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1842–43 United States Senate elections#Alabama

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1842–43 United States Senate elections

| country = United States

| flag_year = 1837

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1840–41 United States Senate elections

| previous_year = {{Nowrap|1840 & 1841}}

| next_election = 1844–45 United States Senate elections

| next_year = {{Nowrap|1844 & 1845}}

| seats_for_election = 17 of the 52 seats in the United States Senate (with special elections)

| election_date = Various dates

| image_size = 100px

| majority_seats = 27

| 1blank = Seats up

| party1 = Whig Party (US)

| image1 =

| last_election1 = 29 seats

| seats_before1 = 30

| seats1 = 4

| seats_after1 = 27

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 3

| 1data1 = 7

| party2 = Democratic Party (US)

| image2 =

| last_election2 = 22 seats

| seats_before2 = 20

| seats2 = 13

| seats_after2 = 23

| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 3

| 1data2 = 10

| title = Majority Party

| before_election =

| before_party = Whig Party (US)

| after_election =

| after_party = Whig Party (US)

| map_image = File:1842senatemap.svg

| map_caption = Results:
{{Legend0|#0671B0|Democratic gain}} {{Legend0|#92C5DE|Democratic hold}}
{{Legend0|#f3d586|Whig hold}}

}}

The 1842–43 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 1842 and 1843, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock.{{cite web|url=https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/17th-amendment|title=17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913)|website=National Archives and Records Administration|date=February 8, 2022}} In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 3.

The Whigs lost seats but maintained control of the Senate. Although they lost three seats in the regular elections, they gained two of them back by the start of the first session in special elections.

Results summary

Senate party division, 28th Congress (1843–1845)

  • Majority party: Whig (27)
  • Minority party: Democratic (22–23)
  • Other parties: (0–1)
  • Total seats: 52–54

Change in Senate composition

= Before the elections =

After July 1842 appointment in New Jersey.

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D1

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D2

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D3

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D4

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D5

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D6

width=50px {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D16
Ran

! width=50px {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D15
Ran

! width=50px {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D14
Ran

! width=50px {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D13
Ran

! width=50px {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D12
Ran

! width=50px {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D11
Ran

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D10

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D9

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D8

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D7

{{party shading/Democratic active}} | D17
Unknown

! {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D18
Unknown

! {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D19
Retired

! {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D20
Retired

| {{party shading/Vacant}} | V2

| {{party shading/Vacant}} | V1

! {{party shading/Whig active}} | W30
Resigned

! {{party shading/Whig active}} | W29
Retired

! {{party shading/Whig active}} | W28
Unknown

! {{party shading/Whig active}} | W27
Unknown

colspan=9 align=right | Majority →

! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Whig active}} | W26
Ran

{{party shading/Whig}} | W17

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W18

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W19

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W20

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W21

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W22

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W23

! {{party shading/Whig active}} | W24
Ran

! {{party shading/Whig active}} | W25
Ran

{{party shading/Whig}} | W16

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W15

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W14

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W13

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W12

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W11

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W10

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W9

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W8

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W7

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| {{party shading/Whig}} | W1

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W2

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W3

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W4

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W5

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W6

= Result of the elections =

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D1

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D2

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D3

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D4

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D5

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D6

width=50px {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D16
Re-elected

! width=50px {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D15
Re-elected

! width=50px {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D14
Re-elected

! width=50px {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D13
Re-elected

! width=50px {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D12
Re-elected

! width=50px {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D11
Re-elected

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D10

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D9

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D8

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D7

{{party shading/Democratic active}} | D17
Re-elected

! {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D18
Hold

! {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D19
Hold

! {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D20
Hold

! {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D21
Hold

! {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D22
Gain

! {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D23
Gain

| {{party shading/Vacant}} | V2

| {{party shading/Vacant}} | V1

! {{party shading/Whig active}} | W27
Hold

colspan=9 align=right | Majority →

! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Whig active}} | W26
Hold

{{party shading/Whig}} | W17

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W18

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W19

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W20

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W21

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W22

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W23

! {{party shading/Whig active}} | W24
Re-elected

! {{party shading/Whig active}} | W25
Re-elected

{{party shading/Whig}} | W16

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W15

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W14

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W13

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W12

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W11

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W10

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W9

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W8

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W7

colspan=4 |

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W1

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W2

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W3

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W4

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W5

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W6

= Beginning of the next Congress =

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D1

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D2

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D3

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D4

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D5

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D6

width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D16

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D15

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D14

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D13

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D12

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D11

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D10

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D9

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D8

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D7

{{party shading/Democratic}} | D17

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D18

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D19

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D20

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D21

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D22

! {{party shading/Vacant active}} | V3
D Loss

| {{party shading/Vacant}} | V2

| {{party shading/Vacant}} | V1

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W27

colspan=9 align=right | Majority →

| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Whig}} | W26

{{party shading/Whig}} | W17

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W18

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W19

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W20

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W21

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W22

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W23

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W24

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W25

{{party shading/Whig}} | W16

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W15

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W14

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W13

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W12

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W11

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W10

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W9

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W8

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W7

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| {{party shading/Whig}} | W1

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W2

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W3

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W4

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W5

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W6

= Beginning of the first session of the next Congress (December 4, 1843) =

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| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D1

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D2

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D3

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D4

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D5

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D6

width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D16

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D15

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D14

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D13

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D12

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D11

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D10

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D9

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D8

| width=50px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D7

{{party shading/Democratic}} | D17

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D18

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D19

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | D20

! {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D21
Hold

! {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D22
Hold

! {{party shading/Democratic active}} | D23
Gain

! {{party shading/Whig active}} | W29
Gain

! {{party shading/Whig active}} | W28
Gain

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W27

colspan=9 align=right | Majority →

| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Whig}} | W26

{{party shading/Whig}} | W17

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W18

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W19

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W20

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W21

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W22

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W23

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W24

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W25

{{party shading/Whig}} | W16

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W15

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W14

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W13

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W12

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W11

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W10

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W9

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W8

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W7

colspan=4 |

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W1

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W2

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W3

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W4

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W5

| {{party shading/Whig}} | W6

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! Key:

|

{| class=wikitable

align=center width=35px {{party shading/Democratic}} | D#

| Democratic

align=center width=35px {{party shading/Whig}} | W#

| Whig

align=center width=35px {{party shading/Vacant}} | V#

| Vacant

|}

Race summaries

Bold states link to specific election articles.

= Special elections during the 27th Congress =

In these elections, the winners were elected during 1842 or in 1843 before March 4; ordered by election date.

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! rowspan=2 | State

! colspan=3 | Incumbent

! rowspan=2 | Results

! rowspan=2 | Candidates

Senator

! Party

! Electoral history

Rhode Island
(Class 1)

| Nathan F. Dixon

| {{party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1838 or 1839

| {{party shading/Whig/Hold}} | Incumbent died January 29, 1842.
New senator elected February 18, 1842.
Whig hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} William Sprague (Whig)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

New Hampshire
(Class 3)

| Leonard Wilcox

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1842 {{Small|(appointed)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent had been appointed March 1, 1842, to continue the term of Franklin Pierce (D), who had resigned February 28, 1842.
Incumbent appointee elected in June 1842.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Leonard Wilcox (Democratic)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

Vermont
(Class 3)

| Samuel C. Crafts

| {{party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1842 {{Small|(appointed)}}

| {{Party shading/Whig/Hold}} | Incumbent had been appointed April 23, 1842, to continue the term of Samuel Prentiss (W), who had resigned April 11, 1842, to become judge of the U.S. District Court of Vermont.
Incumbent appointee elected October 26, 1842.
Whig hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Samuel C. Crafts (Whig)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

South Carolina
(Class 3)

| William C. Preston

| {{party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1833 United States Senate special election in South Carolina
1837

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent resigned November 29, 1842.
New senator elected December 23, 1842.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} George McDuffie (Democratic)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

= Races leading to the 28th Congress =

In these regular elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1843; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

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! rowspan=2 | State

! colspan=3 | Incumbent

! rowspan=2 | Results

! rowspan=2 | Candidates

Senator

! Party

! Electoral history

Alabama

| Arthur P. Bagby

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1841 United States Senate special election in Alabama

| Incumbent re-elected in 1842.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Arthur P. Bagby (Democratic)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

Arkansas

| Ambrose Sevier

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1836
1837

| Incumbent re-elected in 1843.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Ambrose Sevier (Democratic)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

Connecticut

| Perry Smith

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1837

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.
New senator elected in 1842 but, due to ill health and a credentials challenge, was unable to serve until May 16, 1844; nevertheless, his term began March 4, 1843.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} John M. Niles (Democratic)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

Georgia

| Alfred Cuthbert

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1835 United States Senate special election in Georgia
1837

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
New senator elected in 1843.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Walter T. Colquitt (Democratic)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

Illinois

| Richard M. Young

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1837

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
New senator elected in 1843.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Sidney Breese (Democratic)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

Indiana

| Oliver H. Smith

| {{party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1836

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent lost re-election.
New senator elected in 1842.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Edward A. Hannegan (Democratic)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

Kentucky

| John J. Crittenden

| {{party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1816
1819 {{Small|(resigned)}}
1835
1841 {{Small|(retired)}}
1842 {{Small|(appointed)}}
? (special)

| Incumbent re-elected January 7, 1843.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} John J. Crittenden (Whig) 88 votes
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Richard Mentor Johnson (Democratic) 43 votes{{cite news |author= |date=January 25, 1843 |title=Re-Election of Mr. Crittenden to the Senate--More of the Earthquake coming |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84023647/1843-01-25/ed-1/seq-2/ |work=The Middlebury people's press |location=Middlebury, Vt.|page=2 |access-date=29 January 2022 }}

}}

Louisiana

| Charles M. Conrad

| {{party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1842 {{Small|(appointed)}}

| {{Party shading/Whig/Hold}} | Interim appointee lost election.
New senator elected in 1843 but, due to ill health, did not take the seat.
Whig hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

}}

Maryland

| John L. Kerr

| {{party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1841 United States Senate special election in Maryland

| {{Party shading/Whig/Hold}} | Incumbent retired or lost re-election.
New senator elected in 1843.
Whig hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} James Pearce (Whig)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

Missouri

| Lewis F. Linn

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1833 {{Small|(appointed)}}
? (special)
1836

| Incumbent re-elected in 1842.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Lewis F. Linn (Democratic)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

New Hampshire

| Leonard Wilcox

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1842 {{Small|(appointed)}}
1842 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent retired or lost re-election.
New senator elected in 1843.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Charles G. Atherton (Democratic)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

New York

| Silas Wright Jr.

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1833 United States Senate special election in New York
1837

| Incumbent re-elected February 7, 1843.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

}}

North Carolina

| William A. Graham

| {{party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1840 United States Senate special elections in North Carolina

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Incumbent retired or lost re-election.
New senator elected in 1843.
Democratic gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} William H. Haywood Jr. (Democratic)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

Ohio

| William Allen

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1836

| Incumbent re-elected in 1842.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} William Allen (Democratic)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

Pennsylvania

| James Buchanan

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1834 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania
1836

| Incumbent re-elected in 1843.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} James Buchanan (Democratic) 56.06%
  • {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}John Banks (Whig) 40.91%
  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}Richard Brodhead (Democratic) 0.76%
  • {{Party stripe|Unknown}}John Gibons 0.76%

}}

South Carolina

| George McDuffie

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1842 United States Senate special election in South Carolina

| Incumbent re-elected in 1842 or 1843.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} George McDuffie (Democratic)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

Vermont

| Samuel C. Crafts

| {{party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| 1842 United States Senate special election in Vermont

| {{party shading/Whig/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.
New senator elected in 1843.
Whig hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} William Upham (Whig)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

= Elections during the 28th Congress =

In these special elections, the winners were elected in 1843 after March 4; ordered by election date.

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valign=bottom

! rowspan=2 | State

! colspan=3 | Incumbent

! rowspan=2 | Results

! rowspan=2 | Candidates

Senator

! Party

! Electoral history

South Carolina
(Class 2)

| John C. Calhoun

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1832 United States Senate special election in South Carolina
1834
1840

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned March 3, 1843.
New senator elected March 4, 1843.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Daniel Elliott Huger (Democratic)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

Tennessee
(Class 1)

| Alfred O. P. Nicholson

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1840 {{Small|(appointed)}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Incumbent resigned February 7, 1842.
New senator elected October 17, 1843.
Whig gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Ephraim H. Foster (Whig)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

Tennessee
(Class 2)

| colspan=3 | Vacant since 1841

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Legislature had failed to elect since the 27th Congress.
New senator elected October 17, 1843.
Whig gain.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Whig Party (US)}}{{Aye}} Spencer Jarnagin (Whig)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

Maine
(Class 1)

| Reuel Williams

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1837 United States Senate special election in Maine

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned February 15, 1843.
Winner was elected December 4, 1843.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} John Fairfield (Democratic)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

Missouri
(Class 3)

| David Rice Atchison

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| 1843 {{Small|(appointed)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic/Hold}} | Incumbent had been appointed October 14, 1843, when Lewis F. Linn (D) had died October 3, 1843.
Incumbent was subsequently elected sometime in 1843 after October 14.
Democratic hold.

| nowrap | {{Plainlist|

  • {{Party stripe|Democratic Party (US)}}{{Aye}} David Rice Atchison (Democratic)
  • {{Data missing|date=February 2020}}

}}

Complete list of races

= Maryland =

{{See also|List of United States senators from Maryland}}

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1843 United States Senate election in Maryland

| popular_vote1 = -

| colour1 = F0C862

| percentage1 = -%

| party1 = Whig Party (United States)

| candidate1 = James Pearce

| image1 = James Alfred Pearce, standing.jpg

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| next_year = 1849

| next_election = 1849 United States Senate election in Maryland

| previous_year = 1841

| previous_election = 1841 United States Senate special election in Maryland

| votes_for_election = 80 members of the Maryland General Assembly

| vote_type = Legislative

| election_date = December 1841

| type = presidential

}}

James Pearce won election by an unknown margin of votes, for the Class 3 seat.{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=122901|title=Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Jan 00, 1843|access-date=2022-11-05|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}

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= New York =

{{main|1843 United States Senate election in New York}}

The election was held February 7, 1843, by the New York State Legislature. Silas Wright Jr. had been elected in 1833 to this seat after the resignation of William L. Marcy, and had been re-elected in 1837. Wright's term would expire on March 3, 1843. At the State election in November 1842, Democrat William C. Bouck was elected Governor, 92 Democrats and 36 Whigs were elected to the Assembly, and 8 Democrats and 1 Whig were elected to the State Senate. The 66th New York State Legislature met from January 3 to April 18, 1843, at Albany, New York. The incumbent U.S. Senator Silas Wright Jr. was re-nominated unanimously by a Democratic caucus on the eve of the election. Congressman Millard Fillmore was the candidate of the Whig Party. Silas Wright Jr. was the choice of both the Assembly and the Senate, and was declared elected.

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! Candidate

! Party

! Senate
(32 members)

! Assembly
(128 members)

Silas Wright Jr.

|Democrat

| align="right" | 17

| align="right" | 77

Millard Fillmore

|Whig

| align="right" | 6

| align="right" | 16

John A. Collier

|Whig

| align="right" | 1

| align="right" | 6

Willis Hall

|Whig

| align="right" |

| align="right" | 4

George W. Patterson

|Whig

| align="right" |

| align="right" | 3

George A. Simmons

|Whig

| align="right" |

| align="right" | 2

Luther Bradish

|Whig

| align="right" | 1

| align="right" |

Gulian C. Verplanck

|Whig

| align="right" |

| align="right" | 1

Wright continued in the U.S. Senate, and remained in office until November 1844 when he resigned after his election as Governor of New York. Henry A. Foster was appointed to fill the vacancy temporarily, but the State Legislature elected John A. Dix for the remainder of Wright's term.

= Pennsylvania =

{{main|1843 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania}}

The election was held January 10, 1843. Future President of the United States James Buchanan was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.{{cite web|title=U.S. Senate Election - 10 January 1843|url=http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1843.pdf|publisher=Wilkes University|access-date=22 December 2013}} The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 10, 1843, to elect a new Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1843. Incumbent Democrat James Buchanan, who was elected in 1834 and re-elected in 1836, was a successful candidate for re-election to another term. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = James Buchanan (Incumbent)

| votes = 74

| percentage = 56.06

| change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Whig Party (US)

| candidate = John Banks

| votes = 54

| percentage = 40.91

| change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (US)

| candidate = Richard Brodhead

| votes = 1

| percentage = 0.76

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate no change

| party = Unknown

| candidate = John Gibons

| votes = 1

| percentage = 0.76

| change =

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{{Election box candidate no change

| party = N/A

| candidate = Not voting

| votes = 2

| percentage = 1.52

| change =

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| colspan="3" align="right" | Totals

| align="right" | 132

| align="right" | 100.00%

|}

= Tennessee =

{{main|1843 United States Senate special elections in Tennessee}}

In 1841, Spencer Jarnagin was nominated for U.S. Senator by the Whig caucus in the Tennessee General Assembly. However, some of the Democrats in the legislature decided that no Senator would be preferable to a Whig. Known as the "Immortal Thirteen" by Tennessee Democrats, they refused to allow a quorum on the issue. By the time Jarnagin was eventually elected to the seat and sworn in, over two and half years, almost half of the term, had elapsed. Jarnagin finally assumed office on October 17, 1843.

See also

References

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  • [https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present], via Senate.gov
  • [https://books.google.com/books?id=E3sFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA63 The New York Civil List] compiled in 1858 (see: pg. 63 for U.S. Senators; pg. 134 for State Senators 1843; pg. 227f for Members of Assembly 1843)
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090825101114/http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/28th.pdf Members of the 28th United States Congress]
  • [https://books.google.com/books?id=bz0OAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA349 Political History of the State of New York, from Jan. 1, 1841, to Jan. 1, 1847; Vol. III] by Jabez Delano Hammond (State election, 1842: pg. 311f; U.S. Senate election, 1843: pg. 349)
  • [https://books.google.com/books?id=ESYbAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA255 Journal of the Assembly (66th Session)] (1843; pg. 255f)
  • [http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/ Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682-2006] from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project

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