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Revision as of 20:45, 29 February 2016
The United States Senate election of 1850 and 1851 were elections which had the Democratic Party gain one seat in the United States Senate.
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As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.
Senate Party Division, 32nd Congress (1851–1853)
- Majority Party: Democratic (36)
- Minority Party: Whig Party (23)
- Other Parties: Free Soiler (3)
- Total Seats: 62
Change in Senate composition
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Special elections during the 31st Congress
In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1850 or in 1851 before March 4; ordered by election date.
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| Massachusetts (Class 1) |
Robert C. Winthrop | Whig | 1850 (Appointed) | Interim appointee lost election to finish the term. Winner elected February 1, 1851. Democratic gain. Winner was not elected to the next term, see below. |
√ Robert Rantoul, Jr. (Democratic) Robert C. Winthrop (Whig) [data missing] |
Races leading to the 32nd Congress
In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1851; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.
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Special elections during the 32nd Congress
In these special elections, the winners were elected in 1851 after March 4; ordered by election date.
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Complete list of races
Ohio
Incumbent Senator Thomas Corwin (Whig) resigned July 20, 1850 to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. Thomas Ewing (Whig) was appointed July 20, 1850 to finish the term. Benjamin Wade (Whig) was elected late on March 15, 1851 on the 37th ballot over Ewing.[1]
See also
References
- Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov
- ^ Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 . State of Ohio. p. 240.
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