United States Senate elections, 1824
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The United States Senate election of 1824 was an election for the United States Senate
which saw the Jacksonians
gain a majority over the Anti-Jacksonian National Republican Party.
As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment
, Senators were chosen by state legislatures
.
(1825-1827)
New York
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
which saw the Jacksonians
Jacksonian democracy
Jacksonian democracy is the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man typified by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters. Jackson's policies followed the era of Jeffersonian democracy which dominated the previous political era. The Democratic-Republican Party of...
gain a majority over the Anti-Jacksonian National Republican Party.
As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment
Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote. The amendment supersedes Article I, § 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution, under which senators were elected by state legislatures...
, Senators were chosen by state legislatures
State legislature
In the United States of America, a state legislature is a generic term referring to the legislative body of any of the country's 50 states. The formal name varies from state to state. In 24 states, the legislature is simply called the "Legislature", or the "State Legislature", while in 19 states,...
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Result summary
19th Congress19th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: John Gaillard , until December 4, 1825** Nathaniel Macon , from May 20, 1826- House of Representatives :* Speaker: John W. Taylor -Members:...
(1825-1827)
- Majority Party: Jacksonian (26)
- Minority Party: Anti-Jacksonian (22)
- Total seats: 48
List of races
All class 3 seats were up for election to the term running from March 4, 1825 to March 3, 1831.Alabama
- William KellyWilliam Kelly (senator)William Kelly was an American politician, who served as the Democratic-Republican U.S. senator from the state of Alabama from December 12, 1822 to 1825. He was originally elected to fill the remainder of John Williams Walker's term, who resigned.-Political life:After serving as a U.S...
(J-DR) was replaced by Henry H. ChambersHenry H. ChambersHenry H. Chambers was an American politician, who served as the Democratic-Republican U.S. senator from the state of Alabama from March 4, 1825 until his death. He was replaced by Israel Pickens until a replacement, John McKinley, could be elected.-External links:...
(J).
Connecticut
- James LanmanJames LanmanJames Lanman was an American lawyer and politician from Connecticut who served in the United States Senate.-Early life and education:...
(C-DR) was releected, presented credentials, but was not permitted to qualify. He was then replaced by Calvin WilleyCalvin WilleyCalvin Willey was an American politician from Connecticut who served in the United States Senate.-Early life:...
(A) on May 4, 1825.
Georgia
- John ElliottJohn Elliott (Georgia)John Elliott was a United States Senator from Georgia, serving from 1819 to 1825.Elliott graduated from Yale University in 1794 and returned to Georgia to practice law...
(C-DR) was replaced by John M. BerrienJohn M. BerrienJohn Macpherson Berrien of Georgia was a United States Senator and Andrew Jackson's Attorney General.Born at Rocky Hill, New Jersey, to a family of Huguenot ancestry, Berrien moved with his parents to Savannah, Georgia, in 1782; was graduated from Princeton College in 1796; studied law in...
(J).
Illinois
- John McLeanJohn McLean (Illinois politician)John McLean was a United States Representative and a Senator from Illinois.Born near Guilford Court House , Guilford County, North Carolina, February 4, 1791, McLean moved with his parents to Logan County, Kentucky in 1795. He moved to Illinois Territory in 1815...
(C-DR), was elected November 24 to finish the term of Ninian EdwardsNinian EdwardsNinian Edwards was a founding political figure of the state of Illinois. He served as the first and only governor of the Illinois Territory from 1809 to 1818, as one of the first two United States Senators from Illinois from 1818 to 1824, and as the third Governor of Illinois from 1826 to 1830...
(A-DR), who had resigned March 3, 1824. McLean lost re-election to Elias KaneElias KaneElias Kent Kane was one of the first U.S. Senators from Illinois.He was born in New York City, attended the public schools, and graduated from Yale College in 1813....
(J).
Indiana
- Waller TaylorWaller TaylorWaller Taylor was an American military commander and politician.-Biography:Taylor was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia where he spent his entire childhood. He studied law and served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1800 to 1802.In 1804 he moved to Vincennes, Indiana and practiced law...
(A-DR) was replaced by William HendricksWilliam HendricksWilliam Hendricks was a Democratic-Republican member of the House of Representatives from 1816 to 1822, the third Governor of Indiana from 1822 to 1825, and an Anti-Jacksonian member of the U.S. Senate from 1825 to 1837. He led much of his family into politics and founded one of the largest...
(A).
Kentucky
- Isham TalbotIsham TalbotIsham Talbot was a United States Senator from Kentucky.Born in Bedford County, Virginia, Isham Talbot Junior moved with his parents to Harrodsburg, Kentucky in about 1784. He was admitted to the bar, and began his legal practice in Versailles, Kentucky...
(A-DR) was replaced by John Rowan (J).
Louisiana
- Appointee Josiah S. JohnstonJosiah S. JohnstonJosiah Stoddard Johnston was a United States Representative and Senator from Louisiana. Born in Salisbury, Connecticut, he moved with his father to Kentucky in 1788, and went to Connecticut to attend primary school...
(A-DR) was elected to a full term.
- Special (Class 2): Charles Dominique Joseph BoulignyCharles Dominique Joseph BoulignyCharles Dominique Joseph Bouligny was a lawyer and U.S. Senator from Louisiana. He was the uncle of John Edward Bouligny....
(A-DR, later A) was elected to finish the term of Henry JohnsonHenry Johnson (Louisiana)Henry Johnson was the fifth Governor of Louisiana, and served as a United States Representative and as a United States Senator....
(A-DR), who had resigned May 27, 1824 to become Governor of Louisiana.
Maryland
- Edward LloydEdward Lloyd (Governor of Maryland)Edward Lloyd V served as the 13th Governor of Maryland from 1809 to 1811, and as a United States Senator from Maryland between 1819 and 1826. He also served as a U.S...
(C-DR) was re-elected as a Jacksonian.
Missouri
- David BartonDavid BartonDavid Barton is an American evangelical Christian minister, conservative activist and author. He founded WallBuilders, a Texas-based organization with a goal of exposing the claimed US constitutional separation of church and state as a myth...
(A-DR) was re-elected as an Anti-Jacksonian
New Hampshire
- John F. ParrottJohn Fabyan ParrottJohn Fabyan Parrott was a United States Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire.He was born in Portsmouth to John Parrott, a merchant and ship captain, and his wife Deborah Parker. He followed his fathers line of work and began trading in Europe and the Caribbean, something which stopped...
(A-DR) was replaced by Levi WoodburyLevi WoodburyLevi Woodbury was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, a U.S. Senator, Governor of New Hampshire and cabinet member in three administrations. He was the first Justice to have attended law school....
(J). Woodbury took office late, on March 16, 1825.
New YorkUnited States Senate election in New York, 1825/1826The 1825/1826 United States Senate election in New York was held on February 1, 1825, and January 14, 1826, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate.-Background:...
- Rufus KingRufus KingRufus King was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress. He also attended the Constitutional Convention and was one of the signers of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
(A-F) retired. Due to a deadlock in the New York State Legislature, Nathan SanfordNathan SanfordNathan Sanford was an American politician.- Life :He was the son of Thomas Sanford and Phebe Sanford, née Baker...
(A) was elected late, on January 31, 1826.
North Carolina
- Nathaniel MaconNathaniel MaconNathaniel Macon was a spokesman for the Old Republican faction of the Democratic-Republican Party that wanted to strictly limit the United States federal government. Macon was born near Warrenton, North Carolina, and attended the College of New Jersey and served briefly in the American...
(C-DR) was re-elected as a Jacksonian.
Ohio
- Ethan Allen BrownEthan Allen BrownEthan Allen Brown was a Democratic-Republican politician. He served as the seventh Governor of Ohio.Brown was born in Darien, Connecticut to a Revolutionary War veteran. He moved near Cincinnati, Ohio in 1803. He was appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court in 1810 and was re-elected in 1817...
(A-DR) lost re-election to William Henry HarrisonWilliam Henry HarrisonWilliam Henry Harrison was the ninth President of the United States , an American military officer and politician, and the first president to die in office. He was 68 years, 23 days old when elected, the oldest president elected until Ronald Reagan in 1980, and last President to be born before the...
(A).
Pennsylvania
- Walter LowrieWalter LowrieWalter Lowrie was a teacher, farmer, and politician from Butler County, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate...
(C-DR) retired and was replaced by William MarksWilliam Marks (Pennsylvania)William Marks was an American lawyer and politician from Beaver, Pennsylvania. He served in both houses in the state legislature and was the Speaker for the House from 1813 to 1819. He later represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate.-External links:*...
(A).
South Carolina
- John GaillardJohn GaillardJohn Gaillard was a U.S. Senator from South Carolina.Gaillard was born in St. Stephen's district, South Carolina on September 5, 1765. He was of Huguenot descent. He was elected to the United States Senate in place of Pierce Butler, who resigned, and served from January 31, 1805 until his death....
(C-DR) was re-elected as a Jacksonian.
Vermont
- William A. PalmerWilliam A. PalmerWilliam Adams Palmer was an American politician. Palmer graduated from the University of Vermont with a degree in Law. He was admitted to the bar and began to practice Law in Chelsea, Vermont. Held numerous positions in Vermont and was a judge of the State supreme court of Vermont 1816-1818...
(A-DR) retired was replaced by Dudley ChaseDudley ChaseDudley Chase was a United States Senator from Vermont.He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1791, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1793...
(A).
Senate composition before and after elections
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| DRa = Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... (Adams-Clay) |
Fa = Federalist Federalist Party (United States) The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801... (Adams-Clay) |
[Bracketed] seat changed parties |
| DRc = Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... (Crawford) |
J = Jacksonian Jacksonian democracy Jacksonian democracy is the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man typified by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters. Jackson's policies followed the era of Jeffersonian democracy which dominated the previous political era. The Democratic-Republican Party of... |
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| DRj = Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... (Jackson) |
A = Anti-Jacksonian | V = Vacant |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1824
- 19th United States Congress19th United States Congress-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: John Gaillard , until December 4, 1825** Nathaniel Macon , from May 20, 1826- House of Representatives :* Speaker: John W. Taylor -Members:...