United States Senate elections, 1840

United States Senate elections, 1840

November 1840

? seats in the United States Senate   Majority party Minority party   Party Whig Democratic Last election 23 seats 29 seats Seats won 29 22 Seat change 6 7

Majority Party before election Democratic Party Elected Majority Party Whig Party

The United States Senate election of 1840 was an election which, corresponding with their Party's success in the 1840 Presidential election, had the Whig Party take control of the United States Senate.

As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures..

Results

27th Congress (1841–1843)

• Majority Party: Whig (29)
• Minority Party: Democratic (22)
• Other Parties: (0)
• Vacant: (1)
• Total Seats: 52

Senate composition before and after elections

See also

• United States presidential election, 1840
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1840
• 27th United States Congress

References

• Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov