1842–43 United States Senate elections
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. 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. Result of the elections Beginning of the next Congress Beginning of the first session of the next Congress (December 4, 1843) 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