Dates vary by state 1838 / 1839 → 34 17 | 12 5 3 2 | |
22 seats
(as Jacksonian) 24 seats
(as Anti-Jacksonian) 31
(as Jacksonian) 19
(as Anti-Jacksonian) | ||
The United States Senate elections of 1836 and 1837 were elections that had the Jacksonian coalition emerge as the Democratic Party, and the Adams, or Anti-Jackson, coalition emerge as the Whig Party
Contents
- Results summary
- As a result of the general elections
- Race summaries
- Special elections during the 24th Congress
- Races leading to the 25th Congress
- Elections during the 25th Congress
- Michigan
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- References
As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.
Results summary
Senate Party Division, 25th Congress (1837–1839)
As a result of the general elections
"Hold" means the incumbent lost and the winner was from an affiliated new party, either Anti-Jacksonian to Whig or Jacksonian to Democratic.
Race summaries
Bold states link to specific election articles.
Special elections during the 24th Congress
In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1836 or before March 4, 1837; ordered by election date.
Races leading to the 25th Congress
In these general elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1837; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.
Elections during the 25th Congress
In these special elections, the winners were seated in 1837 after March 4; ordered by election date.
Michigan
The new state of Michigan elected its new Senators on January 26, 1837, both Jacksonians: Lucius Lyon (Class 1) and John Norvell (Class 2). In the term beginning March 4, 1837, they would sit as Democrats.
New York
Silas Wright, Jr., had been elected in 1833 to this seat after the resignation of William L. Marcy who had been elected Governor of New York. Wright's term would expire on March 3, 1837.
At the State election in November 1836, 94 Democrats and 34 Whigs were elected to the Assembly, and seven of the eight State Senators elected were Democrats. The 60th New York State Legislature met from January 3 to May 16, 1837, at Albany. The party strength in the Assembly as shown by the election for Speaker was: 80 for Democrat Edward Livingston and 27 for Whig Luther Bradish.
Wright was re-nominated in a Democratic caucus by a large majority. Silas Wright, Jr., was the choice of both the Assembly and the Senate, and was declared elected.
Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on December 14, 1836, to elect a Senator to serve the term beginning on March 4, 1837. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows: