United States Senate elections, 1826
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The United States Senate election of 1826 was an election which had the majority Jacksonian coalition gain a 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.
(1827–1829)
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
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As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment
Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution established direct election of United States Senators by popular vote. The amendment supersedes Article I, § 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Constitution, under which senators were elected by state legislatures...
, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.
Results
20th Congress20th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
(1827–1829)
- Majority Party: Jacksonian (27)
- Minority Party: Anti-Jackson (21)
- Other Parties: (0)
- Total Seats: 48
Senate composition before and after elections
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| A = Adams | [Bracketed] seat changed parties |
| J = Jacksonian | |
| V = Vacant |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1826
- 20th United States Congress20th United States Congress-House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...