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1848–49 United States Senate elections

February 10, 2024

The 1848–49 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 1848 and 1849, 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.

1848–49 United States Senate elections
← 1846 & 1847 Various dates 1850 & 1851 →
19 of the 60 seats in the United States Senate (with special elections)
31 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Whig
Last election 35 seats 19 seats
Seats before 38 21
Seats won 9 9
Seats after 33 25
Seat change 5 4
Seats up 14 5
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Independent Democratic Free Soil
Last election 1 seat
Seats before 0 New party
Seats won 0 1
Seats after 1 1
Seat change 1
Seats up 0
Results:
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Whig gain      Whig hold
     Free Soil Gain
Majority Party before election


Democratic

Elected Majority Party


Democratic

The Democratic Party lost seats but maintained control of the Senate.

Results edit

Senate party division, 31st Congress (1849–1851)

  • Majority party: Democratic (33–36)
  • Minority party: Whig Party (25–24)
  • Other parties: Free Soil (2)
  • Total seats: 60–62

Change in Senate composition edit

Before the elections edit

D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10
D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11
D21 D22 D23 D24 D25
Ran 		D26
Ran 		D27
Ran 		D28
Ran 		D29
Ran 		D30
Ran
Majority → D31
Ran
W21
Unknown 		ID1 D38
Retired 		D37
Retired 		D36
Retired 		D35
Retired 		D34
Unknown 		D33
Ran 		D32
Ran
W20
Ran 		W19
Ran 		W18
Ran 		W17
Ran 		W16 W15 W14 W13 W12 W11
W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10

As a result of the elections edit

D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10
D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11
D21 D22 D23 D24 D25
Re-elected 		D26
Re-elected 		D27
Re-elected 		D28
Re-elected 		D29
Re-elected 		D30
Hold
Majority → D31
Hold
W21
Gain 		W22
Gain 		W23
Gain 		W24
Gain 		W25
Gain 		ID1 FS1
Gain 		D33
Gain 		D32
Hold
W20
Hold 		W19
Re-elected 		W18
Re-elected 		W17
Re-elected 		W16 W15 W14 W13 W12 W11
W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10

Note: "Re-elected" includes incumbent appointee elected to the next term.

Beginning of the next Congress edit

D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10
D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11
D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28 D29 D30
Majority → D31
W21 W22 W23 W24 W25 FS2 FS1 D33 D32
W20 W19 W18 W17 W16 W15 W14 W13 W12 W11
W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10
Key:

Race summaries edit

Special elections during the 30th Congress edit

In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1848 or in 1849 before March 4; ordered by election date.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Mississippi
(Class 1) 		Jefferson Davis Democratic 1847 (Appointed) Interim appointee elected January 11, 1848.[2]
Connecticut
(Class 1) 		Roger S. Baldwin Whig 1847 (Appointed) Interim appointee elected May 1848.
Maine
(Class 1) 		Wyman B. S. Moor Democratic 1848 (Appointed) Interim appointee retired when successor elected June 7, 1848.
Democratic hold.
Wisconsin
(Class 1) 		New state Wisconsin admitted to the Union May 29, 1848.
First senators elected June 8, 1848.
Democratic gain.
Wisconsin
(Class 3) 		Wisconsin admitted to the Union May 29, 1848.
First senators elected June 8, 1848.
Democratic gain.
Alabama
(Class 3) 		Arthur P. Bagby Democratic 1841 (special)
1842 		Incumbent resigned June 16, 1848 to become U.S. Minister to Russia.
Successor elected July 1, 1848.
Democratic hold.
Arkansas
(Class 2) 		William K. Sebastian Democratic 1848 (Appointed) Interim appointee elected November 17, 1848.[3]
Iowa
(Class 2) 		New state Iowa was admitted to the Union December 28, 1846.
Legislature had failed to elect due to a three-way split that prevented any candidate from earning the required number of 30 legislators' votes.[4]
First senators elected December 7, 1848.
Democratic gain.
Iowa
(Class 3) 		Iowa was admitted to the Union December 28, 1846.
Legislature had failed to elect due to a three-way split that prevented any candidate from earning the required number of 30 legislators' votes.[4]
First senators elected December 7, 1848.
Democratic gain.
Kentucky
(Class 3) 		Thomas Metcalfe Whig 1848 (Appointed) Interim appointee elected January 3, 1849.[5]
Michigan
(Class 1) 		Thomas Fitzgerald Democratic 1848 (Appointed) Interim appointee retired.
Successor elected January 20, 1849, but did not take his seat until March 4, 1849.
Democratic hold.
Delaware
(Class 1) 		John M. Clayton Whig 1829
1835 		Incumbent resigned February 23, 1849 to become U.S. Secretary of State.
Successor elected February 23, 1849.
Whig hold.

Races leading to the 31st Congress edit

In these regular elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1849; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Alabama William R. King Democratic 1848 (special) Incumbent re-elected in 1848 or 1849.
Arkansas Solon Borland Democratic 1848 (Appointed) Incumbent appointee elected to a full term in November 1848.[7]
Connecticut John M. Niles Democratic 1842 Incumbent retired.
Winner elected in 1848 or 1849.
Whig gain.
Florida James Westcott Democratic 1845 Incumbent retired.
Winner elected in 1848.
Whig gain.
Georgia Herschel Vespasian Johnson Democratic 1848 (Appointed) Incumbent retired.
Winner elected in 1847.[8]
Whig gain.
Illinois Sidney Breese Democratic 1843 Incumbent lost renomination.
New senator elected January 13, 1849.
Democratic hold.
Indiana Edward A. Hannegan Democratic 1842 Incumbent lost renomination.
Winner elected in 1848.
Democratic hold.
Kentucky Thomas Metcalfe Whig 1848 (Appointed)
? (special) 		Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.
Winner elected February 1, 1849.
Whig hold.
Louisiana Henry Johnson Whig 1844 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.
Winner elected in 1848.
Democratic gain.
Maryland James Pearce Whig 1843 Incumbent re-elected in 1849.
Missouri David Rice Atchison Democratic 1843 (Appointed)
1843 (special) 		Incumbent re-elected in 1849.
New Hampshire Charles G. Atherton Democratic 1843 (special) Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.
Winner elected in 1848 or 1849.
Democratic hold.
New York John Adams Dix Democratic 1845 (special) Incumbent lost re-election as a Free Soiler.
Winner elected February 6, 1849.
Whig gain.
North Carolina George Badger Whig 1846 (special) Incumbent re-elected in 1849.
Ohio William Allen Democratic 1837
1842 		Incumbent lost re-election.
Winner elected in 1849.
Free Soil gain.
Pennsylvania Simon Cameron Democratic 1845 (special) Incumbent retired.
Winner elected January 10, 1849.
Whig gain.
South Carolina Andrew Butler Democratic 1846 (Appointed)
? (special) 		Incumbent re-elected in 1848.
Vermont William Upham Whig 1843 Incumbent re-elected in 1848.
Wisconsin Isaac P. Walker Democratic 1848 Incumbent re-elected in 1849.

Elections during the 31st Congress edit

In these elections, the winners were elected in 1849 after March 4.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Illinois
(Class 3) 		James Shields Democratic 1848 or 1849 Senate voided election March 15, 1849 as incumbent was not to a U.S. citizen long enough as required by the U.S. Constitution.
Incumbent was re-elected October 27, 1849, having by then qualified.
Democratic hold.
Alabama
(Class 2) 		Benjamin Fitzpatrick Democratic 1848 (Appointed) Unknown if interim appointee retired when successor elected or lost election to finish the term.
Winner elected November 30, 1849.
Democratic hold.
California
(Class 1) 		New state California admitted as a new state on September 9, 1850.
New senator elected December 20, 1849 and later seated upon statehood.
Democratic gain.
California
(Class 3) 		California admitted as a new state on September 9, 1850.
New senator elected December 20, 1849 and later seated upon statehood.
Democratic gain.

Individual elections edit

Maryland edit

See also: List of United States senators from Maryland
1849 United States Senate election in Maryland
← 1844 December 1849 1850 →
80 members of the Maryland General Assembly
   
Candidate David Stewart
Party Democratic
Legislative vote -
Percentage -%
1849 United States Senate election in Maryland
← 1843 January 1849 1855 →
80 members of the Maryland General Assembly
   
Candidate James Pearce
Party Whig
Legislative vote -
Percentage -%

Reverdy Johnson won election in 1844 but retired to become the United States Attorney General. In order to fill his seat, David Stewart was elected by an unknown margin of votes, for the Class 1 seat.[10]

James Pearce won re-election by an unknown margin of votes, for the Class 3 seat.[11]

New York edit

Main article: United States Senate election in New York, 1849

The New York election was held February 6, 1849. Barnburner John Adams Dix had been elected in 1845 to this seat after the resignation of Silas Wright, and Dix's term would expire on March 3, 1849. In November 1848, Dix was the Barnburners/Free-Soilers candidate for Governor of New York, but was defeated by Whig Hamilton Fish.

At this time New York Democratic Party was split in two fiercely opposing factions: the Barnburners" and the "Hunkers". The Barnburners organized the Free Soil Party in 1848 and nominated Martin Van Buren for U.S. President. Due to the split, the Whig Party won most of the elective offices by pluralities.

At the State election in November 1847, 24 Whigs and 8 Democrats were elected for a two-year term (1848-1849) in the State Senate. At the State election in November 1848, 106 Whigs, 15 Free Soilers and 7 Hunkers were elected to the Assembly for the session of 1849. The 72nd New York State Legislature met from January 2 to April 11, 1849, at Albany, New York.

Ex-Governor of New York William H. Seward was nominated by a caucus of Whig State legislators on February 1, 1849. The vote was 88 for Seward, 12 for John A. Collier, 18 scattering and 4 blanks. The incumbent U.S. Senator John Adams Dix ran for re-election supported by the Free Soilers. Ex-Chancellor Reuben H. Walworth was the candidate of the Hunkers. Walworth had been third place in the last gubernatorial election, behind Fish and Dix. Ex-Congressman Daniel D. Barnard (Whig) received 2 scattering votes in the Senate. William H. Seward was the choice of both the Assembly and the Senate, and was declared elected.

Ohio edit

Main article: United States Senate election in Ohio, 1849

The two houses of the Ohio General Assembly met in joint session February 22, 1849, with 72 representatives and 35 senators present to elect a Senator (Class 3) to succeed incumbent William Allen. On the fourth ballot, Salmon P. Chase was elected with a majority of the votes cast, as follows:[12]

Ballot William Allen Thomas Ewing Joshua Reed Giddings Salmon P. Chase Reuben Hitchcock Emery D. Potter David T. Disney John C. Vaughn blank ballots total votes cast
1 27 41 9 14 1 2 1 0 11 106
2 1 41 8 52 0 0 0 0 4 108
3 0 39 9 53 0 0 0 2 2 105
4 0 39 11 55 0 0 0 1 0 106

The second ballot was declared a nullity by Speaker of the Senate Brewster Randall, because there were one more ballots cast than members present.

Pennsylvania edit

Main article: United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1849

The Pennsylvania election was held January 10, 1849. James Cooper was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly.[13]

Incumbent Democrat Simon Cameron, who was elected in 1845, was not a candidate for re-election to another term. The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 10, 1849, to elect a new Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1849. Three ballots were recorded. The results of the third and final ballot of both houses combined are as follows:

State Legislature Results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig James Cooper 66 49.62
Democratic Richard Brodhead 62 46.62
Free Soil Thaddeus Stevens 3 2.26
N/A Not voting 2 1.50
Totals 133 100.00%

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ "17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913)". National Archives and Records Administration. 8 February 2022.
  2. ^ Byrd, p. 129.
  3. ^ Byrd, p. 164.
  4. ^ a b Clark, pp. 17–46, 72–79.
  5. ^ Byrd, p. 112.
  6. ^ Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, begun and held in the Town of Frankfort, on Saturday 30th December 1848. Frankfort, KY: A. G. Hodges & Co, State Printers. 1848. p. 26.
  7. ^ a b "Encyclopedia of Arkansas".
  8. ^ "Stryker's American Register and Magazine". 1849.
  9. ^ Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, begun and held in the Town of Frankfort, on Saturday 30th December 1848. Frankfort, KY: A. G. Hodges & Co, State Printers. 1848. p. 170.
  10. ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Dec 00, 1849". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Jan 00, 1849". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  12. ^ Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... State of Ohio. p. 232.
  13. ^ a b "U.S. Senate Election - 10 January 1849" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

References edit

  • "Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present". via Senate.gov.
  • Clark, Dan Elbert (1913). History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Byrd, Robert C. (1 October 1993). Wolff, Wendy (ed.). The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789–1992. United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160632563.
  • The New York Civil List compiled in 1858 (see: pg. 63 for U.S. Senators; pg. 136 for State Senators 1849; pg. 236ff for Members of Assembly 1849)
  • Result State election, 1847: The Whig Almanac and United States Register for 1848
  • Result Whig caucus: The American Whig Review, Vol. 11 by George Hooker Colton & James Davenport Whelpley (page 638)
  • Result U.S. Senate election, State Senate: Journal of the Senate (72nd Session) (1849; pg. 167)
  • Result U.S. Senate election, State Assembly: Journal of the Assembly (72nd Session) (1849; pg. 355f)
  • Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project

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The 1848 49 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 1848 and 1849 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 1848 49 United States Senate elections 1846 amp 1847 Various dates 1850 amp 1851 19 of the 60 seats in the United States Senate with special elections 31 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Party Democratic WhigLast election 35 seats 19 seatsSeats before 38 21Seats won 9 9Seats after 33 25Seat change 5 4Seats up 14 5 Third party Fourth party Party Independent Democratic Free SoilLast election 1 seatSeats before 0 New partySeats won 0 1Seats after 1 1Seat change 1Seats up 0Results Democratic gain Democratic hold Whig gain Whig hold Free Soil GainMajority Party before electionDemocratic Elected Majority Party DemocraticThe Democratic Party lost seats but maintained control of the Senate Contents 1 Results 2 Change in Senate 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 Special elections during the 30th Congress 3 2 Races leading to the 31st Congress 3 3 Elections during the 31st Congress 4 Individual elections 4 1 Maryland 4 2 New York 4 3 Ohio 4 4 Pennsylvania 5 See also 6 Notes 7 ReferencesResults editSenate party division 31st Congress 1849 1851 Majority party Democratic 33 36 Minority party Whig Party 25 24 Other parties Free Soil 2 Total seats 60 62Change in Senate composition editBefore the elections edit D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11D21 D22 D23 D24 D25Ran D26Ran D27Ran D28Ran D29Ran D30RanMajority D31RanW21Unknown ID1 D38Retired D37Retired D36Retired D35Retired D34Unknown D33Ran D32RanW20Ran W19Ran W18Ran W17Ran W16 W15 W14 W13 W12 W11W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10As a result of the elections edit D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11D21 D22 D23 D24 D25Re elected D26Re elected D27Re elected D28Re elected D29Re elected D30HoldMajority D31HoldW21Gain W22Gain W23Gain W24Gain W25Gain ID1 FS1Gain D33Gain D32HoldW20Hold W19Re elected W18Re elected W17Re elected W16 W15 W14 W13 W12 W11W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10Note Re elected includes incumbent appointee elected to the next term Beginning of the next Congress edit D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10D20 D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28 D29 D30Majority D31W21 W22 W23 W24 W25 FS2 FS1 D33 D32W20 W19 W18 W17 W16 W15 W14 W13 W12 W11W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10Key D DemocraticID Independent DemocraticFS Free SoilW WhigV VacantRace summaries editSpecial elections during the 30th Congress edit In these special elections the winners were seated during 1848 or in 1849 before March 4 ordered by election date State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party Electoral historyMississippi Class 1 Jefferson Davis Democratic 1847 Appointed Interim appointee elected January 11 1848 2 nbsp Y Jefferson Davis Democratic data missing Connecticut Class 1 Roger S Baldwin Whig 1847 Appointed Interim appointee elected May 1848 nbsp Y Roger S Baldwin Whig data missing Maine Class 1 Wyman B S Moor Democratic 1848 Appointed Interim appointee retired when successor elected June 7 1848 Democratic hold nbsp Y Hannibal Hamlin Democratic data missing Wisconsin Class 1 New state Wisconsin admitted to the Union May 29 1848 First senators elected June 8 1848 Democratic gain nbsp Y Henry Dodge Democratic data missing Wisconsin Class 3 Wisconsin admitted to the Union May 29 1848 First senators elected June 8 1848 Democratic gain nbsp Y Isaac P Walker Democratic data missing Alabama Class 3 Arthur P Bagby Democratic 1841 special 1842 Incumbent resigned June 16 1848 to become U S Minister to Russia Successor elected July 1 1848 Democratic hold nbsp Y William R King Democratic data missing Arkansas Class 2 William K Sebastian Democratic 1848 Appointed Interim appointee elected November 17 1848 3 nbsp Y William K Sebastian Democratic data missing Iowa Class 2 New state Iowa was admitted to the Union December 28 1846 Legislature had failed to elect due to a three way split that prevented any candidate from earning the required number of 30 legislators votes 4 First senators elected December 7 1848 Democratic gain nbsp Y George Wallace Jones Democratic data missing Iowa Class 3 Iowa was admitted to the Union December 28 1846 Legislature had failed to elect due to a three way split that prevented any candidate from earning the required number of 30 legislators votes 4 First senators elected December 7 1848 Democratic gain nbsp Y Augustus C Dodge Democratic data missing Kentucky Class 3 Thomas Metcalfe Whig 1848 Appointed Interim appointee elected January 3 1849 5 nbsp Y Thomas Metcalfe Whig 88 votes Lazarus W Powell Democratic 38 votes 6 Michigan Class 1 Thomas Fitzgerald Democratic 1848 Appointed Interim appointee retired Successor elected January 20 1849 but did not take his seat until March 4 1849 Democratic hold nbsp Y Lewis Cass Democratic data missing Delaware Class 1 John M Clayton Whig 18291835 Incumbent resigned February 23 1849 to become U S Secretary of State Successor elected February 23 1849 Whig hold nbsp Y John Wales Whig data missing Races leading to the 31st Congress edit In these regular elections the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4 1849 ordered by state All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party Electoral historyAlabama William R King Democratic 1848 special Incumbent re elected in 1848 or 1849 nbsp Y William R King Democratic data missing Arkansas Solon Borland Democratic 1848 Appointed Incumbent appointee elected to a full term in November 1848 7 nbsp Y Solon Borland Democratic Ambrose Sevier Democratic 7 data missing Connecticut John M Niles Democratic 1842 Incumbent retired Winner elected in 1848 or 1849 Whig gain nbsp Y Truman Smith Whig data missing Florida James Westcott Democratic 1845 Incumbent retired Winner elected in 1848 Whig gain nbsp Y Jackson Morton Whig data missing Georgia Herschel Vespasian Johnson Democratic 1848 Appointed Incumbent retired Winner elected in 1847 8 Whig gain nbsp Y William Crosby Dawson Whig data missing Illinois Sidney Breese Democratic 1843 Incumbent lost renomination New senator elected January 13 1849 Democratic hold nbsp Y James Shields Democratic data missing Indiana Edward A Hannegan Democratic 1842 Incumbent lost renomination Winner elected in 1848 Democratic hold nbsp Y James Whitcomb Democratic data missing Kentucky Thomas Metcalfe Whig 1848 Appointed special Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election Winner elected February 1 1849 Whig hold nbsp Y Henry Clay Whig 93 votes Richard Mentor Johnson Democratic 45 votes 9 Louisiana Henry Johnson Whig 1844 special Incumbent lost re election Winner elected in 1848 Democratic gain nbsp Y Pierre Soule Democratic Henry Johnson Whig data missing Maryland James Pearce Whig 1843 Incumbent re elected in 1849 nbsp Y James Pearce Whig data missing Missouri David Rice Atchison Democratic 1843 Appointed 1843 special Incumbent re elected in 1849 nbsp Y David Rice Atchison Democratic data missing New Hampshire Charles G Atherton Democratic 1843 special Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election Winner elected in 1848 or 1849 Democratic hold nbsp Y Moses Norris Jr Democratic data missing New York John Adams Dix Democratic 1845 special Incumbent lost re election as a Free Soiler Winner elected February 6 1849 Whig gain nbsp Y William H Seward Whig John Adams Dix Free Soil Reuben H Walworth Democratic Daniel D Barnard Whig North Carolina George Badger Whig 1846 special Incumbent re elected in 1849 nbsp Y George Badger Whig data missing Ohio William Allen Democratic 18371842 Incumbent lost re election Winner elected in 1849 Free Soil gain nbsp Y Salmon P Chase Free Soil Thomas Ewing Whig William Allen Democratic Joshua Reed Giddings Free Soil Reuben Hitchcock Unknown Emery D Potter Democratic David T Disney Democratic John C Vaughn Unknown Pennsylvania Simon Cameron Democratic 1845 special Incumbent retired Winner elected January 10 1849 Whig gain nbsp Y James Cooper Whig 49 62 Richard Brodhead Democratic 46 62 Thaddeus Stevens Free Soil 2 26 South Carolina Andrew Butler Democratic 1846 Appointed special Incumbent re elected in 1848 nbsp Y Andrew Butler Democratic data missing Vermont William Upham Whig 1843 Incumbent re elected in 1848 nbsp Y William Upham Whig data missing Wisconsin Isaac P Walker Democratic 1848 Incumbent re elected in 1849 nbsp Y Isaac P Walker Democratic data missing Elections during the 31st Congress edit In these elections the winners were elected in 1849 after March 4 State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party Electoral historyIllinois Class 3 James Shields Democratic 1848 or 1849 Senate voided election March 15 1849 as incumbent was not to a U S citizen long enough as required by the U S Constitution Incumbent was re elected October 27 1849 having by then qualified Democratic hold nbsp Y James Shields Democratic data missing Alabama Class 2 Benjamin Fitzpatrick Democratic 1848 Appointed Unknown if interim appointee retired when successor elected or lost election to finish the term Winner elected November 30 1849 Democratic hold nbsp Y Jeremiah Clemens Democratic data missing California Class 1 New state California admitted as a new state on September 9 1850 New senator elected December 20 1849 and later seated upon statehood Democratic gain nbsp Y John C Fremont Democratic data missing California Class 3 California admitted as a new state on September 9 1850 New senator elected December 20 1849 and later seated upon statehood Democratic gain nbsp Y William M Gwin Democratic data missing Individual elections editMaryland edit See also List of United States senators from Maryland This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2022 1849 United States Senate election in Maryland 1844 December 1849 1850 80 members of the Maryland General Assembly nbsp Candidate David StewartParty DemocraticLegislative vote Percentage 1849 United States Senate election in Maryland 1843 January 1849 1855 80 members of the Maryland General Assembly nbsp Candidate James PearceParty WhigLegislative vote Percentage Reverdy Johnson won election in 1844 but retired to become the United States Attorney General In order to fill his seat David Stewart was elected by an unknown margin of votes for the Class 1 seat 10 James Pearce won re election by an unknown margin of votes for the Class 3 seat 11 New York edit Main article United States Senate election in New York 1849 The New York election was held February 6 1849 Barnburner John Adams Dix had been elected in 1845 to this seat after the resignation of Silas Wright and Dix s term would expire on March 3 1849 In November 1848 Dix was the Barnburners Free Soilers candidate for Governor of New York but was defeated by Whig Hamilton Fish At this time New York Democratic Party was split in two fiercely opposing factions the Barnburners and the Hunkers The Barnburners organized the Free Soil Party in 1848 and nominated Martin Van Buren for U S President Due to the split the Whig Party won most of the elective offices by pluralities At the State election in November 1847 24 Whigs and 8 Democrats were elected for a two year term 1848 1849 in the State Senate At the State election in November 1848 106 Whigs 15 Free Soilers and 7 Hunkers were elected to the Assembly for the session of 1849 The 72nd New York State Legislature met from January 2 to April 11 1849 at Albany New York Ex Governor of New York William H Seward was nominated by a caucus of Whig State legislators on February 1 1849 The vote was 88 for Seward 12 for John A Collier 18 scattering and 4 blanks The incumbent U S Senator John Adams Dix ran for re election supported by the Free Soilers Ex Chancellor Reuben H Walworth was the candidate of the Hunkers Walworth had been third place in the last gubernatorial election behind Fish and Dix Ex Congressman Daniel D Barnard Whig received 2 scattering votes in the Senate William H Seward was the choice of both the Assembly and the Senate and was declared elected House Whig Free Soil Dem Hunker also ranState Senate 32 members William H Seward 19 John Adams Dix 6 Reuben H Walworth 2 Daniel D Barnard 2State Assembly 128 members William H Seward 102 John Adams Dix 15 Reuben H Walworth 7Ohio edit Main article United States Senate election in Ohio 1849 The two houses of the Ohio General Assembly met in joint session February 22 1849 with 72 representatives and 35 senators present to elect a Senator Class 3 to succeed incumbent William Allen On the fourth ballot Salmon P Chase was elected with a majority of the votes cast as follows 12 Ballot William Allen Thomas Ewing Joshua Reed Giddings Salmon P Chase Reuben Hitchcock Emery D Potter David T Disney John C Vaughn blank ballots total votes cast1 27 41 9 14 1 2 1 0 11 1062 1 41 8 52 0 0 0 0 4 1083 0 39 9 53 0 0 0 2 2 1054 0 39 11 55 0 0 0 1 0 106The second ballot was declared a nullity by Speaker of the Senate Brewster Randall because there were one more ballots cast than members present Pennsylvania edit Main article United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 1849 The Pennsylvania election was held January 10 1849 James Cooper was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly 13 Incumbent Democrat Simon Cameron who was elected in 1845 was not a candidate for re election to another term The Pennsylvania General Assembly consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate convened on January 10 1849 to elect a new Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4 1849 Three ballots were recorded The results of the third and final ballot of both houses combined are as follows State Legislature Results 13 Party Candidate Votes Whig James Cooper 66 49 62Democratic Richard Brodhead 62 46 62Free Soil Thaddeus Stevens 3 2 26N A Not voting 2 1 50Totals 133 100 00 See also edit1848 United States elections 1848 United States presidential election 1848 49 United States House of Representatives elections 30th United States Congress 31st United States CongressNotes edit 17th Amendment to the U S Constitution Direct Election of U S Senators 1913 National Archives and Records Administration 8 February 2022 Byrd p 129 Byrd p 164 a b Clark pp 17 46 72 79 Byrd p 112 Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky begun and held in the Town of Frankfort on Saturday 30th December 1848 Frankfort KY A G Hodges amp Co State Printers 1848 p 26 a b Encyclopedia of Arkansas Stryker s American Register and Magazine 1849 Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky begun and held in the Town of Frankfort on Saturday 30th December 1848 Frankfort KY A G Hodges amp Co State Printers 1848 p 170 Our Campaigns MD US Senate Race Dec 00 1849 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved 5 November 2022 Our Campaigns MD US Senate Race Jan 00 1849 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved 5 November 2022 Taylor William Alexander Taylor Aubrey Clarence 1899 Ohio statesmen and annals of progress from the year 1788 to the year 1900 State of Ohio p 232 a b U S Senate Election 10 January 1849 PDF Wilkes University Retrieved 22 December 2013 References edit Party Division in the Senate 1789 Present via Senate gov Clark Dan Elbert 1913 History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa Iowa City Iowa a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Byrd Robert C 1 October 1993 Wolff Wendy ed The Senate 1789 1989 Historical Statistics 1789 1992 United States Senate Historical Office volume 4 Bicentennial ed Washington D C U S Government Printing Office ISBN 9780160632563 The New York Civil List compiled in 1858 see pg 63 for U S Senators pg 136 for State Senators 1849 pg 236ff for Members of Assembly 1849 Members of the 31st United States Congress Result State election 1847 The Whig Almanac and United States Register for 1848 Result Whig caucus The American Whig Review Vol 11 by George Hooker Colton amp James Davenport Whelpley page 638 Result U S Senate election State Senate Journal of the Senate 72nd Session 1849 pg 167 Result U S Senate election State Assembly Journal of the Assembly 72nd Session 1849 pg 355f Pennsylvania Election Statistics 1682 2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1848 49 United States Senate elections amp oldid 1202695248 Alabama, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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