United States Senate elections, 1840
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The United States Senate election of 1840 was an election which, corresponding with their Party's success in the 1840 Presidential election
United States presidential election, 1840
The United States presidential election of 1840 saw President Martin Van Buren fight for re-election against an economic depression and a Whig Party unified for the first time behind war hero William Henry Harrison and his "log cabin campaign"...

, had the Whig Party
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...

 take control of 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...

.

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

27th Congress
27th United States Congress
The Twenty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843, during the one-month...

 (1841–1843)
  • Majority Party: Whig (29)
  • Minority Party: Democratic (22)
  • Other Parties: (0)
  • Vacant: (1)
  • Total Seats: 52

Senate composition before and after elections

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Senate composition at the
end of the 26th Congress
26th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :*President: Richard M. Johnson *President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :*Speaker: Robert M.T. Hunter -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...

  D7 D17   D27 W16 W6
D8 D18 D28 W15 W5
D9 D19 D29 W14 W4
D10 D20 W23 W13 W3
D1 D11 D21 W22 W12 W2
D2 D12 D22 W21 W11 W1
D3 D13 D23 W20 W10  
D4 D14 D24 W19 W9
D5 D15 D25 W18 W8
D6 D16 D26 W17 W7
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Senate composition at the
beginning of the 27th Congress
27th United States Congress
The Twenty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843, during the one-month...

  D7 D17   W26 W16 W6
D8 D18 W25 W15 W5
D9 D19 W24 W14 W4
D10 D20 W23 W13 W3
D1 D11 D21 W22 W12 W2
D2 D12 D22 W21 W11 W1
D3 D13 V W20 W10  
D4 D14 W29 W19 W9
D5 D15 W28 W18 W8
D6 D16 W27 W17 W7

Key: D = Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

[Bracketed] seat changed parties
V = Vacant
W = Whig
Whig Party (United States)
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...


See also

  • United States presidential election, 1840
    United States presidential election, 1840
    The United States presidential election of 1840 saw President Martin Van Buren fight for re-election against an economic depression and a Whig Party unified for the first time behind war hero William Henry Harrison and his "log cabin campaign"...

  • United States House of Representatives elections, 1840
  • 27th United States Congress
    27th United States Congress
    The Twenty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843, during the one-month...

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