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The 1840–41 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1840 and 1841, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 2.
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Corresponding with their party's success in the 1840 presidential election, the Whig Party took control of the Senate.
Results summary
Senate party division, 27th Congress (1841–1843)
- Majority party: Whig (29)
- Minority party: Democratic (22–20)
- Other parties: (0)
- Vacant: (1–3)
- Total seats: 52
Change in composition
Before the elections
After the November 25, 1840 special elections in North Carolina.
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| D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 | D8 | D7 |
| D17 Ran | D18 Ran | D19 Ran | D20 Ran | D21 Ran | D22 Unknown | D23 Unknown | D24 Retired | D25 Retired | D26 Retired |
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| W17 Ran | W18 Mass. (sp 1) Resigned | W19 Mass. (sp 2) Mass. (reg) Resigned | W20 Retired | W21 N.C. (reg) Ran | V2 | V1 | D29 Ran | D28 Ran | |
| W16 Retired | W15 | W14 | W13 | W12 | W11 | W10 | W9 | W8 | W7 |
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After the elections
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| D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 | D8 | D7 |
| D17 Re-elected | D18 Re-elected | D19 Re-elected | D20 Hold | D21 Hold | D22 Re-elected | V3 D Loss | V2 | V1 | W27 Gain |
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| W17 Re-elected | W18 Mass. (sp 1) Hold | W19 Mass. (reg) Mass. (sp 2) Hold | W20 Hold | W21 N.C. (reg) Re-elected | W22 Gain | W23 Gain | W24 Gain | W25 Gain | W26 Gain |
| W16 Hold | W15 | W14 | W13 | W12 | W11 | W10 | W9 | W8 | W7 |
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| D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 | D8 | D7 |
| D17 | D18 | D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 | V2 | W29 Gain | W28 Gain | W27 |
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Race summaries
Special elections during the 26th Congress
In these elections, the winners were elected during 1840 or in 1841 before March 4; ordered by election date.
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| Pennsylvania (Class 1) | Vacant since 1839. | Incumbent Samuel McKean's (D) term expired and the legislature failed to elect a successor. New senator elected January 14, 1840. Democratic hold. |
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| Michigan (Class 1) | Vacant since 1839. | Incumbent Lucius Lyon (D) retired, his term expired, and the legislature failed to elect a successor. New senator elected January 20, 1840. Whig gain. |
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| New York (Class 1) | Vacant since 1839. | Incumbent Nathaniel P. Tallmadge's (D) term expired and the legislature failed to elect a successor. Incumbent re-elected January 27, 1840 to his former position as a Whig. Whig gain. |
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| Tennessee (Class 2) | Hugh Lawson White | Whig | 1825 (special) 1829 1835 | Incumbent resigned January 13, 1840, after refusing to vote for the Subtreasury Bill as demanded by the Tennessee legislature. New senator elected February 26, 1840. Democratic gain. Winner was not elected to the next term; see below. |
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| Connecticut (Class 1) | Thaddeus Betts | Whig | 1838 or 1839 | Incumbent died April 7, 1840. New senator elected May 4, 1840. Whig hold. |
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| North Carolina (Class 2) | Bedford Brown | Democratic | 1829 (special) 1835 | Incumbent resigned November 16, 1840, because he could not obey instructions of the North Carolina General Assembly. New senator elected November 25, 1840. Whig gain. Winner was also be elected to the next term; see below. |
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| North Carolina (Class 3) | Robert Strange | Democratic | 1836 (special) 1836 | Incumbent resigned November 16, 1840, because he could not obey instructions of the North Carolina General Assembly. New senator elected November 25, 1840. Whig gain. |
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| Maryland (Class 3) | John S. Spence | Whig | 1836 (special) 1837 | Incumbent died October 24, 1840. New senator elected January 5, 1841. Whig hold. |
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| Delaware (Class 1) | Richard H. Bayard | Whig | 1836 (special) 1838 or 1839 | Incumbent resigned September 19, 1839, to become Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. New senator elected January 12, 1841 to his former position. Whig hold. |
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| Massachusetts (Class 2) | John Davis | Whig | 1835 | Incumbent resigned January 5, 1841, after being elected Governor of Massachusetts. New senator elected January 13, 1841. Whig hold. Winner also elected to the next term; see below. |
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| Virginia (Class 1) | Vacant since 1839. | Incumbent William C. Rives's (D) term expired and the legislature failed to elect a successor. Incumbent re-elected January 18, 1841 to his former position as a Whig. Whig gain. |
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| Massachusetts (Class 1) | Daniel Webster | Whig | 1827 1833 1839 | Incumbent resigned February 22, 1841, to become U.S. Secretary of State. New senator elected February 23, 1841. Whig hold. |
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Races leading to the 27th Congress
In these regular elections, the winner was elected for the term beginning March 4, 1841; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.
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| Alabama | William R. King | Democratic | 1819 1822 1828 1834 | Incumbent re-elected December 14, 1840. |
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| Arkansas | William S. Fulton | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected in 1840. |
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| Delaware | Thomas Clayton | Whig | 1837 (special) | Incumbent re-elected in 1841. |
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| Georgia | Wilson Lumpkin | Democratic | 1837 (special) | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. New senator elected in 1840. Whig gain. |
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| Illinois | John M. Robinson | Democratic | 1830 (special) 1835 | Incumbent retired. Successor elected in 1840 or 1841. Democratic hold. |
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| Kentucky | John J. Crittenden | Whig | 1835 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected in 1841. Whig hold. |
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| Louisiana | Robert C. Nicholas | Democratic | 1836 (special) | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. New senator elected in 1840. Whig gain. |
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| Maine | John Ruggles | Democratic | 1835 (special) 1835 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected in 1840. Whig gain. |
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| Massachusetts | John Davis | Whig | 1835 | Incumbent resigned January 5, 1841, after being elected Governor of Massachusetts. New senator elected January 13, 1841. Whig hold. Successor also elected to finish the current term, see above. |
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| Michigan | John Norvell | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected in 1841. Whig gain. |
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| Mississippi | Robert J. Walker | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent re-elected in 1841. |
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| New Hampshire | Henry Hubbard | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent retired to . New senator elected in 1841. Democratic hold. |
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| New Jersey | Garret D. Wall | Democratic | 1835 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected February 19, 1841. Whig gain. |
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| North Carolina | Willie Mangum | Whig | 1840 (special) | Incumbent re-elected in 1841. |
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| Rhode Island | Nehemiah R. Knight | Whig | 1821 (special) 1823 1829 1835 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected October 29, 1840. Whig hold. |
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| South Carolina | John C. Calhoun | Democratic | 1832 (special) 1834 | Incumbent re-elected in 1840. |
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| Tennessee | Alexander O. Anderson | Democratic | 1840 (special) | Incumbent retired. Legislature failed to elect. Democratic loss. Seat would not be filled until 1843. | None. |
| Virginia | William H. Roane | Democratic | 1837 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected in 1840. Whig gain. |
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Special elections during the 27th Congress
In this special election, the winner was elected in 1841 after March 4; ordered by election date.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Alabama (Class 3) | Clement Comer Clay | Democratic | 1837 (Appointed) | Incumbent resigned November 15, 1841. New senator elected November 24, 1841. Democratic hold. |
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Alabama
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Connecticut (special)
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Delaware
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John Leeds Kerr won election to a full term an unknown margin of votes, for the Class 3 seat.
Massachusetts
There were three elections due to the February 22, 1841, resignation of Whig Daniel Webster to become U.S. Secretary of State and the January 5, 1841, resignation of Whig John Davis to become Governor of Massachusetts.
Massachusetts (special, class 2)
Whig Isaac C. Bates was elected January 13, 1841, to finish Davis's term.
Massachusetts (regular)
Bates was also elected January 13, 1841, to the next term.
Bates would only serve, however, until his March 16, 1845, death, and Davis was again elected to the seat.
Massachusetts (special, class 1)
Whig Rufus Choate was elected February 23, 1841, to finish Webster's term which would continue until 1845.
Michigan
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Mississippi
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
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New York (special)
Nathaniel P. Tallmadge had been elected as a Jacksonian Democrat in 1833 to this seat, and his term expired March 3, 1839. An election was held February 5, 1839. Although Tallmadge received the most votes, no candidate received a majority and the seat was declared vacant due to the legislature's failure to elect.
At the State election in November 1839, 7 Whigs and 3 Democrats were elected to the State Senate, which gave the Whigs a majority, the first anti-Bucktails/Jacksonian/Democratic majority in 20 years. The 63rd New York State Legislature met from January 7 to May 14, 1840, at Albany, New York. The strength of the parties in the Assembly, as shown by the vote for Speaker, was: 68 for Whig George Washington Patterson and 56 for Democrat Levi S. Chatfield.
On January 14, 1840, Nathaniel P. Tallmadge received a majority in both the Assembly and the Senate, and was declared elected.
| Candidate | Party | Senate (32 members) | Assembly (128 members) |
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| Nathaniel P. Tallmadge | Whig | 19 | |
| Samuel Beardsley | Democratic | 2 | |
| Levi Beardsley | Democratic | 1 | |
| William C. Bouck | Democratic | 1 | |
| Benjamin F. Butler | Democratic | 1 | |
| Churchill C. Cambreleng | Democratic | 1 | |
| Hiram Denio | Democratic | 1 | |
| John A. Dix | Democratic | 1 | |
| Azariah C. Flagg | Democratic | 1 | |
| John Savage | Democratic | 1 | |
| John Tracy | Democratic | 1 |
Tallmadge re-took his seat on January 27, 1840, and remained in office until June 17, 1844, when he resigned to be appointed Governor of Wisconsin Territory. Daniel S. Dickinson was appointed to fill the vacancy temporarily, and subsequently elected by the State Legislature to succeed Tallmadge.
North Carolina
There were three elections due to the November 16, 1840, resignations of Democrats Bedford Brown and Robert Strange.
North Carolina (special, class 2)
Whig Willie Mangum was elected November 25, 1840, to finish Brown's term that would end in March 1841.
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North Carolina (regular)
Mangum was later re-elected in 1841 to the next term.
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North Carolina (special, class 3)
Whig William Alexander Graham was elected November 25, 1840, to finish Strange's term that would end in 1843.
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Pennsylvania
The election was held on January 14, 1840, after the regularly scheduled election in December 1838 was postponed due to the Buckshot War. Daniel Sturgeon was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.
Democrat Samuel McKean was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in the 1832–1833 Senate election. Sen. McKean's term was to expire on March 4, 1839, and an election would have occurred during the winter of 1838–1839 elect a senator for the successive term. The election did not occur, however, due to significant political unrest in Harrisburg, the state capital, over disputed election returns during the Buckshot War. McKean's seat was vacated when his term expired in March 1839 and remained vacant until the General Assembly elected a new senator in 1840.
The Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on January 14, 1840, to elect a senator to serve out the remainder of the term that began on March 4, 1839. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Daniel Sturgeon | 87 | 65.41% | |
| Whig | Charles Ogle | 26 | 19.55% | |
| Anti-Masonic | Richard Biddle | 17 | 12.78% | |
| N/A | Not voting | 3 | 2.26% | |
| Total votes | 133 | 100.00% | ||
Rhode Island
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South Carolina
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Tennessee
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Virginia
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See also
- 1840 United States elections
- 1840 United States presidential election
- 1840–41 United States House of Representatives elections
- 26th United States Congress
- 27th United States Congress
References
- "17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913)". National Archives and Records Administration. February 8, 2022.
- Rothrock, Mary (1972). The French Broad-Holston Country: A History of Knox County, Tennessee. Knoxville, Tennessee: East Tennessee Historical Society. pp. 501–02.
- "Our Campaigns - AL Senate Race - Dec 14, 1840". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 31, 2019."Our Campaigns - AL Senate Race - Dec 14, 1840". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 31, 2019., citing Democratic Standard (newspaper) December 15, 1840
- Journal of the Proceedings of the Legislative-Council of the State of New-Jersey. 1841. p. 33 – via Google books.
- J. Fred Parker, Secretary of State (1914). Manual, with Rules and Orders, for the use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1914. State of Rhode Island manual. Providence, RI: E. L. Freeman Company, State Printers. p. 149.
- "U.S. Senator in Rhode Island". Alexandria Gazette. Alexandria, D.C. November 3, 1840. p. 3. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Jan 00, 1841". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: Dec. 16, 1839 – March 3, 1841 (page 50)
- "U.S. Senate Election – 1838–1839 – No election" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
- "U.S. Senate Election – 14 January 1840" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
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The 1840 41 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states As these U S Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913 senators were chosen by state legislatures Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1840 and 1841 and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock In these elections terms were up for the senators in Class 2 1840 41 United States Senate elections 1838 amp 1839 Various dates 1842 amp 1843 18 of the 52 seats in the United States Senate with special elections 27 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Party Whig Democratic Last election 20 seats 28 seats Seats before 21 29 Seats won 11 6 Seats after 27 22 Seat change 6 7 Seats up 5 13Results Democratic hold Whig gain Whig hold Legislature failed to electMajority Party before election Democratic Elected Majority Party Whig Corresponding with their party s success in the 1840 presidential election the Whig Party took control of the Senate Results summarySenate party division 27th Congress 1841 1843 Majority party Whig 29 Minority party Democratic 22 20 Other parties 0 Vacant 1 3 Total seats 52Change in compositionBefore the elections After the November 25 1840 special elections in North Carolina D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D10 D9 D8 D7 D17 Ran D18 Ran D19 Ran D20 Ran D21 Ran D22 Unknown D23 Unknown D24 Retired D25 Retired D26 Retired Majority D27 Retired W17 Ran W18 Mass sp 1 Resigned W19 Mass sp 2 Mass reg Resigned W20 Retired W21 N C reg Ran V2 V1 D29 Ran D28 Ran W16 Retired W15 W14 W13 W12 W11 W10 W9 W8 W7 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 After the elections D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D10 D9 D8 D7 D17 Re elected D18 Re elected D19 Re elected D20 Hold D21 Hold D22 Re elected V3 D Loss V2 V1 W27 Gain Majority W17 Re elected W18 Mass sp 1 Hold W19 Mass reg Mass sp 2 Hold W20 Hold W21 N C reg Re elected W22 Gain W23 Gain W24 Gain W25 Gain W26 Gain W16 Hold W15 W14 W13 W12 W11 W10 W9 W8 W7 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 Beginning of the next Congress D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D10 D9 D8 D7 D17 D18 D19 D20 D21 D22 V2 W29 Gain W28 Gain W27 Majority W17 W18 W19 W20 W21 W22 W23 W24 W25 W26 W16 W15 W14 W13 W12 W11 W10 W9 W8 W7 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 Key D Democratic W Whig V VacantRace summariesSpecial elections during the 26th Congress In these elections the winners were elected during 1840 or in 1841 before March 4 ordered by election date State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Pennsylvania Class 1 Vacant since 1839 Incumbent Samuel McKean s D term expired and the legislature failed to elect a successor New senator elected January 14 1840 Democratic hold Y Daniel Sturgeon Democratic data missing Michigan Class 1 Vacant since 1839 Incumbent Lucius Lyon D retired his term expired and the legislature failed to elect a successor New senator elected January 20 1840 Whig gain Y Augustus S Porter Whig data missing New York Class 1 Vacant since 1839 Incumbent Nathaniel P Tallmadge s D term expired and the legislature failed to elect a successor Incumbent re elected January 27 1840 to his former position as a Whig Whig gain Y Nathaniel P Tallmadge Whig data missing Tennessee Class 2 Hugh Lawson White Whig 1825 special 1829 1835 Incumbent resigned January 13 1840 after refusing to vote for the Subtreasury Bill as demanded by the Tennessee legislature New senator elected February 26 1840 Democratic gain Winner was not elected to the next term see below Y Alexander O Anderson Democratic data missing Connecticut Class 1 Thaddeus Betts Whig 1838 or 1839 Incumbent died April 7 1840 New senator elected May 4 1840 Whig hold Y Jabez W Huntington Whig data missing North Carolina Class 2 Bedford Brown Democratic 1829 special 1835 Incumbent resigned November 16 1840 because he could not obey instructions of the North Carolina General Assembly New senator elected November 25 1840 Whig gain Winner was also be elected to the next term see below Y Willie P Mangum Whig data missing North Carolina Class 3 Robert Strange Democratic 1836 special 1836 Incumbent resigned November 16 1840 because he could not obey instructions of the North Carolina General Assembly New senator elected November 25 1840 Whig gain Y William A Graham Whig data missing Maryland Class 3 John S Spence Whig 1836 special 1837 Incumbent died October 24 1840 New senator elected January 5 1841 Whig hold Y John L Kerr Whig data missing Delaware Class 1 Richard H Bayard Whig 1836 special 1838 or 1839 Incumbent resigned September 19 1839 to become Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court New senator elected January 12 1841 to his former position Whig hold Y Richard H Bayard Whig data missing Massachusetts Class 2 John Davis Whig 1835 Incumbent resigned January 5 1841 after being elected Governor of Massachusetts New senator elected January 13 1841 Whig hold Winner also elected to the next term see below Y Isaac C Bates Whig data missing Virginia Class 1 Vacant since 1839 Incumbent William C Rives s D term expired and the legislature failed to elect a successor Incumbent re elected January 18 1841 to his former position as a Whig Whig gain Y William C Rives Whig data missing Massachusetts Class 1 Daniel Webster Whig 1827 1833 1839 Incumbent resigned February 22 1841 to become U S Secretary of State New senator elected February 23 1841 Whig hold Y Rufus Choate Whig data missing Races leading to the 27th Congress In these regular elections the winner was elected for the term beginning March 4 1841 ordered by state All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Alabama William R King Democratic 1819 1822 1828 1834 Incumbent re elected December 14 1840 Y William R King Democratic 56 69 John Gayle Whig 43 31 Arkansas William S Fulton Democratic 1836 Incumbent re elected in 1840 Y William S Fulton Democratic data missing Delaware Thomas Clayton Whig 1837 special Incumbent re elected in 1841 Y Thomas Clayton Whig data missing Georgia Wilson Lumpkin Democratic 1837 special Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election New senator elected in 1840 Whig gain Y John M Berrien Whig data missing Illinois John M Robinson Democratic 1830 special 1835 Incumbent retired Successor elected in 1840 or 1841 Democratic hold Y Samuel McRoberts Democratic data missing Kentucky John J Crittenden Whig 1835 Incumbent retired New senator elected in 1841 Whig hold Y James T Morehead Whig data missing Louisiana Robert C Nicholas Democratic 1836 special Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election New senator elected in 1840 Whig gain Y Alexander Barrow Whig data missing Maine John Ruggles Democratic 1835 special 1835 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected in 1840 Whig gain Y George Evans Whig data missing Massachusetts John Davis Whig 1835 Incumbent resigned January 5 1841 after being elected Governor of Massachusetts New senator elected January 13 1841 Whig hold Successor also elected to finish the current term see above Y Isaac C Bates Whig data missing Michigan John Norvell Democratic 1835 Incumbent retired New senator elected in 1841 Whig gain Y William Woodbridge Whig data missing Mississippi Robert J Walker Democratic 1835 Incumbent re elected in 1841 Y Robert J Walker Democratic data missing New Hampshire Henry Hubbard Democratic 1835 Incumbent retired to New senator elected in 1841 Democratic hold Y Levi Woodbury Democratic data missing New Jersey Garret D Wall Democratic 1835 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected February 19 1841 Whig gain Y Jacob W Miller Whig 46 Garret D Wall Democratic 16 North Carolina Willie Mangum Whig 1840 special Incumbent re elected in 1841 Y Willie Mangum Whig data missing Rhode Island Nehemiah R Knight Whig 1821 special 1823 1829 1835 Incumbent retired New senator elected October 29 1840 Whig hold Y James F Simmons Whig 55 votes Samuel Y Atwell Democratic 24 votes Tristram Burges Whig 2 votes South Carolina John C Calhoun Democratic 1832 special 1834 Incumbent re elected in 1840 Y John C Calhoun Democratic data missing Tennessee Alexander O Anderson Democratic 1840 special Incumbent retired Legislature failed to elect Democratic loss Seat would not be filled until 1843 None Virginia William H Roane Democratic 1837 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected in 1840 Whig gain Y William S Archer Whig data missing Special elections during the 27th Congress In this special election the winner was elected in 1841 after March 4 ordered by election date State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Alabama Class 3 Clement Comer Clay Democratic 1837 Appointed Incumbent resigned November 15 1841 New senator elected November 24 1841 Democratic hold Y Arthur P Bagby Democratic data missing AlabamaAlabama regular This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 Alabama special This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 ArkansasThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 Connecticut special This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 DelawareDelaware special This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 Delaware regular This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 GeorgiaThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 IllinoisThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 KentuckyThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 LouisianaThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 MaineThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 Maryland special This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2022 1841 United States Senate special election in Maryland 1837 December 1841 1843 80 members of the Maryland General Assembly Candidate John Leeds Kerr Party Whig Legislative vote Percentage John Leeds Kerr won election to a full term an unknown margin of votes for the Class 3 seat MassachusettsThere were three elections due to the February 22 1841 resignation of Whig Daniel Webster to become U S Secretary of State and the January 5 1841 resignation of Whig John Davis to become Governor of Massachusetts Massachusetts special class 2 Senator Isaac C Bates Whig Isaac C Bates was elected January 13 1841 to finish Davis s term Massachusetts regular Bates was also elected January 13 1841 to the next term Bates would only serve however until his March 16 1845 death and Davis was again elected to the seat Massachusetts special class 1 Senator Rufus Choate Whig Rufus Choate was elected February 23 1841 to finish Webster s term which would continue until 1845 MichiganThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 MississippiThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 New HampshireThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 New JerseyThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 New York special Nathaniel P Tallmadge had been elected as a Jacksonian Democrat in 1833 to this seat and his term expired March 3 1839 An election was held February 5 1839 Although Tallmadge received the most votes no candidate received a majority and the seat was declared vacant due to the legislature s failure to elect At the State election in November 1839 7 Whigs and 3 Democrats were elected to the State Senate which gave the Whigs a majority the first anti Bucktails Jacksonian Democratic majority in 20 years The 63rd New York State Legislature met from January 7 to May 14 1840 at Albany New York The strength of the parties in the Assembly as shown by the vote for Speaker was 68 for Whig George Washington Patterson and 56 for Democrat Levi S Chatfield On January 14 1840 Nathaniel P Tallmadge received a majority in both the Assembly and the Senate and was declared elected Candidate Party Senate 32 members Assembly 128 members Nathaniel P Tallmadge Whig 19 Samuel Beardsley Democratic 2 Levi Beardsley Democratic 1 William C Bouck Democratic 1 Benjamin F Butler Democratic 1 Churchill C Cambreleng Democratic 1 Hiram Denio Democratic 1 John A Dix Democratic 1 Azariah C Flagg Democratic 1 John Savage Democratic 1 John Tracy Democratic 1 Tallmadge re took his seat on January 27 1840 and remained in office until June 17 1844 when he resigned to be appointed Governor of Wisconsin Territory Daniel S Dickinson was appointed to fill the vacancy temporarily and subsequently elected by the State Legislature to succeed Tallmadge North CarolinaThere were three elections due to the November 16 1840 resignations of Democrats Bedford Brown and Robert Strange North Carolina special class 2 Whig Willie Mangum was elected November 25 1840 to finish Brown s term that would end in March 1841 This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 North Carolina regular Mangum was later re elected in 1841 to the next term This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 North Carolina special class 3 Whig William Alexander Graham was elected November 25 1840 to finish Strange s term that would end in 1843 This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 PennsylvaniaThe election was held on January 14 1840 after the regularly scheduled election in December 1838 was postponed due to the Buckshot War Daniel Sturgeon was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate Democrat Samuel McKean was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate in the 1832 1833 Senate election Sen McKean s term was to expire on March 4 1839 and an election would have occurred during the winter of 1838 1839 elect a senator for the successive term The election did not occur however due to significant political unrest in Harrisburg the state capital over disputed election returns during the Buckshot War McKean s seat was vacated when his term expired in March 1839 and remained vacant until the General Assembly elected a new senator in 1840 The Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on January 14 1840 to elect a senator to serve out the remainder of the term that began on March 4 1839 The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows State Legislature Results Party Candidate Votes Democratic Daniel Sturgeon 87 65 41 Whig Charles Ogle 26 19 55 Anti Masonic Richard Biddle 17 12 78 N A Not voting 3 2 26 Total votes 133 100 00 Rhode IslandThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 South CarolinaThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 TennesseeTennessee special Tennessee regular This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 VirginiaVirginia regular This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 Virginia special This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it March 2020 See also1840 United States elections 1840 United States presidential election 1840 41 United States House of Representatives elections 26th United States Congress 27th United States CongressReferences 17th Amendment to the U S Constitution Direct Election of U S Senators 1913 National Archives and Records Administration February 8 2022 Rothrock Mary 1972 The French Broad Holston Country A History of Knox County Tennessee Knoxville Tennessee East Tennessee Historical Society pp 501 02 Our Campaigns AL Senate Race Dec 14 1840 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved October 31 2019 Our Campaigns AL Senate Race Dec 14 1840 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved October 31 2019 citing Democratic Standard newspaper December 15 1840 Journal of the Proceedings of the Legislative Council of the State of New Jersey 1841 p 33 via Google books J Fred Parker Secretary of State 1914 Manual with Rules and Orders for the use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island 1914 State of Rhode Island manual Providence RI E L Freeman Company State Printers p 149 U S Senator in Rhode Island Alexandria Gazette Alexandria D C November 3 1840 p 3 Retrieved October 14 2021 Our Campaigns MD US Senate Race Jan 00 1841 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved November 5 2022 Abridgment of the Debates of Congress from 1789 to 1856 Dec 16 1839 March 3 1841 page 50 U S Senate Election 1838 1839 No election PDF Wilkes University Retrieved December 22 2012 U S Senate Election 14 January 1840 PDF Wilkes University Retrieved December 22 2012 Party Division in the Senate 1789 Present via Senate gov Pennsylvania Election Statistics 1682 2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project