1832–33 United States Senate elections
elections for the U.S. Senate
The 1832–33 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 1832 and 1833, 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 1.
The Anti-Jacksonian coalition assumed control of the Senate from the Jacksonian coalition, despite Andrew Jackson's victory in the 1832 presidential election.
Change in composition
Before the elections
After the January 3, 1832 special election in Indiana.
As a result of the regular elections
At the beginning of the first session, December 2, 1833
Race summaries
Special elections during the 22nd Congress
In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1832 or before March 4, 1833; ordered by election date.
Races leading to the 23rd Congress
In these regular elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1833; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.
Elections during the 23rd Congress
There were two late regular elections and three special elections, in which the winners were seated in 1833 after March 4.
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