1830 United States elections

none February 2026 January 2025 1830 Midterm elections Democratic Party (US)Andrew Jackson (D) 22nd Democratic hold 16 of 48 seatsNot counting special elections. Democratic +1Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account. Democratic hold All 213 voting seats Anti-Masonic +12 400px 1830 House of Representatives election results #3962ae Democratic seat #e61e25 Anti-Jacksonian seat #f3ec19 Anti-Masonic seat Elections occurred in the middle of Democratic President Andrew Jackson's first term, during the Second Party System. Members of the 22nd United States Congress were chosen in this election. The election saw Jackson's Democrats retain control of both chambers of Congress over the National Republicans and other members of the anti-Jackson faction, while the Nullifier Party won seats in Congress for the first time. In the House, both major parties lost seats to the Anti-Masonic Party, but Democrats retained a commanding majority.Party Divisions of the House of Representatives http://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/ United States House of Representatives 25 June 2014 In the Senate, both parties lost one seat to the Nullifiers, leaving the Democrats with half of the seats in the Senate.Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm United States Senate 25 June 2014 No party had a clear majority because Vice President John C. Calhoun aligned with the Nullifiers, and eventually resigned before the end of the 22nd Congress. However, Democrats retained control of the chamber, electing three different President pro tempores: Samuel Smith, Littleton W. Tazewell, and Hugh Lawson White. See also 1830–31 United States House of Representatives elections 1830–31 United States Senate elections References Category:1830 elections in the United States 1830 Category:United States midterm elections