost re election Winner elected in 1846 3 Democratic gain nbsp Y James W Bradbury Democratic George Evans Whig data missing Massachusetts John Davis Whig 18351841 Resigned 1845 special Incumbent re elected in 1847 nbsp Y John Davis Whig data missing Michigan William Woodbridge Whig 1841 Incumbent retired Winner elected in February 1847 Democratic gain nbsp Y Alpheus Felch Democratic data missing Mississippi Joseph W Chalmers Democratic 1845 Appointed special Unknown if incumbent lost re election or retired Winner elected in 1846 or 1847 Democratic hold nbsp Y Henry S Foote Democratic data missing New Hampshire Joseph Cilley Liberty 1846 Incumbent lost re election Winner elected in 1846 Independent Democratic gain nbsp Y John P Hale Independent Democratic Joseph Cilley Liberty data missing New Jersey Jacob W Miller Whig 1841 Incumbent re elected in 1846 nbsp Y Jacob W Miller Whig data missing North Carolina Willie Mangum Whig 1840 special 1841 Incumbent re elected in 1847 nbsp Y Willie Mangum Whig data missing Rhode Island James F Simmons Whig 1841 Incumbent lost re election Winner elected in 1846 or 1847 Whig hold nbsp Y John Hopkins Clarke Whig James F Simmons Whig data missing South Carolina John C Calhoun Democratic 1832 special 183418401843 Resigned 1845 special Incumbent re elected in 1846 nbsp Y John C Calhoun Democratic data missing Tennessee Spencer Jarnagin Whig 1843 special Incumbent retired Legislature failed to elect Whig loss data missing Texas Sam Houston Democratic 1846 Incumbent re elected in 1847 nbsp Y Sam Houston Democratic data missing Virginia William S Archer Whig 1846 Incumbent lost re election Winner elected in 1846 Democratic gain nbsp Y Robert M T Hunter Democratic William S Archer Whig data missing Special elections during the 30th Congress edit In this special election the winner was elected in 1847 after March 4 State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Tennessee Class 2 Vacant Legislature had earlier failed to elect Winner elected November 22 1847 Whig gain nbsp Y John Bell Whig data missing Iowa editSee also List of United States senators from Iowa Iowa became a state in December 1846 but did not elect its senators until December 1848 Louisiana editSee also List of United States senators from Louisiana Alexander Barrow W died December 29 1846 Pierre Soule D was elected January 21 1847 just to finish the term Solomon W Downs D was elected to the next term New Hampshire editDemocratic appointee Benning W Jenness lost the June 13 1846 election to finish the term and the election the same day to the next term Joseph Cilley Liberty was elected to finish the term but lost the election to the next term John P Hale was Independent Democratic was elected to the next term and would later become a Free Soiler Virginia editSee also List of United States senators from Virginia William S Archer W lost re election to Democrat Robert M T Hunter Virginia special editSee also List of United States senators from Virginia Isaac S Pennybacker D who was not up for election died January 12 1847 James Murray Mason D was elected January 21 1847 See also edit1846 United States elections 1846 47 United States House of Representatives elections 29th United States Congress 30th 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 a b Clark Dan Elbert 1913 History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa Iowa pp 17 46 72 79 Bio of James W Bradbury Archived from the original on January 13 2018 Retrieved March 8 2016 Party Division in the Senate 1789 Present via Senate gov Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1846 47 United States Senate elections amp oldid 1170685720 Louisiana, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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