United States Senate elections, 1824 and 1825

United States Senate elections, 1824 and 1825
United States
Dates vary by state
16 of the 48 seats in the United States Senate (plus special elections)
25 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Jacksonian Anti-Jacksonian
Last election 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Seats before 0 (0.0%) 0 (8.3%)
Seats won 26 (55.3%) 21 (44.7%)
Seat change Increase 26 Increase 21
Seats up 0 0
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Last election 44 (93.6%) 3 (6.4%)
Seats before 43 (89.6%) 5 (10.4%)
Seats won 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
Seat change Decrease 43 Decrease 5
Seats up 15 1
Majority party before election

Democratic-Republican

 Elected Majority party

Jacksonian

The United States Senate election of 1824 and 1825 were elections for the United States Senate that saw the Jacksonians gain a majority over the Anti-Jacksonian National Republican Party.

As these elections were prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by state legislatures.

Result summary

19th Congress (1825–1827)

Change in Senate composition

Before the elections

Divided by parties

  DR1 DR2 DR3 DR4
DR14 DR13 DR12 DR11 DR10 DR9 DR8 DR7 DR6 DR5
DR15 DR16 DR17 DR18 DR19 DR20 DR21 DR22 DR23 DR24
Majority →
DR34 DR33 DR32 DR31 DR30 DR29 DR27 DR27 DR26 DR25
DR35 DR36 DR37 DR38 DR39 DR40 DR41 DR42 DR43 Fa5
  Fa1 Fa2 Fa3 Fa4

Divided by factions

  DRa1 DRa2 DRa3 DRa4
DRc3 DRc2 DRc1 DRa11 DRa10 DRa9 DRa8 DRa7 DRa6 DRa5
DRc4 DRc5 DRc6 DRc7 DRc8 DRc9 DRc10 DRc11 DRc12 DRc13
Plurality →
DRj3 DRj2 DRj1 DRc20 DRc19 DRc18 DRc17 DRc16 DRc15 DRc14
DRj4 DRj5 DRj6 DRj7 DRj8 DRj9 DRj10 DRj11 DRj12 Fa5
  Fa1 Fa2 Fa3 Fa4

Election results

Divided by factions

  AJ1 AJ2 AJ3 AJ4
DRc3 DRc2 DRc1 DRa11 DRa10 DRa9 AJ8 AJ7 AJ6 AJ5
DRc4 DRc5 DRc6 DRc7 DRc8 DRc9 J1 J2 J3 V1
Plurality →
DRj3 DRj2 DRj1 DRc20 DRc19 DRc18 DRc17 DRc16 AJ10 AJ9
DRj4 DRj5 DRj6 DRj7 DRj8 DRj9 DRj10 DRj11 J4 V2
  Fa1 Fa2 Fa3 Fa4

Beginning of the next Congress

  AJ1 AJ2 AJ3 AJ4
AJ14 AJ13 AJ12 AJ11 AJ10 AJ9 AJ8 AJ7 AJ6 AJ5
AJ15 AJ16 AJ17 AJ18 AJ19 AJ20 AJ21* V1* J26* J25
Majority → J24
J15 J16 J17 J18 J19 J20 J21 J22 J23
J14 J13 J12 J11 J10 J9 J8 J7 J6 J5
  J1 J2 J3 J4
 Notes:
  • V1 (New York seat): The Federalist (Adams-Clay faction) senator retired but the legislature failed to elected until late in 1826. Although labelled here as "Vacant," the seat was eventually filled by an Anti-Jacksonian.
  • AJ21 (Connecticut seat): The Senate rejected the re-election of the incumbent Democratic-Republican (Crawford faction) senator. The seat was then filled by an Anti-Jacksonian late on May 4, 1825.
  • J26 (New Hampshire seat): The Democratic-Republican (Adams-Clay faction) senator retired and was replaced by a Jacksonian who took his seat late on March 16, 1825.
Key:
AJ# Anti-Jacksonian
DRx# Democratic-Republican (All factions)
DRa# Democratic-Republican (Adams-Clay faction)
DRc# Democratic-Republican (Crawford faction)
DRj# Democratic-Republican (Jackson faction)
Fa# Federalist (Adams-Clay faction)
J# Jacksonian
V# Vacant

Race summaries

Bold states link to specific election articles.

Special elections during the 18th Congress

In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1824 or before March 4, 1825; ordered by election date.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Delaware
(Class 1)		 Vacant Caesar A. Rodney (DR) had resigned January 29, 1823 in the previous Congress.
Winner elected January 8, 1824.
Federalist gain.		 √ Thomas Clayton (Federalist (Adams-Clay faction), later Anti-Jacksonian)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Louisiana
(Class 2)		 Henry Johnson Democratic-Republican
(Adams-Clay faction)		 1818 (Appointed)
1823 (Special)		 Incumbent resigned May 27, 1824 to become Governor of Louisiana.
Winner elected November 19, 1824.
Democratic-Republican hold.		 √ Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny (Democratic-Republican (Adams-Clay faction), later Anti-Jacksonian)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Illinois
(Class 3)		 Ninian Edwards Democratic-Republican
(Adams-Clay faction)		 1818 (Elected)
1819 (Re-elected)		 Incumbent resigned March 3, 1824.
Winner elected November 24, 1824, but not to next term.
Democratic-Republican hold.		 √ John McLean (Democratic-Republican (Crawford faction))
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Georgia
(Class 2)		 Nicholas Ware Democratic-Republican
(Crawford faction)		 1821 (Special)
1823 (Re-elected)		 Incumbent died September 7, 1824.
Winner elected December 6, 1824.
Democratic-Republican hold.		 √ Thomas W. Cobb (Democratic-Republican (Crawford faction), later Jacksonian)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Virginia
(Class 2)		 John Taylor Democratic-Republican
(Crawford faction)		 1792 (Special)
1793 (Re-elected)		 Died August 21, 1824.
Winner elected December 7, 1824.
Democratic-Republican hold.		 √ Littleton Tazewell (Democratic-Republican (Jackson faction), later Jacksonian)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

Races leading to the 19th Congress

In these general elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1825 (except where noted due to late election); ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Alabama William Kelly Democratic-Republican
(Jackson faction)		 1822 (Special) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Jacksonian gain.		 √ Henry H. Chambers (Jacksonian)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Connecticut James Lanman Democratic-Republican
(Crawford faction)		 1819 (Elected) Re-elected, but disqualified.
Vacant.		 √ James Lanman ([Data unknown/missing. You can help!])
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Georgia John Elliott Democratic-Republican
(Crawford faction)		 1819 (Elected) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Jacksonian gain.		 √ John M. Berrien (Jacksonian)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Illinois Ninian Edwards Democratic-Republican
(Adams-Clay faction)		 1818 (Elected)
1819 (Re-elected)		 Winner elected to next term.
Jacksonian gain.		 √ Elias Kane (Jacksonian)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Indiana Waller Taylor Democratic-Republican
(Adams-Clay faction)		 1816 (Elected)
1818 (Re-elected)		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Anti-Jacksonian gain.		 √ William Hendricks (Anti-Jacksonian)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Kentucky Isham Talbot Democratic-Republican
(Adams-Clay faction)		 1815 (Special)
1819 ([Data unknown/missing. You can help!])
1820 (Special)		 [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Jacksonian gain.		 √ John Rowan (Jacksonian)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Louisiana Josiah S. Johnston Democratic-Republican
(Adams-Clay faction)		 1824 (Appointed) Interim appointee elected to a full term.
Anti-Jacksonian gain.		 √ Josiah S. Johnston (Anti-Jacksonian)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Maryland Edward Lloyd Democratic-Republican
(Crawford faction)		 1819 (Elected) Re-elected as a Jacksonian.
Jacksonian gain.		 √ Edward Lloyd (Jacksonian)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Missouri David Barton Democratic-Republican
(Adams-Clay faction)		 1821 (Elected) Re-elected as an Anti-Jacksonian.
Anti-Jacksonian gain.		 √ David Barton (Anti-Jacksonian)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
New Hampshire John F. Parrott Democratic-Republican
(Adams-Clay faction)		 1819 (Elected) [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Winner took office late, on March 16, 1825.
Jacksonian gain.		 √ William Henry Harrison (Anti-Jacksonian)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
New York Rufus King Federalist
(Adams-Clay faction)		 1789 (Elected)
1795 (Re-elected)
1796 (Resigned)
1813 (Elected)
1819/1820 (Re-elected)		 Retired.
Vacant due to a deadlock in the New York State Legislature.
Vacant.		 17 candidates
North Carolina Nathaniel Macon Democratic-Republican
(Crawford faction)		 1815 (Special)
1819 (Re-elected)		 Re-elected as a Jacksonian.
Jacksonian gain.		 √ Nathaniel Macon (Jacksonian)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Ohio Ethan Allen Brown Democratic-Republican.
(Adams-Clay faction)		 1822 (Special) Lost re-election.
Anti-Jacksonian gain.		 √ William Henry Harrison (Anti-Jacksonian)
Ethan Allen Brown (Democratic-Republican (Adams-Clay faction))
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Pennsylvania Walter Lowrie Democratic-Republican.
(Crawford faction)		 1819 (Elected) Retired.
Anti-Jacksonian gain.		 √ William Marks (Anti-Jacksonian)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
South Carolina John Gaillard Democratic-Republican
(Crawford faction)		 1804 (Special)
1806 (Re-elected)
1812 (Re-elected)
1818 (Re-elected)		 Re-elected as a Jacksonian.
Jacksonian gain.		 √ John Gaillard (Jacksonian)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Vermont William A. Palmer Democratic-Republican
(Adams-Clay faction)		 1818 (Special)
1818 (General)		 Retired.
Anti-Jacksonian gain.		 √ Dudley Chase (Anti-Jacksonian)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

Special elections during the 19th Congress

In these special elections, the winners were seated in 1825 after March 4; ordered by election date.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Connecticut
(Class 3)		 Vacant Vacant due to credentials challenge.
Winner elected May 4, 1825.
Anti-Jacksonian gain.		 √ Calvin Willey (Anti-Jacksonian)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

References

See also

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