United States Senate elections, 1860

The United States Senate election of 1860 was an election corresponding with Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency, with the Republican Party gaining control of the United States Senate. As many Southern States seceded following the election, and members left the Senate to join the Confederacy, or were expelled for supporting the rebellion, seats were declared vacant. To establish a quorum with fewer members, a lower total seat number was taken into account.

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

Results

37th Congress (1861–1863)

Change in Senate composition

End of previous Congress
V V V V
D D D D D D D V V V
D D D D D D D D D D
A D D D D D D D D D
R
R R R R R R R R R
R R R R R R R R R R
R R R R R R R R V V
V V V V
Beginning of the next Congress
V V V V
D D D D D D V V V V
D D D D D D D D D D
R R U D D D D D D D
R
R R R R R R R R R
R R R R R R R R R R
R R R R R R R V V V
V V V V
End of the next Congress
V V V V V
D D D D D V V V V V
D D D D D D D D U U
R R R R R U U U U U
R
R R R R R R R R R
R R R R R R R R R R
R R R R R V V V V V
V V V V V
Key:
A = American
D = Democratic
R = Republican
U = Unionist
V = Vacant
Majority
divider

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