1852–53 United States Senate elections

none March 2026 November 2020 1852–53 United States Senate elections United States 1851 legislative no 1850–51 United States Senate elections 1850 & 1851 1854–55 United States Senate elections 1854 & 1855 Class 2 1846–47 United States Senate elections 1846 & 1847 1858–59 United States Senate elections 1858 & 1859 20 of the 62 seats in the United States Senate (with special elections) 32 Various dates 100px Seats up Democratic Party (US) 33 seats 37 10 35 1 10 Whig Party (US) 22 seats 22 4 18 4 9 Free Soil Party 2 seats 3 2 2 1 1 Native American New party 1 1 1 Majority party Democratic Party (US) Democratic Party (US) File:1852senatemap.svg Results:#0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold #c49213 Whig gain #f3d586 Whig hold#9229adff American Gain #000000 Legislature failed to elect 390px The 1852–53 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states, coinciding with the 1852 presidential election. 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 1852 and 1853, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock.https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/17th-amendment 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913) National Archives and Records Administration February 8, 2022 In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 2. The Democratic Party gained two seats in the Senate. Only six of the twenty senators up for election were re-elected. Results summary Senate party division, 33rd Congress (1853–1855) Majority party: Democratic (35–38) Minority party: Whig Party (19–17) Other parties: Free Soiler (2–5); American (1) Vacant: 5–1 Total seats: 62 Change in composition Before the elections D1   D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D11 D21Ala. (sp) Alabama (special)Ran D20Ala. (reg) Alabama (Regular)Ran D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D22Ark. ArkansasRan D23Ga. GeorgiaUnknown D24Ill. IllinoisRan D25Ind. (sp) Indiana (special)Retired D26IowaRan D27La. (reg) Louisiana (Regular)Unknown D28La. (sp) Louisiana (special)Resigned D29MaineRetired D30Mich. MichiganRetired D31Miss. (sp 1) Mississippi (special, Class 1)Unknown Majority → D32Miss. (sp 2) Mississippi (special, Class 2)Miss. (reg) Mississippi (Regular)Resigned FS1 FS2 FS3N.H. New HampshireRan V2Conn. (sp) Connecticut (special) V1Calif. (sp) California (special) D36Va. VirginiaRan D35TexasRan D34S.C. (sp) South Carolina (special)RanS.C. (reg) South Carolina (Regular)Unknown D33N.J. (sp) New Jersey (special)Resigned W21Tenn. TennesseeRan W20R.I. Rhode IslandUnknown W19N.C. North CarolinaRan W18N.J. (reg) New Jersey (Regular)Unknown W17Mass. MassachusettsRetired W16Ky. KentuckyRetired W15Del. DelawareRetired W14 W13 W12 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W1   As a result of the elections D1   D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D11 D21Ala. (sp) Alabama (special)ElectedAppointee elected Appointee elected D20Ala. (reg) Alabama (Regular) D LossGain D19 D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D22Ark. ArkansasRe-elected D23Calif. (sp) California (special)Gain D24Conn. (sp) Connecticut (special)Gain D25Ga. GeorgiaHold D26Ill. IllinoisRe-elected D27Ind. (sp) Indiana (special)Hold D28IowaRe-elected D29La. (sp) Louisiana (special)Hold D30Mich. MichiganHold D31Miss. (sp 1) Mississippi (special, Class 1)Hold Majority → D32N.H. New HampshireGain V2 Miss. (sp 2) Mississippi (special, Class 2)GainMiss. (reg) Mississippi (Regular)D Loss V1MaineD Loss A1Ky. KentuckyGain D38Va. VirginiaRe-elected D37TexasRe-elected D36S.C. (sp) South Carolina (special)HoldS.C. (reg) South Carolina (Regular)Hold D35R.I. Rhode Island W LossGain D34N.J. (sp) New Jersey (special)Hold D33N.J. (reg) New Jersey (Regular)Gain V3N.C. North CarolinaW Loss FS2 FS1 W18Tenn. TennesseeRe-elected W17Mass. MassachusettsHold W16La. (reg) Louisiana (Regular)Gain W15Del. DelawareHold W14 W13 W12 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W1   Key: D# Democratic FS# Free Soil A# American W# Whig V# Vacant Race summaries Special elections during the 32nd Congress In these elections, the winners were seated during 1852 or in 1853 before March 4; ordered by election date. State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history California(Class 1) Vacant Legislature had previously failed to elect in 1850–1851.New senator elected January 30, 1852 on the eighth ballot.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) John B. Weller (Democratic) 71 votes Whig Party (US)Pierson B. Reading (Whig) 17 voteshttps://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/sites/clerk.assembly.ca.gov/files/archive/DailyJournal/1852/Volumes/1852_jnl.PDF#page=132 Journal of the Proceedings of the Assembly 132 Mississippi(Class 2) Henry S. Foote Democratic 1846 or 1847 Incumbent resigned January 8, 1852, to become Governor of Mississippi.New senator elected February 18, 1852.Whig gain.Winner then retired at the end of the term; see below. Whig Party (US) Walker Brooke (Whig)February 2020 Mississippi(Class 1) John J. McRae Democratic 1851 (appointed) Interim appointee replaced by an elected successor.New senator elected March 17, 1852.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Stephen Adams (Democratic)February 2020 Connecticut(Class 1) Vacant Legislature failed to elect.New senator elected May 12, 1852.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Isaac Toucey (Democratic)February 2020 South Carolina(Class 2) William F. De Saussure Democratic 1852 (appointed) Interim appointee elected November 29, 1852.Byrd & Wolff 164Winner was not elected to the next term; see below. Democratic Party (US) William F. De Saussure (Democratic)February 2020 Indiana(Class 3) Charles W. Cathcart Democratic 1852 (appointed) Incumbent retired when elected successor qualified.New senator elected January 18, 1853.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) John Pettit (Democratic)February 2020 Elections leading to the 33rd Congress In these regular elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1853; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats. State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoralhistory Alabama Jeremiah Clemens Democratic 1849 (special) Incumbent retired.Legislature failed to elect.Democratic loss.Seat would remain vacant until November 29, 1853; see below. February 2020 Arkansas William K. Sebastian Democratic 1848 (appointed)1848 (special) Incumbent re-elected in 1853. Democratic Party (US) William K. Sebastian (Democratic)February 2020 Delaware Presley Spruance Whig 1846 or 1847 Incumbent retired.New senator elected in 1853.Whig hold. Whig Party (US) John M. Clayton (Whig) Unopposed Georgia Robert M. Charlton Democratic 1852 (appointed) Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.New senator elected in 1852.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Robert Toombs (Democratic)February 2020 Illinois Stephen A. Douglas Democratic 1846 Incumbent re-elected in 1852. Democratic Party (US) Stephen A. Douglas (Democratic) 75 Whig Party (US)Joseph Gillespie (Whig) 19 UnknownJames H. Collins (Unknown) 1 Iowa George W. Jones Democratic 1848 Incumbent re-elected in 1852. Democratic Party (US) George W. Jones (Democratic) 59 Whig Party (US)George G. Wright (Whig) 31 Democratic Party (US)John F. Kinney (Democratic) 1 Kentucky Joseph R. Underwood Whig 1846 or 1847 Incumbent retired.New senator had already been elected early in 1851.Know Nothing gain. Know Nothing John Burton Thompson (American) 73 UnknownFrancis P. Stone (Unknown) 65https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ky_state_journals/33 Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, November 3, 1851 - January 9, 1852 Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Albert G. Hodges 1851 Frankfort, Kentucky 264 Louisiana Solomon W. Downs Democratic 1847 Incumbent retired or lost re-election.New senator elected in 1852.Whig gain. Whig Party (US) Judah P. Benjamin (Whig)February 2020 Maine James W. Bradbury Democratic 1846 Incumbent retired.Legislature failed to elect.Democratic loss.Seat would remain vacant until 1854. February 2020 Massachusetts John Davis Whig 18351841 (resigned)1845 (special)1847 Incumbent retired.New senator elected in 1853.Whig hold. Whig Party (US) Edward Everett (Whig)February 2020 Michigan Alpheus Felch Democratic 1847 Incumbent retired.New senator elected in 1853.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Charles E. Stuart (Democratic) 73.2%Average Average vote in both houses Whig Party (US)Zachariah Chandler (Whig) 26.1%Average Mississippi Walker Brooke Whig 1852 (special) Incumbent retired.Legislature failed to elect.Whig loss.Seat would remain vacant until 1854. February 2020 New Hampshire John P. Hale Free Soil 1846 Incumbent lost re-election.New senator elected in 1852.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Charles G. Atherton (Democratic) 69.3%Average UnknownOthers 30.7% New Jersey Jacob W. Miller Whig 18411846 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.New senator elected in 1852 or 1853.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) William Wright (Democratic) 62.3% Whig Party (US)Jacob W. Miller (Whig) 37.7% North Carolina Willie Mangum Whig 18301836 (resigned)1840 (special)1841 Incumbent lost re-election.Leglislature failed to elect.Whig loss.Seat would remain vacant until 1854. Whig Party (US)Willie Mangum (Whig)February 2020 Rhode Island John Hopkins Clarke Whig 1846 or 1847 Incumbent retired or lost re-election.Leglislature failed to elect.Whig loss.Seat would remain vacant until July 20, 1853; see below. February 2020 South Carolina William F. De Saussure Democratic 1852 (appointed)1852 (special) Incumbent retired or lost re-election.New senator elected in 1852 or 1853.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Josiah J. Evans (Democratic)February 2020 Tennessee John Bell Whig 1847 Incumbent re-elected in 1853. Whig Party (US) John Bell (Whig) 51 Democratic Party (US)Cave Johnson (Democratic) 23 Whig Party (US)Thomas A. R. Nelson (Whig) 18 Whig Party (US)Neill S. Brown (Whig) 4 Democratic Party (US)Aaron V. Brown (Democratic) 1 Texas Sam Houston Democratic 18461847 Incumbent re-elected in 1853. Democratic Party (US) Sam Houston (Democratic) 65 Democratic Party (US)John Hemphill (Democratic) 14 Democratic Party (US)George W. Smyth (Democratic) 1 Virginia Robert M. T. Hunter Democratic 1846 Incumbent re-elected in 1852. Democratic Party (US) Robert M. T. Hunter (Democratic) 126 Scattering 63 Elections during the 33rd Congress In these elections, the winners were elected in 1853 on or after March 4; ordered by date. State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history New Jersey(Class 1) Robert F. Stockton Democratic 1851 Incumbent resigned January 10, 1853, to become president of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company.New senator elected March 4, 1853.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) John Renshaw Thomson (Democratic) 64.4% Whig Party (US)William L. Dayton (Whig) 35.6% Rhode Island(Class 2) Vacant Legislature had failed to elect.New senator elected July 20, 1853.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Philip Allen (Democratic)February 2020 Alabama(Class 2) Vacant Legislature had failed to elect.New senator elected November 29, 1853.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Clement Claiborne Clay (Democratic) 85 UnknownR. W. Walker (Unknown) 37 Democratic Party (US)Jeremiah Clemens (Democratic) 8 Louisiana(Class 3) Pierre Soulé Democratic 1847 (special)1847 (left office)1848 Incumbent resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain.New senator elected December 5, 1853.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) John Slidell (Democratic) 70 UnknownT. G. Hunt (Unknown) 37 Alabama(Class 3) Benjamin Fitzpatrick Democratic 1848 (appointed)1849 (elected successor qualified)1853 (appointed) Interim appointee elected December 12, 1853.Byrd & Wolff 76 Democratic Party (US) Benjamin Fitzpatrick (Democratic) 107 UnknownWilliam D. Dunn (Unknown) 14 Democratic Party (US)Jeremiah Clemens (Democratic) 2 Democratic Party (US)Francis Strother Lyon (Democratic) 1 Alabama List of United States senators from Alabama 1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama Alabama (regular) thumb|125px|Senator Clement Claiborne Clay 1853 United States Senate election in Alabama The legislature had failed to elect a senator for the other seat, previously held by Democrat Jeremiah Clemens. On November 28, 1853, Democrat Clement Claiborne Clay was elected late to the seat. Clement Claiborne Clay 85 votes R. W. Walker 37 votes Jeremiah Clemens 8 voteshttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.aa0001607530&view=1up&seq=87 Journal of the Senate of the State of Alabama 1903 82–83 Alabama (special, class 3) thumb|125px|Senator Benjamin Fitzpatrick On December 20, 1852, Democrat William R. King resigned due to poor health. On January 14, 1853, Democrat Benjamin Fitzpatrick was appointed to continue the term, and he was elected November 28, 1853, to finish the term.Byrd & Wolff 76 Benjamin Fitzpatrick 107 votes William D. Dunn 14 votes Jeremiah Clemens 2 votes Francis Strother Lyon 1 vote Arkansas thumb|125px|Senator William K. Sebastian List of United States senators from Arkansas 1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas Democratic senator William K. Sebastian had been appointed May 12, 1848, to continue the term, to which he was elected later that year to finish. Sebastian was re-elected to a full term in 1853. November 2020 California (special) thumb|125px|Senator John B. Weller List of United States senators from California 1852 United States House of Representatives election in California The California legislature had failed to elect a successor to Democrat John C. Frémont in time for the 1851 beginning of the class 1 term. In fact, this time it took eight ballots for Democrat John B. Weller (71 votes, 80.7%) to be elected January 30, 1852, over Whig Pierson B. Reading (17 votes, 19.3%). Connecticut (special) thumb|125px|Senator Isaac Toucey List of United States senators from Connecticut 1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut The Connecticut legislature had failed to elect a senator for the term beginning in 1851. Democrat Isaac Toucey was elected in May 1852 to finish the term. Senate (May 11, 1852)Journal of the Senate of the State of Connecticut, May session 1852, pages 41-42. House (May 12, 1852)1852 Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Connecticut (May session 1852) https://books.google.com/books?id=WywtAQAAMAAJ 54, 58 Isaac Toucey 13 Roger Baldwin 6 Francis Gillette 1 Isaac Toucey 124 Roger Baldwin 84 Francis Gillette 6 Samuel Ingham 3 S. H. Beardsley 1 Delaware thumb|125px|Senator John M. Clayton List of United States senators from Delaware 1852 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware First-term Whig Presley Spruance retired and Whig former senator John M. Clayton was elected January 12, 1853. Clayton received 17 votes and there were 13 blank ballots cast.https://udspace.udel.edu/bitstream/handle/19716/22133/DelawareHouseJournal1853Part1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Delaware 1853 Dover, Delaware 49 Georgia thumb|125px|Senator Robert Toombs List of United States senators from Georgia 1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia Second-term Whig John M. Berrien resigned May 28, 1852, and Democrat Robert M. Charlton was appointed May 31, 1852, to finish the term. Democrat Robert Toombs was elected in 1852 and would serve through re-election in 1858 and until he withdrew in 1861. November 2020 Illinois thumb|125px|Senator Stephen A. Douglas List of United States senators from Illinois 1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois Two-term Democrat Stephen A. Douglas was re-elected January 5, 1853. He would be re-elected in 1859 and serve until his 1861 death. Stephen A. Douglas (Democratic) 75 votes State senator Joseph Gillespie (Whig) 19 votes James H. Collins 1 votehttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.15540379&view=1up&seq=31 Journal of the Senate of the Eighteenth General Assembly, of the State of Illinois Convened January 3, 1853 1853 Lanphier & Walker, Printers Springfield, Illinois 24–25 Indiana (special) thumb|125px|Senator John Pettit List of United States senators from Indiana 1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana First term Democrat James Whitcomb died December 4, 1852, and Democrat Charles W. Cathcart was appointed December 6, 1852, pending a special election to finish the term that would end in 1855. Democrat John Pettit won the January 18, 1853, election. November 2020 Iowa thumb|125px|Senator George Wallace Jones List of United States senators from Iowa 1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa First-term Democrat George Wallace Jones was re-elected to a second term. He received the Democratic nomination on December 20, 1852, by the narrowest of margins: 30 to 29 votes.Clark 56 The general election was held the next day, December 21, in which Jones easily won. George Wallace Jones (Democratic) 59 votes George G. Wright (Whig) 31 votes John F. Kinney (Democratic) 1 vote Kentucky 1851 United States Senate election in Kentucky List of United States senators from Kentucky 1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky 1851 United States Senate special election in Kentucky One-term Whig Joseph R. Underwood retired from the class 2 seat and the American Party Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky John Burton Thompson had already been elected early, December 13, 1851, far in advance of the 1853 term. Louisiana List of United States senators from Louisiana 1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana Louisiana (regular) thumb|125px|Senator Judah P. Benjamin Democrat Solomon W. Downs lost re-election to Whig businessman Judah P. Benjamin in January 1852. Some Whig newspapers thought Benjamin too young and inexperienced at forty, despite his undoubted talent, but the Whig legislative caucus selected him on the second ballot, and he was elected by the legislature.Butler Pierce Judah P. Benjamin George W. Jacobs & Company 1908 American Crisis Biographies Philadelphia 99–100 664335 Pierce Butler (justice) Louisiana (special) thumb|125px|Senator John Slidell First-term Democrat Pierre Soulé was appointed U.S. Minister to Spain and resigned April 11, 1853. Former-Democratic congressman and diplomat John Slidell was elected April 28, 1853. John Slidell (Democratic) 70 votes T.G. Hunt 37 votesJournal and Official Documents of the House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana. Emile La Sere, State Printer 1853 New Orleans, Louisiana 231 Slidell would be re-elected in 1858 and serve until he withdrew in 1861. Maine List of United States senators from Maine 1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine First-term Democrat James W. Bradbury retired and the Maine legislature failed to elect his replacement until long after the new Congress began. It wasn't until 1854 that a new senator would be elected. Massachusetts thumb|125px|Senator Edward Everett List of United States senators from Massachusetts 1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts Long-time senator Whig John Davis retired. Whig U.S. Secretary of State and former Governor of Massachusetts Edward Everett was elected in 1853. Everett would resign just one year into his term due to his distaste dealing with the politics of slavery and abolition. Michigan thumb|125px|Senator Charles E. Stuart List of United States senators from Michigan 1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan First-term Democrat Alpheus Felch retired. Fellow Democratic congressman Charles E. Stuart was elected January 11, 1853, over Whig Mayor of Detroit Zachariah Chandler. Vote for U.S. senator in the Michigan House of Representativeshttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2883585&view=1up&seq=54 Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Michigan. 1853 1853 Geo. W. Peck, Printer to the State Lansing, Michigan 48–50 Charles E. Stuart Democratic Party (US) 49 69.0 Zachariah Chandler Whig Party (US) 21 29.6 Hovey K. Clarke Unknown 1 1.4 Vote for U.S. senator in the Michigan Senatehttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b2882128&view=1up&seq=35&q1=Charles%20E.%20Stuart Journal of the Senate of the State of Michigan. 1853 1853 Geo. W. Peck, Printer to the State Lansing, Michigan 31–32 Charles E. Stuart Democratic Party (US) 24 77.4 Zachariah Chandler Whig Party (US) 7 22.6 Stuart only served one term, retiring in 1859. Chandler, meanwhile, would be elected to the other seat and serve for three terms. Mississippi List of United States senators from Mississippi 1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi Mississippi (special, class 1) thumb|125px|Senator Stephen Adams Incumbent Democrat Jefferson Davis resigned in 1851 to run for Governor of Mississippi. Democrat John J. McRae was appointed December 1, 1851, to continue Davis's term, pending a special election. Democrat Stephen Adams won the March 17, 1852, special election to finish the term that would continue until 1857. November 2020 Mississippi (special, class 2) thumb|125px|Senator Walker Brooke Incumbent Democrat Henry S. Foote resigned January 8, 1852, to become Governor of Mississippi. Whig Walker Brooke was elected February 18, 1852, to finish the term that would end the following year. November 2020 Mississippi (regular) Brooke was not a candidate to the next term. The Mississippi legislature failed to elect a replacement for Brooke, and the seat remained vacant until early 1854. November 2020 New Hampshire thumb|125px|Senator Charles G. Atherton List of United States senators from New Hampshire 1853 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire Free Soil senator John P. Hale ran for U.S. President, coming in third place in the popular vote, but failing to win any states. He lost to the Democratic fellow-New Hampshire senator Franklin Pierce. He then lost re-election to his senate seat when Democrats took over the New Hampshire legislature in 1852 state elections. Democratic former-senator Charles G. Atherton was returned to the Senate in Hale's place on November 25, 1852. Vote for U.S. senator in the New Hampshire House of Representativeshttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/chi.095661744?urlappend=%3Bseq=318 Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire, November Session, 1852 Journal of the House1809- 1853 Butterfield & Hill, State Printers Concord, New Hampshire 55–56 2027/chi.095661744?urlappend=%3Bseq=318 Charles G. Atherton Democratic Party (US) 148 55.2 Ira Perley Unknown 81 30.2 John Preston Unknown 27 10.1 State senator John S. Wells Democratic Party (US) 4 1.5 John P. Hale (Incumbent) Free Soil Party 4 1.5 Ichabod Goodwin Whig Party (US) 1 0.4 Moses A. Cartland Unknown 1 0.4 Joseph E. Bennett Unknown 1 0.4 Charles H. Peaslee Democratic Party (US) 1 0.4 Vote for U.S. senator in the New Hampshire Senatehttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/chi.095661744?urlappend=%3Bseq=44 Journal of the Honorable Senate of the State of New Hampshire, November Session, 1852 Journal of the House1809- 1853 Butterfield & Hill, State Printers Concord, New Hampshire 37–38 2027/chi.095661744?urlappend=%3Bseq=44 Charles G. Atherton Democratic Party (US) 10 83.3 Ira Perley Unknown 1 8.3 John Preston Unknown 1 8.3 Atherton died from pulmonary tuberculosis in the first year of his term. After Republicans retook the New Hampshire legislature in 1854, Hale was re-elected to finish the term. New Jersey List of United States senators from New Jersey 1852 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey New Jersey (regular) thumb|125px|Senator William Wright Two-term Whig Jacob W. Miller lost re-election to Democratic former-Congressman William Wright. Vote for U.S. senator in joint session of the New Jersey legislaturehttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101064301250?urlappend=%3Bseq=746 Journal of the Ninth Senate of the State of New Jersey being the Seventy-seventh Session of The Legislature Senate journal 1853 Bernard Connolly Freehold, New Jersey 727–728 2027/njp.32101064301250?urlappend=%3Bseq=746 William Wright Democratic Party (US) 48 62.3 Jacob W. Miller (Incumbent) Whig Party (US) 29 37.7 Wright would lose re-election in 1859 but be returned to the Senate in 1863. New Jersey (special) thumb|125px|Senator John Renshaw Thomson First-term Democrat Robert F. Stockton resigned from the Class 1 seat January 10, 1853, to become President of the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company. Democrat John Renshaw Thomson was elected February 11, 1853, over Whig former-senator William L. Dayton to finish the term. Vote for U.S. senator in joint session of the New Jersey legislaturehttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101064301250?urlappend=%3Bseq=746 Journal of the Ninth Senate of the State of New Jersey being the Seventy-seventh Session of The Legislature Senate journal 1853 Bernard Connolly Freehold, New Jersey 739–740 2027/njp.32101064301250?urlappend=%3Bseq=746 John Renshaw Thomson Democratic Party (US) 47 64.4 William L. Dayton Whig Party (US) 26 35.6 Thomson would be re-elected in 1857 to a full term and serve until his death in 1862. North Carolina List of United States senators from North Carolina 1853 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina Long-time Whig Willie Mangum was a candidate for re-election. Although Democratic former-congressman James C. Dobbin was a top choice of the North Carolina Legislature, no candidate received a majority of votes in either house, so the seat was left unfilled.See, e.g., Journals of the Senate and House of Commons of the General Assembly of North-Carolina at its session in 1852 https://digital.ncdcr.gov/digital/collection/p249901coll22/id/493877/rec/24 November 19, 2020 digital.ncdcr.gov 769 en The seat would remain vacant until a 1854 special election. Dobbin would then be appointed U.S. Secretary of the Navy and Magnum retired from public service. Rhode Island thumb|125px|Senator Philip Allen List of United States senators from Rhode Island 1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island The Rhode Island General Assembly failed to elect, so first-term Whig John Hopkins Clarke thereby lost re-election. After the term began, Democrat Philip Allen was elected July 20, 1853, to fill the seat. Allen would serve only one term, retiring in 1859. November 2020 South Carolina List of United States senators from South Carolina 1852 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey Democrat Robert Rhett resigned May 7, 1852, and Democratic judge of the chancery court William F. De Saussure was appointed May 10, 1852, to continue the term, pending a special election. The term would end in March 1853, so there was an election to finish the term and an election to the next term. South Carolina (special) thumb|125px|Senator William F. De Saussure De Saussure was elected November 29, 1852, just to finish the term.https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433010016032?urlappend=%3Bseq=70 Journal of the Senate of the State of South Carolina being the Extra and Annual Sessions of 1852 Johnston & Cavis, Printers to the Senate 1852 Columbia, South Carolina 64 2027/nyp.33433010016032?urlappend=%3Bseq=70 November 2020 South Carolina (regular) thumb|125px|Senator Josiah J. Evans Democrat Josiah J. Evans was elected December 1, 1852, on the fourth ballot to the next term.https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433010016032?urlappend=%3Bseq=83 Journal of the Senate of the State of South Carolina being the Extra and Annual Sessions of 1852 Johnston & Cavis, Printers to the Senate 1852 Columbia, South Carolina 77 2027/nyp.33433010016032?urlappend=%3Bseq=83 November 2020 Tennessee thumb|125px|John Bell List of United States senators from Tennessee 1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia First-term Whig John Bell was re-elected October 29, 1853, on the 49th ballot. John Bell (Whig) 51 votes Thomas A.R. Nelson 18 votes Cave Johnson 23 votes Neill S. Brown 4 votes Aaron V. Brown 1 votehttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112108190155?urlappend=%3Bseq=133 Senate Journal of the First Session of the Thirtitieth General Assembly of the State of Tennessee which convened at Nashville, on the First Monday in October, A.D. 1853 Journal 1854 Nashville Union and American Steam Press Nashville, Tennessee 125 2027/uiug.30112108190155?urlappend=%3Bseq=133 Bell would fall out of favor with the Tennessee legislature over the sectionalism that was rife in the late 1850s and lost their vote for re-election. Texas thumb|125px|Senator Sam Houston List of United States senators from Texas 1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas Two-term Democrat Sam Houston — a Texas founder who had served as senator since statehood — was re-elected January 15, 1853. Sam Houston (Democratic) 65 votes John Hemphill 14 votes George W. Smyth 1 votehttps://www.lrl.texas.gov/scanned/Housejournals/4/01151853_89.pdf Journals of the House of Representatives of the State of Texas, Fourth Legislature—Extra Session 1853 J.W. Hampton — State printer Austin, Texas 92 Houston would retire at the end of this term in 1859, and be replaced by John Hemphill. Virginia thumb|125px|Senator Robert M. T. Hunter List of United States senators from Virginia 1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia First-term Democrat Robert M. T. Hunter was re-elected January 22, 1852. Robert M. T. Hunter (Democratic) 126 votes Scattering 63 voteshttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433014925709?urlappend=%3Bseq=79 Journal of the House of Delegates of the State of Virginia for the Session of 1852. House journal 1829/30-1940: House documents 1852 William F. Ritchie, Public Printer Richmond, Virginia 73 2027/nyp.33433014925709?urlappend=%3Bseq=79 Hunter would be re-elected again in 1858 and serve until his 1861 expulsion. See also 1852 United States elections 1852 United States presidential election 1852–53 United States House of Representatives elections 32nd United States Congress 33rd United States Congress Notes References Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov Byrd Robert C. https://books.google.com/books?id=PeHByMYxVm8C The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992 October 1, 1993 U.S. Government Printing Office 9780160632563 Wolff Wendy volume 4 Bicentennial Washington, DC Byrd & Wolff Robert Byrd United States Senate Historical Office Clark Dan Elbert https://books.google.com/books?id=jXJDAAAAIAAJ History of Senatorial Elections in Iowa 1913 Iowa City, Iowa Clark Google Books