United States Senate elections, 1828
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The United States Senate election of 1828 was an election which had the Jacksonian coalition, despite its leader's victory
in the presidential election, lose two seats in the United States Senate
to the opposing Anti-Jackson coalition.
As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment
, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.
(1829–1831)
United States presidential election, 1828
The United States presidential election of 1828 featured a rematch between John Quincy Adams, now incumbent President, and Andrew Jackson, the runner-up in the 1824 election. With no other major candidates, Jackson and his chief ally Martin Van Buren consolidated their bases in the South and New...
in the presidential election, lose two seats in the United States Senate
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...
to the opposing Anti-Jackson coalition.
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.
Results
21st Congress21st United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
(1829–1831)
- Majority Party: Jacksonian (25)
- Minority Party: Anti-Jackson (23)
- Other Parties: (0)
- Total Seats: 48
Senate composition before and after elections
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| A = Anti-Jacksonian | [Bracketed] seat changed parties |
| J = Jacksonian | |
| V = Vacant |
See also
- United States presidential election, 1828United States presidential election, 1828The United States presidential election of 1828 featured a rematch between John Quincy Adams, now incumbent President, and Andrew Jackson, the runner-up in the 1824 election. With no other major candidates, Jackson and his chief ally Martin Van Buren consolidated their bases in the South and New...
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1828
- 21st United States Congress21st United States Congress-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...