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1828–29 United States Senate elections
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1828–29 United States Senate elections |
| country | United States |
| flag_year | 1822 |
| type | legislative |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1826–27 United States Senate elections |
| previous_year | 1826 & 1827 |
| next_election | 1830–31 United States Senate elections |
| next_year | 1830 & 1831 |
| seat_class | Class 2 |
| previous_seat_election | 1822–23 United States Senate elections |
| previous_seat_year | 1822 & 1823 |
| next_seat_election | 1834–35 United States Senate elections |
| next_seat_year | 1834 & 1835 |
| seats_for_election | 16 of the 48 seats in the United States Senate (plus special elections) |
| majority_seats | 25 |
| election_date | Dates vary by state |
| image_size | 160x180px |
| 1blank | Seats up |
| party1 | Jacksonian Party |
| last_election1 | 27 seats |
| seats_before1 | 26 |
| seats1 | 10 |
| seats_after1 | 26 |
| seat_change1 | |
| 1data1 | 10 |
| party2 | Anti-Jacksonian Party |
| last_election2 | 19 |
| seats_before2 | 21 |
| seats2 | 6 |
| seats_after2 | 22 |
| seat_change2 | 1 |
| 1data2 | 5 |
| title | Majority Party |
| before_party | Jacksonian Party (US) |
| after_party | Jacksonian Party (US) |
| map_image | File:1828senatemap.svg |
| map_caption | Results: |
the 1828–29 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these United States Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913, senators were chosen by State legislature United States. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1828 and 1829, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 2.
The Jacksonian coalition, despite its leader's victory in the presidential election, lost a seat in the Senate to the opposing Anti-Jacksonian coalition. Senators who called themselves "Anti-Jacksonian" or "National Republicans" were also called "Adams" or "Adams Men."
Results summary
Senate party division at the beginning of the 21st United States Congress (1829–1831)
- Majority party: Jacksonian 26
- Minority party: Anti-Jackson 22
- Total seats: 48
Change in composition
Before the elections
| J | J | J | J |
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As a result of the elections
| J | J | J | J |
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| V | = Vacant |
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Race summaries
Bold states link to specific election articles.
Special elections during the 20th Congress
In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1828 or before March 4, 1829; ordered by election date.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | Senator | Party | Electoral history | Georgia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Class 2) | Ohio | ||||||||||
| (Class 3) | North Carolina | ||||||||||
| (Class 3) | Maine | ||||||||||
| (Class 1) | New York | ||||||||||
| (Class 1) | New Jersey | ||||||||||
| (Class 1) | |||||||||||
| Thomas W. Cobb | Jacksonian | 1824 (special) | Incumbent resigned before November 7, 1828. | ||||||||
| New senator elected November 7, 1828. | |||||||||||
| Jacksonian hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | |||||||||
| William Henry Harrison | Anti-Jacksonian | 1824 | Incumbent resigned May 20, 1828 to become Minister Plenipotentiary to Gran Colombia. | ||||||||
| New senator elected December 10, 1828. | |||||||||||
| Anti-Jacksonian hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | |||||||||
| Nathaniel Macon | Jacksonian | 1815 (special) | |||||||||
| 1818 | |||||||||||
| 1825 | Incumbent resigned November 14, 1828. | ||||||||||
| New senator elected December 15, 1828. | |||||||||||
| Jacksonian hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | |||||||||
| Albion K. Parris | Jacksonian | 1827 | Incumbent resigned August 26, 1828 when appointed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. | ||||||||
| New senator elected January 15, 1829. | |||||||||||
| Anti-Jacksonian gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | |||||||||
| Martin Van Buren | Jacksonian | 1821 | |||||||||
| 1827 | Incumbent resigned December 20, 1828 to become Governor of New York. | ||||||||||
| New senator elected January 15, 1829. | |||||||||||
| Jacksonian hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | |||||||||
| Ephraim Bateman | Anti-Jacksonian | 1826 (special) | |||||||||
| 1826 | Incumbent resigned January 12, 1829 due to failing health. | ||||||||||
| New senator elected January 30, 1829. | |||||||||||
| Jacksonian gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
Races leading to the 21st Congress
In these regular elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1829; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | Senator | Party | Electoral | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| history | Alabama | Delaware | Georgia | Illinois | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Massachusetts | Mississippi | New Hampshire | New Jersey | North Carolina | Rhode Island | South Carolina | Tennessee | Virginia | |||||||||
| William R. King | Jacksonian | 1819 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1822 | Incumbent re-elected in 1828. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry M. Ridgely | Jacksonian | 1827 (special) | Incumbent retired. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| New senator elected in 1829. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anti-Jacksonian gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oliver H. Prince | Jacksonian | 1828 (special) | Unknown if incumbent ran for re-election. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| New senator elected in 1828 or 1829. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonian hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jesse B. Thomas | Anti-Jacksonian | 1818 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1823 | Incumbent retired. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New senator elected in 1828 or 1829. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonian gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard M. Johnson | Jacksonian | 1819 (special) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1823 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incumbent lost re-election. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New senator elected in 1829. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonian hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dominique Bouligny | Anti-Jacksonian | 1824 (special) | Unknown if incumbent ran for re-election. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| New senator elected in 1829. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonian gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Chandler | Jacksonian | 1820 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1823 | Incumbent retired. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New senator elected in 1828 or 1829. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anti-Jacksonian gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nathaniel Silsbee | Anti-Jacksonian | 1826 (special) | Incumbent re-elected in 1829. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Hill Williams | Jacksonian | 1817 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1823 | Unknown if incumbent ran for re-election. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New senator elected in 1828. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonian hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Bell | Anti-Jacksonian | 1823 | Incumbent re-elected in 1828 or 1829. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mahlon Dickerson | Jacksonian | 1817 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1823 | Incumbent resigned January 30, 1829 when elected to the class 1 seat. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New senator elected immediately thereafter on January 30, 1829. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anti-Jacksonian gain. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Branch | Jacksonian | 1822 | Incumbent re-elected in 1829. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nehemiah R. Knight | Anti-Jacksonian | 1821 (special) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1823 | Incumbent re-elected October 31, 1828. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Y. Hayne | Jacksonian | 1822 | Incumbent re-elected in 1828. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh Lawson White | Jacksonian | 1825 (special) | Incumbent re-elected in 1829. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Littleton Tazewell | Jacksonian | 1824 (special) | Incumbent re-elected in 1829. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
Special elections during the 21st Congress
In these special elections, the winners were elected in 1829 after March 4; ordered by election date.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | Senator | Party | Electoral history | Tennessee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Class 1) | Georgia | |||||||
| (Class 3) | North Carolina | |||||||
| (Class 2) | ||||||||
| John Eaton | Jacksonian | 1818 (appointed) | ||||||
| 1819 (special) | ||||||||
| 1821 (failure to elect) | ||||||||
| 1821 (special) | ||||||||
| 1826 | Incumbent resigned March 9, 1829 to become U.S. Secretary of War. | |||||||
| New senator elected October 19, 1829. | ||||||||
| Jacksonian hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | ||||||
| John M. Berrien | Jacksonian | 1825 | Incumbent resigned March 9, 1829 to become U.S. Attorney General. | |||||
| New senator elected November 9, 1829. | ||||||||
| Jacksonian hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist | ||||||
| John Branch | Jacksonian | 1822 | ||||||
| 1828 | Incumbent resigned March 9, 1829 to become U.S. Secretary of the Navy. | |||||||
| New senator elected December 9, 1829. | ||||||||
| Jacksonian hold. | nowrap | {{Plainlist |
Alabama
Delaware
Georgia
Georgia had three elections in this cycle.
Georgia (regular)
Georgia (special, class 2)
John Raper Senator of Carroll County, Ga. murdered by George Blackwood
Georgia (special, class 3)
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maine had two elections in this cycle.
Maine (regular)
Maine (special)
Massachusetts
Massachusetts had two elections in this cycle.
Massachusetts (regular)
Massachusetts (special)
Mississippi
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Jersey had two elections in this cycle.
New Jersey (regular)
New Jersey (special)
New York (special)
North Carolina
North Carolina had three elections in this cycle.
North Carolina (regular)
North Carolina (special, class 2)
North Carolina (special, class 3)
Ohio (special)
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Tennessee had two elections in this cycle.
Tennessee (regular)
Tennessee (special)
Virginia
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Notes
References
Sources
- Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov
References
- (February 8, 2022). "17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913)".
- (1929). "Journal of the Proceedings of the Legislative-Council of the State of New Jersey".
- (February 6, 1829). "The Hon. Edward Livingston, at present a member of Congress from the State of Louisiana, was on the 12th ult. appointed by the Legislature of that State, a Senator in Congress, vice Mr. Bouligny, whose term of service expires on the 3d of March next.". Raleigh Register.
- (1929). "Journal of the Proceedings of the Legislative-Council of the State of New Jersey".
- J. Fred Parker, Secretary of State. (1914). "Manual, with Rules and Orders, for the use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1914". E. L. Freeman Company, State Printers.
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