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1856–57 United States Senate elections

January 01, 1970

The 1856–57 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 1856 and 1857, 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.

1856–57 United States Senate elections
← 1854 & 1855 Various dates 1858 & 1859 →
21 of the 62 seats in the United States Senate (with special elections)
32 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Democratic Republican Whig
Last election 33 seats 3 seats 20 seats
Seats before 37 11 8
Seats won 9 10 0
Seats after 34 18 3
Seat change 3 7 5
Seats up 12 3 5
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Know Nothing Free Soil
Last election 1 seat 2 seats
Seats before 1 2
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 2 1
Seat change 1 1
Seats up 0 1
Results of the elections:
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold
     Know Nothing Gain      Legislature failed to elect
Majority Party before election


Democratic

Elected Majority Party


Democratic

The young Republican Party assumed its position as one of the United States's two main political parties. The Whigs and Free Soilers were gone by the time the next Congress began.

Results summary edit

Senate party division, 35th Congress (1857–1859)

  • Majority party: Democratic (37–42)
  • Minority party: Republican (20)
  • Other party: American (4)
  • Vacant: 1–0
  • Total seats: 62–66

Change in composition edit

Before the elections edit

After the January 14, 1856 special election in Pennsylvania.

D1
D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D11
D21 D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12
D22 D23 D24 D25 D26
Ran 		D27
Ran 		D28
Ran 		D29
Ran 		D30
Ran 		D31
Ran
Majority → D32
Ran
KN1 V1 V2 V3 D37
Retired 		D36
Retired 		D35
Unknown 		D34
Unknown 		D33
Unknown
FS2
Ran 		FS1 R11
Unknown 		R10
Ran 		R9
Ran 		R8 R7 R6 R5 R4
W2 W3 W4
Unknown 		W5
Retired 		W6
Retired 		W7
Retired 		W8
Retired 		R1 R2 R3
W1

As a result of the elections edit

D1
D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D11
D21 D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12
D22 D23 D24 D25 D26
Re-elected 		D27
Re-elected 		D28
Re-elected 		D29
Re-elected 		D30
Re-elected 		D31
Re-elected
Majority → D32
Hold
FS1 KN1 KN2
Gain 		V1
W Loss 		V2 V3 V4 D34
Gain 		D33
Hold
R18
Gain 		R17
Re-elected
Diff. party 		R16
Hold 		R15
Re-elected 		R14
Re-elected 		R13 R12 R11 R10 R9
W2 W3 R1
Gain 		R2
Gain 		R3
Gain 		R4
Gain 		R5
Gain 		R6 R7 R8
W1

Beginning of the next Congress edit

D1
D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D11
D21 D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12
D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28 D29 D30 D31
Majority → D32
KN2 KN3
Changed 		KN4
Changed 		V1 D37
Gain 		D36
Gain 		D35
Gain 		D34
Changed 		D33
Changed
KN1 R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12
R2
Changed 		R3
Changed 		R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11
R1
Changed
Key:
D# Democratic
FS# Free Soil
KN# Know Nothing
R# Republican
W# Whig
V# Vacant

Race summaries edit

Elections during the 34th Congress edit

In these elections, the winners were seated during 1856 or in 1857 before March 4; ordered by election date.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Pennsylvania
(Class 3) 		Vacant Legislature had failed to elect.
Winner elected January 14, 1856.
Democratic gain.
Missouri
(Class 3) 		Vacant Legislature had failed to elect.
Winner elected January 12, 1857.
Democratic gain.
California
(Class 3) 		Vacant Legislature had failed to elect.
Incumbent was then elected January 13, 1857.
Democratic gain.
Delaware
(Class 2) 		Joseph P. Comegys Whig 1856 (Appointed) Interim appointee retired.
Winner elected January 14, 1857.
Democratic gain.
Maine
(Class 1) 		Hannibal Hamlin Democratic 1856 (Appointed) Incumbent resigned to become Governor of Maine.
Winner elected January 16, 1857.
Republican gain.
Winner was not elected to the next term, see below.
Iowa
(Class 3) 		James Harlan Free Soil 1855 Election invalidated January 5, 1857.
Incumbent re-elected January 29, 1857 to a different party.
Republican gain.
Indiana
(Class 3) 		Vacant Legislature had failed to elect.
Winner elected February 4, 1857.
Democratic gain.

Races leading to the 35th Congress edit

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1857; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
California John B. Weller Democratic 1852 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.
Winner elected in 1856.
Democratic hold.
Connecticut Isaac Toucey Democratic 1852 Incumbent retired.
Winner elected in 1856.
Republican gain.
Delaware James A. Bayard Jr. Democratic 1851 Incumbent re-elected in 1857.
Florida Stephen Mallory Democratic 1851 Incumbent re-elected in 1857.
Indiana Jesse D. Bright Democratic 1844
1850 		Incumbent re-elected in 1856.
Maine Amos Nourse Republican 1857 (special) Unknown if incumbent lost re-election or retired.
Winner elected in 1857.
Republican hold.
Maryland Thomas Pratt Whig 1850 (special)
1851 		Unknown if incumbent lost re-election or retired.
Winner elected in 1856 or 1857.
Know Nothing gain.
Massachusetts Charles Sumner Free Soil 1851 (special) Incumbent re-elected in 1857 to a different party.
Republican gain.
Michigan Lewis Cass Democratic 1844 or 1845
1848 (Resigned)
1849 (special) 		Unknown if incumbent lost re-election or retired.
Winner elected in January 1857.
Republican gain.
Mississippi Stephen Adams Democratic 1852 (special) Unknown if incumbent lost re-election or retired.
Winner elected in 1856 or 1857.
Democratic hold.
Missouri Henry S. Geyer Whig 1851 Incumbent retired.
Winner elected in 1857.
Democratic gain.
New Jersey John Renshaw Thomson Democratic 1853 (special) Incumbent re-elected in 1857.
New York Hamilton Fish Whig 1851 Incumbent retired.
Winner elected February 3, 1857.
Republican gain.
Ohio Benjamin Wade Republican 1851 Incumbent re-elected in 1856.
Pennsylvania Richard Brodhead Democratic 1851 Unknown if incumbent lost re-election or retired.
Winner elected January 13, 1857.
Republican gain.
Rhode Island Charles T. James Democratic 1850 or 1851 Incumbent retired.
Winner elected in 1856.
Republican gain.
Tennessee James C. Jones Whig 1851 Incumbent retired.
Legislature failed to elect.
Whig loss.
Seat would remain vacant until October 8, 1857, see below. 		[data missing]
Texas Thomas J. Rusk Democratic 1846
1851 		Incumbent re-elected in 1857.
Vermont Solomon Foot Republican 1850 Incumbent re-elected in 1856.
Virginia James M. Mason Democratic 1847 (special)
1850 		Incumbent re-elected in 1856.
Wisconsin Henry Dodge Democratic 1848
1851 		Incumbent retired.
Winner elected in 1857.
Republican gain.

Elections during the 35th Congress edit

In these elections, the winners were elected in 1857 after March 4; ordered by election date.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
New Hampshire
(Class 3) 		James Bell Republican 1855 Incumbent died May 25, 1857.
Winner elected June 27, 1857.
Republican hold.
Tennessee
(Class 1) 		Vacant Legislature had failed to elect.
Winner elected October 8, 1857.
Democratic gain.
South Carolina
(Class 3) 		Andrew Butler Democratic 1846 (Appointed)
? (special)
1848
1854 		Incumbent died May 25, 1857.
Winner elected December 7, 1857.
Democratic hold.

Complete list of states edit

Maryland edit

See also: List of United States senators from Maryland
1857 United States Senate election in Maryland
← 1851 1857 1863 →
80 members of the Maryland General Assembly
   
Candidate Anthony Kennedy
Party Whig
Legislative vote -
Percentage -%

Anthony Kennedy won election by an unknown margin of votes, for the Class 1 seat.[2]

New York edit

Main article: United States Senate election in New York, 1857

The New York election was held February 3, 1857, by the New York State Legislature. Whig Hamilton Fish had been elected in 1851 to this seat, and his term would expire on March 3, 1857.

In 1855, the Whig Party and the Anti-Nebraska Party merged in New York to form the Republican Party.

At the State election in November 1855, 16 Republicans, 11 Americans, 4 Democrats and 1 Temperance man were elected for a two-year term (1856–1857) in the State Senate. At the State election in November 1856, 81 Republicans, 31 Democrats and 8 Americans were elected to the Assembly for the session of 1857. The 80th New York State Legislature met from January 6 to April 18, 1857, at Albany, New York.

Preston King was nominated by a caucus of Republican State legislators. King had been a Democratic congressman from 1843 to 1847, a Free Soil congressman from 1849 to 1853, and had joined the Republican Party upon its foundation at the State convention in September 1855. The convention nominated King for Secretary of State, but he was defeated by Joel T. Headley in a four-way race. Secretary of State Joel T. Headley was the candidate of the American Party. State Senator Daniel E. Sickles was the candidate of the Democratic Party.

In the Assembly the vote confirmed the party caucus selections. When State Senator Sickles received votes, the same objection to his eligibility was raised as was in 1833 regarding Nathaniel P. Tallmadge. This time, Speaker DeWitt C. Littlejohn ruled that the objection was "partially tenable and partially not so." However, the Speaker held that any member could vote for anybody, and only if the candidate received sufficient votes to win the election, a decision would be required. Otherwise, like in this case, the eligibility of an also-ran was irrelevant.

In the State Senate, only 24 votes were given. Zenas Clark (Rep.) and John B. Halsted (Rep.) were sick at home. Eaton J. Richardson (Rep.) paired with Sidney Sweet (Am.). Joseph H. Petty (Am.) was absent. William Kelly (Dem.), Mark Spencer (Dem.), and the Democratic candidate Sickles himself, declined to vote.

State Senator Justin A. Smith (Am.) raised the question if the vote for Sickles could be counted. A new State Constitution had been adopted in 1846, which had clarified the question of eligibility of State legislators. Smith quoted from the State Constitution: "No member of the Legislature shall receive any civil appointment within this State, or to the Senate of the United States, from the Governor, the Governor and Senate, or from the Legislature, during the term for which he shall have been elected; and all votes given for any such member, for any such office or appointment, shall be void." Lt. Gov. Henry R. Selden (later a judge of the New York Court of Appeals) decided to count the vote, holding that the United States Constitution described the eligibility for the office and devolved on the State legislatures only the power to prescribe the "times, places and manners of holding the elections for that office", thus not implying a right for the State governments to exclude any person who would be eligible under the U.S. Constitution.[3]

Preston King was the choice of both the Assembly and the Senate, and was declared elected.

Pennsylvania edit

Pennsylvania (special) edit

Main article: 1856 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

The Class 3 election was held on January 14, 1856. William Bigler was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.[4]

The Pennsylvania General Assembly had previously convened on February 13, 1855, for the regularly scheduled Senate election for the term beginning on March 4, 1855. Two ballots were recorded on February 13, followed by three on February 27, 1855. On the fifth and final ballot during this convention, former Senator Simon Cameron had led with 55 votes to future Senator Charles R. Buckalew's 23. No candidate was elected, however, and the hung election convention adjourned by a vote of 66 to 65. Upon the expiration of incumbent James Cooper's term on March 4, 1855, the seat was vacated and would remain vacant until William Bigler's election in January 1856.[5]

On January 14, 1856, the election convention of the General Assembly re-convened and elected Democratic former Governor of Pennsylvania William Bigler on the first ballot to serve the remainder of the term that began on March 4, 1855, and would expire on March 4, 1861. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

State legislature results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Bigler 82 61.65
Republican Edward Joy Morris 43 32.33
Unknown John C. Flenniken 1 0.75
N/A Not voting 7 5.26
Totals 133 100.00%

Pennsylvania (regular) edit

Main article: 1856 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

The Class 1 election in Pennsylvania was held on January 13, 1857. Simon Cameron was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.[6]

The Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on January 13, 1857, to elect a Senator to serve the term beginning on March 4, 1857. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

State legislature results[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Simon Cameron 67 50.38
Democratic John W. Forney 58 43.61
Democratic Henry D. Foster 7 5.26
Democratic William Wilkins 1 0.75
Totals 133 100.00%

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. ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Jan 00, 1857". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  3. ^ Journal of the Senate of the State of New York (80th Session) (pages 171f)
  4. ^ a b "U.S. Senate Election - 14 January 1856" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  5. ^ "U.S. Senate Election - 13 February 1855, 27 February 1855" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "U.S. Senate Election - 13 January 1857" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  7. ^ "PA US Senate - 1857". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  • 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 [gives wrong date "February 6"]; pg. 137 for State Senators 1857; pg. 252ff for Members of Assembly 1857)
  • STATE AFFAIRS.; The Election of Preston King as United States Senator in NYT on February 4, 1857
  • Result NY Senate: Journal of the Senate (80th Session) (1857; pg. 171)
  • Result NY Assembly: Journal of the Assembly (80th Session) (1857; pg. 245f)
  • Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project

January 01, 1970
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The 1856 57 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 1856 and 1857 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 1856 57 United States Senate elections 1854 amp 1855 Various dates 1858 amp 1859 21 of the 62 seats in the United States Senate with special elections 32 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Third party Party Democratic Republican Whig Last election 33 seats 3 seats 20 seats Seats before 37 11 8 Seats won 9 10 0 Seats after 34 18 3 Seat change 3 7 5 Seats up 12 3 5 Fourth party Fifth party Party Know Nothing Free Soil Last election 1 seat 2 seats Seats before 1 2 Seats won 1 0 Seats after 2 1 Seat change 1 1 Seats up 0 1Results of the elections Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold Know Nothing Gain Legislature failed to electMajority Party before election Democratic Elected Majority Party Democratic The young Republican Party assumed its position as one of the United States s two main political parties The Whigs and Free Soilers were gone by the time the next Congress began Contents 1 Results summary 2 Change in composition 2 1 Before the elections 2 2 As a result of the elections 2 3 Beginning of the next Congress 3 Race summaries 3 1 Elections during the 34th Congress 3 2 Races leading to the 35th Congress 3 3 Elections during the 35th Congress 4 Complete list of states 4 1 Maryland 4 2 New York 4 3 Pennsylvania 4 3 1 Pennsylvania special 4 3 2 Pennsylvania regular 5 See also 6 ReferencesResults summary editSenate party division 35th Congress 1857 1859 Majority party Democratic 37 42 Minority party Republican 20 Other party American 4 Vacant 1 0 Total seats 62 66Change in composition editBefore the elections edit After the January 14 1856 special election in Pennsylvania D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D11 D21 D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26Ran D27Ran D28Ran D29Ran D30Ran D31Ran Majority D32Ran KN1 V1 V2 V3 D37Retired D36Retired D35Unknown D34Unknown D33Unknown FS2Ran FS1 R11Unknown R10Ran R9Ran R8 R7 R6 R5 R4 W2 W3 W4Unknown W5Retired W6Retired W7Retired W8Retired R1 R2 R3 W1 As a result of the elections edit D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D11 D21 D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26Re elected D27Re elected D28Re elected D29Re elected D30Re elected D31Re elected Majority D32Hold FS1 KN1 KN2Gain V1W Loss V2 V3 V4 D34Gain D33Hold R18Gain R17Re electedDiff party R16Hold R15Re elected R14Re elected R13 R12 R11 R10 R9 W2 W3 R1Gain R2Gain R3Gain R4Gain R5Gain R6 R7 R8 W1 Beginning of the next Congress edit D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D11 D21 D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28 D29 D30 D31 Majority D32 KN2 KN3Changed KN4Changed V1 D37Gain D36Gain D35Gain D34Changed D33Changed KN1 R20 R19 R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R2Changed R3Changed R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R1Changed Key D Democratic FS Free Soil KN Know Nothing R Republican W Whig V VacantRace summaries editElections during the 34th Congress edit In these elections the winners were seated during 1856 or in 1857 before March 4 ordered by election date State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Pennsylvania Class 3 Vacant Legislature had failed to elect Winner elected January 14 1856 Democratic gain nbsp Y William Bigler Democratic 61 65 Edward Joy Morris Republican 32 33 John C Flenniken Unknown 0 75 Missouri Class 3 Vacant Legislature had failed to elect Winner elected January 12 1857 Democratic gain nbsp Y James S Green Democratic data missing California Class 3 Vacant Legislature had failed to elect Incumbent was then elected January 13 1857 Democratic gain nbsp Y William M Gwin Democratic data missing Delaware Class 2 Joseph P Comegys Whig 1856 Appointed Interim appointee retired Winner elected January 14 1857 Democratic gain nbsp Y Martin W Bates Democratic data missing Maine Class 1 Hannibal Hamlin Democratic 1856 Appointed Incumbent resigned to become Governor of Maine Winner elected January 16 1857 Republican gain Winner was not elected to the next term see below nbsp Y Amos Nourse Republican data missing Iowa Class 3 James Harlan Free Soil 1855 Election invalidated January 5 1857 Incumbent re elected January 29 1857 to a different party Republican gain nbsp Y James Harlan Republican data missing Indiana Class 3 Vacant Legislature had failed to elect Winner elected February 4 1857 Democratic gain nbsp Y Graham N Fitch Democratic data missing Races leading to the 35th Congress edit In these general elections the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4 1857 ordered by state All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history California John B Weller Democratic 1852 special Incumbent lost re election Winner elected in 1856 Democratic hold nbsp Y David C Broderick Democratic data missing Connecticut Isaac Toucey Democratic 1852 Incumbent retired Winner elected in 1856 Republican gain nbsp Y James Dixon Republican data missing Delaware James A Bayard Jr Democratic 1851 Incumbent re elected in 1857 nbsp Y James A Bayard Jr Democratic data missing Florida Stephen Mallory Democratic 1851 Incumbent re elected in 1857 nbsp Y Stephen Mallory Democratic data missing Indiana Jesse D Bright Democratic 18441850 Incumbent re elected in 1856 nbsp Y Jesse D Bright Democratic data missing Maine Amos Nourse Republican 1857 special Unknown if incumbent lost re election or retired Winner elected in 1857 Republican hold nbsp Y Hannibal Hamlin Republican data missing Maryland Thomas Pratt Whig 1850 special 1851 Unknown if incumbent lost re election or retired Winner elected in 1856 or 1857 Know Nothing gain nbsp Y Anthony Kennedy Know Nothing data missing Massachusetts Charles Sumner Free Soil 1851 special Incumbent re elected in 1857 to a different party Republican gain nbsp Y Charles Sumner Republican data missing Michigan Lewis Cass Democratic 1844 or 18451848 Resigned 1849 special Unknown if incumbent lost re election or retired Winner elected in January 1857 Republican gain nbsp Y Zachariah Chandler Republican data missing Mississippi Stephen Adams Democratic 1852 special Unknown if incumbent lost re election or retired Winner elected in 1856 or 1857 Democratic hold nbsp Y Jefferson Davis Democratic data missing Missouri Henry S Geyer Whig 1851 Incumbent retired Winner elected in 1857 Democratic gain nbsp Y Trusten Polk Democratic data missing New Jersey John Renshaw Thomson Democratic 1853 special Incumbent re elected in 1857 nbsp Y John Renshaw Thomson Democratic data missing New York Hamilton Fish Whig 1851 Incumbent retired Winner elected February 3 1857 Republican gain nbsp Y Preston King Republican 91 Daniel E Sickles Democratic 34 Joel T Headley Know Nothing 15 Ohio Benjamin Wade Republican 1851 Incumbent re elected in 1856 nbsp Y Benjamin Wade Republican data missing Pennsylvania Richard Brodhead Democratic 1851 Unknown if incumbent lost re election or retired Winner elected January 13 1857 Republican gain nbsp Y Simon Cameron Republican 50 38 John W Forney Democratic 43 61 Henry D Foster Democratic 5 26 William Wilkins Democratic 0 75 Rhode Island Charles T James Democratic 1850 or 1851 Incumbent retired Winner elected in 1856 Republican gain nbsp Y James F Simmons Republican data missing Tennessee James C Jones Whig 1851 Incumbent retired Legislature failed to elect Whig loss Seat would remain vacant until October 8 1857 see below data missing Texas Thomas J Rusk Democratic 18461851 Incumbent re elected in 1857 nbsp Y Thomas J Rusk Democratic data missing Vermont Solomon Foot Republican 1850 Incumbent re elected in 1856 nbsp Y Solomon Foot Republican data missing Virginia James M Mason Democratic 1847 special 1850 Incumbent re elected in 1856 nbsp Y James M Mason Democratic data missing Wisconsin Henry Dodge Democratic 18481851 Incumbent retired Winner elected in 1857 Republican gain nbsp Y James R Doolittle Republican data missing Elections during the 35th Congress edit In these elections the winners were elected in 1857 after March 4 ordered by election date State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history New Hampshire Class 3 James Bell Republican 1855 Incumbent died May 25 1857 Winner elected June 27 1857 Republican hold nbsp Y Daniel Clark Republican data missing Tennessee Class 1 Vacant Legislature had failed to elect Winner elected October 8 1857 Democratic gain nbsp Y Andrew Johnson Democratic data missing South Carolina Class 3 Andrew Butler Democratic 1846 Appointed special 18481854 Incumbent died May 25 1857 Winner elected December 7 1857 Democratic hold nbsp Y James H Hammond Democratic data missing Complete list of states editMaryland edit See also List of United States senators from Maryland This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2022 1857 United States Senate election in Maryland 1851 1857 1863 80 members of the Maryland General Assembly nbsp Candidate Anthony Kennedy Party Whig Legislative vote Percentage Anthony Kennedy won election by an unknown margin of votes for the Class 1 seat 2 New York edit Main article United States Senate election in New York 1857 The New York election was held February 3 1857 by the New York State Legislature Whig Hamilton Fish had been elected in 1851 to this seat and his term would expire on March 3 1857 In 1855 the Whig Party and the Anti Nebraska Party merged in New York to form the Republican Party At the State election in November 1855 16 Republicans 11 Americans 4 Democrats and 1 Temperance man were elected for a two year term 1856 1857 in the State Senate At the State election in November 1856 81 Republicans 31 Democrats and 8 Americans were elected to the Assembly for the session of 1857 The 80th New York State Legislature met from January 6 to April 18 1857 at Albany New York Preston King was nominated by a caucus of Republican State legislators King had been a Democratic congressman from 1843 to 1847 a Free Soil congressman from 1849 to 1853 and had joined the Republican Party upon its foundation at the State convention in September 1855 The convention nominated King for Secretary of State but he was defeated by Joel T Headley in a four way race Secretary of State Joel T Headley was the candidate of the American Party State Senator Daniel E Sickles was the candidate of the Democratic Party In the Assembly the vote confirmed the party caucus selections When State Senator Sickles received votes the same objection to his eligibility was raised as was in 1833 regarding Nathaniel P Tallmadge This time Speaker DeWitt C Littlejohn ruled that the objection was partially tenable and partially not so However the Speaker held that any member could vote for anybody and only if the candidate received sufficient votes to win the election a decision would be required Otherwise like in this case the eligibility of an also ran was irrelevant In the State Senate only 24 votes were given Zenas Clark Rep and John B Halsted Rep were sick at home Eaton J Richardson Rep paired with Sidney Sweet Am Joseph H Petty Am was absent William Kelly Dem Mark Spencer Dem and the Democratic candidate Sickles himself declined to vote State Senator Justin A Smith Am raised the question if the vote for Sickles could be counted A new State Constitution had been adopted in 1846 which had clarified the question of eligibility of State legislators Smith quoted from the State Constitution No member of the Legislature shall receive any civil appointment within this State or to the Senate of the United States from the Governor the Governor and Senate or from the Legislature during the term for which he shall have been elected and all votes given for any such member for any such office or appointment shall be void Lt Gov Henry R Selden later a judge of the New York Court of Appeals decided to count the vote holding that the United States Constitution described the eligibility for the office and devolved on the State legislatures only the power to prescribe the times places and manners of holding the elections for that office thus not implying a right for the State governments to exclude any person who would be eligible under the U S Constitution 3 Preston King was the choice of both the Assembly and the Senate and was declared elected House Republican Democrat American State Senate 32 members Preston King 14 Daniel E Sickles 1 Joel T Headley 9 State Assembly 128 members Preston King 77 Daniel E Sickles 33 Joel T Headley 6 Pennsylvania edit Pennsylvania special edit Main article 1856 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania The Class 3 election was held on January 14 1856 William Bigler was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate 4 The Pennsylvania General Assembly had previously convened on February 13 1855 for the regularly scheduled Senate election for the term beginning on March 4 1855 Two ballots were recorded on February 13 followed by three on February 27 1855 On the fifth and final ballot during this convention former Senator Simon Cameron had led with 55 votes to future Senator Charles R Buckalew s 23 No candidate was elected however and the hung election convention adjourned by a vote of 66 to 65 Upon the expiration of incumbent James Cooper s term on March 4 1855 the seat was vacated and would remain vacant until William Bigler s election in January 1856 5 On January 14 1856 the election convention of the General Assembly re convened and elected Democratic former Governor of Pennsylvania William Bigler on the first ballot to serve the remainder of the term that began on March 4 1855 and would expire on March 4 1861 The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows State legislature results 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic William Bigler 82 61 65 Republican Edward Joy Morris 43 32 33 Unknown John C Flenniken 1 0 75 N A Not voting 7 5 26 Totals 133 100 00 Pennsylvania regular edit Main article 1856 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania The Class 1 election in Pennsylvania was held on January 13 1857 Simon Cameron was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate 6 The Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on January 13 1857 to elect a Senator to serve the term beginning on March 4 1857 The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows State legislature results 6 7 Party Candidate Votes Republican Simon Cameron 67 50 38 Democratic John W Forney 58 43 61 Democratic Henry D Foster 7 5 26 Democratic William Wilkins 1 0 75 Totals 133 100 00 See also edit1856 United States elections 1856 United States presidential election 1856 57 United States House of Representatives elections 34th United States Congress 35th 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 Our Campaigns MD US Senate Race Jan 00 1857 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved 2022 11 05 Journal of the Senate of the State of New York 80th Session pages 171f a b U S Senate Election 14 January 1856 PDF Wilkes University Retrieved December 22 2013 U S Senate Election 13 February 1855 27 February 1855 PDF Wilkes University Retrieved December 22 2013 a b U S Senate Election 13 January 1857 PDF Wilkes University Retrieved December 22 2012 PA US Senate 1857 OurCampaigns Retrieved December 22 2012 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 gives wrong date February 6 pg 137 for State Senators 1857 pg 252ff for Members of Assembly 1857 STATE AFFAIRS The Election of Preston King as United States Senator in NYT on February 4 1857 Result NY Senate Journal of the Senate 80th Session 1857 pg 171 Result NY Assembly Journal of the Assembly 80th Session 1857 pg 245f Pennsylvania Election Statistics 1682 2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1856 57 United States Senate elections amp oldid 1206066090 California, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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