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1824–25 United States Senate elections

← 1822 & 1823 Dates vary by state 1826 & 1827 →
16 of the 48 seats in the United States Senate (plus special elections) 25 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Party Jacksonian Anti-Jacksonian Seats won 8 10 Seats after 25 20 Seat change 25 20 Seats up 0 0   Third party Fourth party   Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Last election 44 seats 3 seats Seats before 43 5 Seat change 43 5 Seats up 15 1
Results:      Jacksonian Hold      Jacksonian Gain      Anti-Jacksonian Hold      Anti-Jacksonian Gain      Legislature Failed To Elect
Majority Party before election Democratic-Republican Elected Majority Party Jacksonian

The 1824–25 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 1824 and 1825, 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 3.

The Jacksonians gained a majority over the Anti-Jacksonian National Republican Party.

Results summary

Senate party division, 19th Congress (1825–1827)

• Majority party: Jacksonian (26)
• Minority party: Anti-Jacksonian (22)
• Total seats: 48

Change in composition

Before the elections

Election results

Beginning of the next Congress

Race summaries

Bold states link to specific election articles.

Special elections during the 18th Congress

In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1824 or before March 4, 1825; ordered by election date.

Races leading to the 19th Congress

In these general elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1825 (except where noted due to late election); ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

Special elections during the 19th Congress

In these special elections, the winners were seated in 1825 after March 4; ordered by election date.

Alabama

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Connecticut

Connecticut (special, class 2)

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Connecticut (regular)

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Connecticut (special, class 3)

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Delaware

Delaware (special, class 1)

1824 United States Senate class 1 special election in Delaware

← 1822 (special) January 13, 1824 1827 →
29 members of the Delaware General Assembly
Candidate Thomas Clayton Henry M. Ridgely Party Federalist Federalist Alliance Anti-Jacksonian Jacksonian Legislative vote 19 9 Percentage 65.5% 31.0%

Incumbent Democratic-Republican Caesar A. Rodney resigned on January 29, 1823, after being appointed U.S. Minister Plenipotentiary to the United Provinces of the River Plate, an office now known as the U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, by President James Monroe. A special election was held on January 13, 1824. Federalist Anti-Jacksonian Thomas Clayton, a Delaware State Senator and former congressman was elected to the office, beating Delaware State Representative Henry M. Ridgely, who was also a Federalist, but one with Jacksonian sympathies.

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Delaware (special, class 2)

1824 United States Senate class 2 special election in Delaware

← 1817 January 9, 1824 1827 (special) →
28 members of the Delaware General Assembly
Nominee Nicholas Van Dyke Andrew Gray Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Legislative vote 18 9 Percentage 64.3% 32.1%

The Delaware General Assembly had failed to elect a senator in the previous election cycle. Nicholas Van Dyke, the incumbent, was reelected late.

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Georgia

Georgia (special)

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Georgia (regular)

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Illinois

Illinois (special)

Incumbent Democratic-Republican Ninian Edwards resigned on March 3, 1824, to become the U.S. Minister to Mexico, although he never took office. Former Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives John McLean, a Democratic-Republican was elected to take his place on November 24, 1824.

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Illinois (regular)

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Indiana

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Kentucky

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Louisiana

Louisiana (special)

1824 United States Senate special election in Louisiana

← 1819 January 15, 1824 1825 →
56 members of the Louisiana State Legislature
Candidate Josiah S. Johnston Edward Livingston Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Alliance Anti-Jacksonian Jacksonian Legislative vote 29 27 Percentage 51.8% 48.2%

Incumbent Democratic-Republican James Brown resigned on December 10, 1823, to become the U.S. Minister to France. A special election was held on January 15, 1824. Both candidates were Democratic-Republicans but were split over loyalties to Andrew Jackson. The Anti-Jacksonian, former congressman Josiah S. Johnston narrowly defeated Jacksonian congressman Edward Livingston.

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Louisiana (regular)

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Maryland

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1825 United States Senate election in Maryland

← 1819 January 25, 1825 1826 →
80 members of the Maryland General Assembly
Candidate Edward Lloyd Ezekiel F. Chambers Party Federalist National Republican Legislative vote 54 34 Percentage 60.67% 38.20%

Edward Lloyd won election over Ezekiel F. Chambers by a margin of 22.47%, or 20 votes, for the Class 3 seat.

Missouri

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New Hampshire

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New York

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North Carolina

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Ohio

Incumbent Democratic-Republican Jacksonian Ethan Allen Brown was elected in an 1822 special election following the death of William A. Trimble. He was defeated for reelection by William Henry Harrison, a former congressman and war hero, who was an Anti-Jacksonian.

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Pennsylvania

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Rhode Island (special)

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South Carolina

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Vermont

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Virginia (special)

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See also

• 1824 United States elections
  • 1824–25 United States House of Representatives elections
• 18th United States Congress
• 19th United States Congress

Notes

1. There were 36 ballots in 1824 in which the New Hampshire House of Representatives and New Hampshire Senate would not agree on a U.S. senator. Balloting continued into 1825, and Woodbury was finally elected on the 5th ballot.

References

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• Party Division in the Senate, 1889-Present, via Senate.gov

• 1824 United States Senate elections
• 1825 United States Senate elections