1840–41 United States Senate elections

none March 2026 January 2016 1840–41 United States Senate elections United States 1837 legislative no 1838–39 United States Senate elections 1838 & 1839 1842–43 United States Senate elections 1842 & 1843 Class 2 1834–35 United States Senate elections 1834 & 1835 1846–47 United States Senate elections 1846 & 1847 18 of the 52 seats in the United States Senate (with special elections) Various dates 160x180px 27 Seats up Whig Party (US) 20 seats 21 11 29 8 5 Democratic Party (US) 28 seats 29 6 22 7 13 Majority Party Democratic Party (US) Whig Party (US) File:1840senatemap.svg Results:#92C5DE Democratic hold #c49213 Whig gain #f3d586 Whig hold#000000 Legislature failed to elect The 1840–41 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 1840 and 1841, 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. Corresponding with their party's success in the 1840 presidential election, the Whig Party took control of the Senate. Results summary Senate party division, 27th Congress (1841–1843) Majority party: Whig (29) Minority party: Democratic (22–20) Other parties: (0) Vacant: (1–3) Total seats: 52 Change in composition Before the elections After the November 25, 1840 special elections in North Carolina. D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D10 D9 D8 D7 D17Ran D18Ran D19Ran D20Ran D21Ran D22Unknown D23Unknown D24Retired D25Retired D26Retired Majority → D27Retired W17Ran W18Mass. Massachusetts (sp 1)Resigned W19Mass. Massachusetts (sp 2)Mass. Massachusetts (reg)Resigned W20Retired W21N.C. North Carolina (reg)Ran V2 V1 D29Ran D28Ran W16Retired W15 W14 W13 W12 W11 W10 W9 W8 W7 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 After the elections D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D10 D9 D8 D7 D17Re-elected D18Re-elected D19Re-elected D20Hold D21Hold D22Re-elected V3D Loss V2 V1 W27Gain Majority → W17Re-elected W18Mass. Massachusetts (sp 1)Hold W19Mass. Massachusetts (reg)Mass. Massachusetts (sp 2)Hold W20Hold W21N.C. North Carolina (reg)Re-elected W22Gain W23Gain W24Gain W25Gain W26Gain W16Hold W15 W14 W13 W12 W11 W10 W9 W8 W7 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 Beginning of the next Congress D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D10 D9 D8 D7 D17 D18 D19 D20 D21 D22 V2 W29Gain W28Gain W27 Majority → W17 W18 W19 W20 W21 W22 W23 W24 W25 W26 W16 W15 W14 W13 W12 W11 W10 W9 W8 W7 W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 Key: D# Democratic W# Whig V# Vacant Race summaries Special elections during the 26th Congress In these elections, the winners were elected during 1840 or in 1841 before March 4; ordered by election date. State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Pennsylvania(Class 1) Vacant since 1839. Incumbent Samuel McKean's (D) term expired and the legislature failed to elect a successor.New senator elected January 14, 1840.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Daniel Sturgeon (Democratic) 87 Whig Party (US)Charles Ogle (Whig) 26 Anti-Masonic PartyRichard Biddle (Anti-Masonic) 17 Not voting 3 Michigan(Class 1) Vacant since 1839. Incumbent Lucius Lyon (D) retired, his term expired, and the legislature failed to elect a successor.New senator elected January 20, 1840.Whig gain. Whig Party (US) Augustus S. Porter (Whig) 40 Democratic Party (US)Epaphroditus Ransom (Democratic) 14 Unknown PartyRoss Wilkins (Unknown) 4 Whig Party (US)John Biddle (Whig) 3 Democratic Party (US)Abraham Edwards (Democratic) 3 Whig Party (US)Zina Pitcher (Whig) 11840 Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, at the Annual Session of the Legislature for 1840. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112117967825&seq=95 Detroit, MI George Dawson 811840 Journal of the Senate of the State of Michigan, at the Annual Session of the Legislature for 1840. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015071346756&seq=115 Columbia, TN J.H. Thompson 109 New York(Class 1) Vacant since 1839. Incumbent Nathaniel P. Tallmadge's (D) term expired and the legislature failed to elect a successor.Incumbent re-elected January 27, 1840 to his former position as a Whig.Whig gain. Whig Party (US) Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (Whig) February 2020 Tennessee(Class 2) Hugh Lawson White Whig 1825 (special)18291835 Incumbent resigned January 13, 1840, after refusing to vote for the Subtreasury Bill as demanded by the Tennessee legislature.Rothrock Mary The French Broad-Holston Country: A History of Knox County, Tennessee 1972 East Tennessee Historical Society Knoxville, Tennessee 501–02New senator elected January 27, 1840.Democratic gain.Winner was not elected to the next term; see below. Democratic Party (US) Alexander O. Anderson (Democratic) 49 Whig Party (US)Hugh Lawson White (Whig) 42 Democratic Party (US)William Trousdale (Democratic) 3 Unknown Party[FNU] Fulton (Unknown) 31840 Senate Journal of the First Session of the Twenty-Third General Assembly of the State of Tennessee; Begun and Held in the City of Nashville, on Monday, the Seventh Day of October, 1839. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433010020794&seq=7 Columbia, TN J.H. Thompson 486–487 Connecticut(Class 1) Thaddeus Betts Whig 1838 or 1839 Incumbent died April 7, 1840.New senator elected May 20, 1840.1840 Journal of the Senate of the State of Connecticut, May Session, 1840. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112108170884&seq=49 Hartford, CT Case, Tiffany & Co. 31Whig hold. Whig Party (US) Jabez W. Huntington (Whig) July 2026 North Carolina(Class 2) Bedford Brown Democratic 1829 (special)1835 Incumbent resigned November 16, 1840, because he could not obey instructions of the North Carolina General Assembly.New senator elected November 25, 1840.Whig gain.Winner also elected the same day to the next term; see below. Whig Party (US) Willie P. Mangum (Whig) 98 Democratic Party (US)Bedford Brown (Democratic) 57 Democratic Party (US)William H. Haywood Jr. (Democratic) 2 Democratic Party (US)Romulus M. Saunders (Democratic) 2 Unknown PartyWeldon N. Edwards (Unknown) 1 Unknown PartyJames Kerr (Unknown) 142–43, 370–371 North Carolina(Class 3) Robert Strange Democratic 1836 (special)1836 Incumbent resigned November 16, 1840, because he could not obey instructions of the North Carolina General Assembly.New senator elected November 25, 1840.Whig gain. Whig Party (US) William A. Graham (Whig) 98 Democratic Party (US)Robert Strange (Democratic) 6444–45, 372–373 Maryland(Class 3) John S. Spence Whig 1836 (special)1837 Incumbent died October 24, 1840.New senator elected January 5, 1841.Whig hold. Whig Party (US) John L. Kerr (Whig) February 2020 Delaware(Class 1) Richard H. Bayard Whig 1836 (special)1838 or 1839 Incumbent resigned September 19, 1839, to become Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.New senator elected January 12, 1841 to his former position.Whig hold. Whig Party (US) Richard H. Bayard (Whig) 15 Whig Party (US)William D. Waples (Whig) 9 Unknown PartyJames Booth Jr. (Unknown) 41841 Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Delaware. At a Session of the General Assembly, Commenced and Held at Dover, on Tuesday the Fifth Day of January, in the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-One, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the Sixty-Fifth. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433004352062&seq=142 Dover, DE 136 Massachusetts(Class 2) John Davis Whig 1835 Incumbent resigned January 5, 1841, after being elected Governor of Massachusetts.New senator elected January 13, 1841.Whig hold.Winner also elected the same day to the next term; see below. Whig Party (US) Isaac C. Bates (Whig) February 2020 Virginia(Class 1) Vacant since 1839. Incumbent William C. Rives's (D) term expired and the legislature failed to elect a successor.Incumbent re-elected January 18, 1841 to his former position as a Whig.Whig gain. Whig Party (US) William C. Rives (Whig) 85 Democratic Party (US)John Y. Mason (Democratic) 46 Democratic Party (US)James McDowell (Democratic) 30 Scattering 383 Massachusetts(Class 1) Daniel Webster Whig 182718331839 Incumbent resigned February 22, 1841, to become U.S. Secretary of State.New senator elected February 23, 1841.Whig hold. Whig Party (US) Rufus Choate (Whig) February 2020 Races leading to the 27th Congress In these regular elections, the winner was elected for the term beginning March 4, 1841; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats. State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoralhistory Alabama William R. King Democratic 1819 (new state)182218281834 Incumbent re-elected November 17, 1840. Democratic Party (US) William R. King (Democratic) 72 Whig Party (US)John Gayle (Whig) 551841 Journal of the House of Representatives, at the Annual Session of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama, Begun and Held in the City of Tuscaloosa, on the First Monday in November, 1840. https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1840-1841/HJ_1840_1841/ Tuscaloosa, AL Hale & Phelan 69–70 Arkansas William S. Fulton Democratic 1836 (new state) Incumbent re-elected in 1840. Democratic Party (US) William S. Fulton (Democratic) February 2020 Delaware Thomas Clayton Whig 1824 (special)1827 (retired or lost)1837 (special) Incumbent re-elected January 12, 1841. Whig Party (US) Thomas Clayton (Whig) 27 Blank 1 Georgia Wilson Lumpkin Democratic 1837 (special) Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.New senator elected December 4, 1840.1841 Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, at an Annual Session of the General Assembly: Begun and Held in Milledgeville, the Seat of Government, in November and December, 1840. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=emu.010002426103&seq=216 Milledgeville, GA W.S. Rogers 214Whig gain. Whig Party (US) John M. Berrien (Whig) July 2026 Illinois John M. Robinson Democratic 1830 (special)1834 Incumbent retired.New senator elected December 16, 1840.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Samuel McRoberts (Democratic) 77 Whig Party (US)Cyrus Edwards (Whig) 50 Whig Party (US)Edward D. Baker (Whig) 11840 Journal of the House of Representatives. Of the Twelfth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, Convened by Proclamation of the Governor, Being Their First Session, Begun and Held in the City of Springfield, November 23, 1840. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.15518497&seq=130 Springfield, IL Wm. Walters 126–127 Kentucky John J. Crittenden Whig 18161819 (resigned)1835 Incumbent retired.New senator elected February 18, 1841 on the twenty-first ballot.Whig hold. Whig Party (US) James T. Morehead (Whig) 72 Whig Party (US)Joseph R. Underwood (Whig) 611840 Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Begun and Held in the Town of Frankfort, on Wednesday, the 19th Day of August, in the Year of Our Lord, 1840, and of the Commonwealth the Forty Ninth. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.78246187&seq=542 Frankfort, KY A.G. Hodges 535–536 Louisiana Robert C. Nicholas Democratic 1836 (special) Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.New senator elected in 1840.Whig gain. Whig Party (US) Alexander Barrow (Whig) February 2020 Maine John Ruggles Democratic 1835 (special)1835 Incumbent retired.New senator elected January 28, 1841.Whig gain. Whig Party (US) George Evans (Whig) 108 Democratic Party (US)John Fairfield (Democratic) 89 Democratic Party (US)Hannibal Hamlin (Democratic) 1 Unknown PartyJohn S. Tenney (Unknown) 1 Whig Party (US)Richard H. Vose (Whig) 11841 Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Maine. https://digitalmaine.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1044&context=arc_leg_journals Augusta, ME 871841 Journal of the Senate of the State of Maine. https://digitalmaine.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1043&context=arc_leg_journals Augusta, ME 134 Massachusetts Vacant Sen. John Davis (W) resigned January 5, 1841, after being elected Governor of Massachusetts.New senator elected January 13, 1841.Whig hold.Winner also elected the same day to finish the current term, see above. Whig Party (US) Isaac C. Bates (Whig) February 2020 Michigan John Norvell Democratic 1835 (new state) Incumbent retired.New senator elected February 3, 1841.Whig gain. Whig Party (US) William Woodbridge (Whig) 36 Whig Party (US)J. Wright Gordon (Whig) 26 Whig Party (US)James L. Conger (Whig) 1 Unknown PartyWilliam H. Welch (Unknown) 11841 Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, at the Annual Session of the Legislature for 1841. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044100187855&seq=208 Detroit, MI George Dawson 200 Mississippi Robert J. Walker Democratic 1835 Incumbent re-elected in 1841. Democratic Party (US) Robert J. Walker (Democratic) February 2020 New Hampshire Henry Hubbard Democratic 1835 Incumbent retired to run for New Hampshire Governor.New senator elected December 2, 1840.1841 Journals of the Senate and House, November Session, 1840. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.095661469&seq=50 Concord, NH Cyrus Barton 42Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Levi Woodbury (Democratic) July 2026 New Jersey Garret D. Wall Democratic 1835 Incumbent lost re-election.New senator elected February 19, 1841.Whig gain. Whig Party (US) Jacob W. Miller (Whig) 46 Democratic Party (US)Garret D. Wall (Democratic) 16https://books.google.com/books?id=FRIUAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA33 Journal of the Proceedings of the Legislative-Council of the State of New-Jersey 1841 33 en Google books North Carolina Vacant Sen. Bedford Brown (D) resigned November 16, 1840, because he could not obey instructions of the North Carolina General Assembly.New senator elected November 24, 1840.Whig gain.Winner also elected the same day to finish the current term; see above. Whig Party (US) Willie P. Mangum (Whig) 99 Democratic Party (US)Bedford Brown (Democratic) 651841 Journals of the Senate and House of Commons of the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, at Its Session in 1840–41. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nc01.ark:/13960/t2z32sm3v&seq=7 Raleigh, NC Thomas J. Lemay41, 369–370 Rhode Island Nehemiah R. Knight Whig 1821 (special)182318281835 Incumbent retired.New senator elected October 29, 1840.Whig hold. Whig Party (US) James F. Simmons (Whig) 55 Democratic Party (US)Samuel Y. Atwell (Democratic) 24 Whig Party (US)Tristram Burges (Whig) 2J. Fred Parker, Secretary of State 1914 Manual, with Rules and Orders, for the use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1914 State of Rhode Island manual https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924106096948&view=1up&seq=191&skin=2021 Providence, RI E. L. Freeman Company, State Printers 149 November 3, 1840 U.S. Senator in Rhode Island https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85025007/1840-11-03/ed-1/seq-3/ Alexandria Gazette Alexandria, D.C. 3 14 October 2021 South Carolina John C. Calhoun Democratic 1832 (special)1834 Incumbent re-elected November 30, 1840.1841 Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate and House of Representatives of the General Assembly of South Carolina, at Its Regular Session of 1840. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112110806798&seq=56 Columbia, SC A.H. Pemberton 50 Democratic Party (US) John C. Calhoun (Democratic) July 2026 Tennessee Alexander O. Anderson Democratic 1840 (special) Incumbent retired.Legislature failed to elect.Democratic loss.Seat would not be filled until 1843. None. Virginia William H. Roane Democratic 1837 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.New senator elected March 3, 1841 on the second ballot.Whig gain. Whig Party (US) William S. Archer (Whig) 82 Democratic Party (US)William H. Roane (Democratic) 50 Whig Party (US)John Robertson (Whig) 12 Whig Party (US)Thomas W. Gilmer (Whig) 7 Whig Party (US)James W. Pegram (Whig) 2 Unknown PartyJames C. Bruce (Unknown) 1 Scattering 91840 Journal of the House of Delegates of Virginia. Session 1840–41. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.65558405&seq=176 Richmond, VA Samuel Shepherd169–170 Special elections during the 27th Congress In this special election, the winner was elected in 1841 after March 4; ordered by election date. State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Alabama(Class 3) Clement Comer Clay Democratic 1837 (special) Incumbent resigned November 15, 1841.New senator elected November 24, 1841 on the second ballot.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Arthur P. Bagby (Democratic) 66 Unknown PartyDavid Moore (Unknown) 59 Democratic Party (US)David Hubbard (Democratic) 3 Unknown PartyJack Shackelford (Unknown) 11842 Journal of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama, Begun and Held in the City of Tuskaloosa, on the First Monday in November, 1841. https://archive.org/details/alabama-house-journal-1840-1841/HJ_1840_1841/ Tuscaloosa, AL Samuel F. Rice 109–110 Alabama List of United States senators from Alabama 1841 United States House of Representatives election in Alabama Alabama (regular) March 2020 Alabama (special) March 2020 Arkansas List of United States senators from Arkansas 1840 United States House of Representatives election in Arkansas March 2020 Connecticut (special) List of United States senators from Connecticut 1840 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut March 2020 Delaware List of United States senators from Delaware 1840 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware Delaware (special) March 2020 Delaware (regular) March 2020 Georgia List of United States senators from Georgia 1840 United States House of Representatives election in Georgia March 2020 Illinois List of United States senators from Illinois 1840 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois March 2020 Kentucky List of United States senators from Kentucky 1841 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky March 2020 Louisiana List of United States senators from Louisiana 1840 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana March 2020 Maine List of United States senators from Maine 1840 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine March 2020 Maryland (special) List of United States senators from Maryland November 2022 1841 United States Senate special election in Maryland - F0C862 -% Whig Party (United States) John Leeds Kerr John Leeds Kerr profile.jpg % 1843 1843 United States Senate election in Maryland 1837 1837 United States Senate election in Maryland 80 members of the Maryland General Assembly Legislative December 1841 presidential John Leeds Kerr won election to a full term an unknown margin of votes, for the Class 3 seat.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=122880 Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Jan 00, 1841 2022-11-05 www.ourcampaigns.com Massachusetts List of United States senators from Massachusetts 1840–1841 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts There were three elections due to the February 22, 1841, resignation of Whig Daniel Webster to become U.S. Secretary of State and the January 5, 1841, resignation of Whig John Davis to become Governor of Massachusetts. Massachusetts (special, class 2) thumb|125px|Senator Isaac C. Bates Whig Isaac C. Bates was elected January 13, 1841, to finish Davis's term. Massachusetts (regular) Bates was also elected January 13, 1841, to the next term. Bates would only serve, however, until his March 16, 1845, death, and Davis was again elected to the seat. Massachusetts (special, class 1) thumb|125px|Senator Rufus Choate Whig Rufus Choate was elected February 23, 1841, to finish Webster's term which would continue until 1845. Michigan List of United States senators from Michigan 1840 United States House of Representatives election in Michigan March 2020 Mississippi List of United States senators from Mississippi 1841 United States House of Representatives election in Mississippi March 2020 New Hampshire List of United States senators from New Hampshire 1841 United States House of Representatives election in New Hampshire March 2020 New Jersey List of United States senators from New Jersey 1840 United States House of Representatives election in New Jersey March 2020 New York (special) 1839/1840 United States Senate election in New York 1838–39 United States Senate elections#New York List of United States senators from New York 1840 United States House of Representatives elections in New York Nathaniel P. Tallmadge had been elected as a Jacksonian Democrat in 1833 to this seat, and his term expired March 3, 1839. An election was held February 5, 1839. Although Tallmadge received the most votes, no candidate received a majority and the seat was declared vacant due to the legislature's failure to elect. At the State election in November 1839, 7 Whigs and 3 Democrats were elected to the State Senate, which gave the Whigs a majority, the first anti-Bucktails/Jacksonian/Democratic majority in 20 years. The 63rd New York State Legislature met from January 7 to May 14, 1840, at Albany, New York. The strength of the parties in the Assembly, as shown by the vote for Speaker, was: 68 for Whig George Washington Patterson and 56 for Democrat Levi S. Chatfield. On January 14, 1840, Nathaniel P. Tallmadge received a majority in both the Assembly and the Senate, and was declared elected. Candidate Party Senate (32 members) Assembly (128 members)Nathaniel P. TallmadgeWhig 19Samuel BeardsleyDemocratic 2Levi Beardsley Democratic 1William C. Bouck Democratic 1Benjamin F. Butler Democratic 1Churchill C. Cambreleng Democratic 1Hiram Denio Democratic 1John A. Dix Democratic 1Azariah C. Flagg Democratic 1John Savage Democratic 1John Tracy Democratic 1 Tallmadge re-took his seat on January 27, 1840,Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856: Dec. 16, 1839 – March 3, 1841 (page 50) and remained in office until June 17, 1844, when he resigned to be appointed Governor of Wisconsin Territory. Daniel S. Dickinson was appointed to fill the vacancy temporarily, and subsequently elected by the State Legislature to succeed Tallmadge. North Carolina List of United States senators from North Carolina 1841 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina There were three elections due to the November 16, 1840, resignations of Democrats Bedford Brown and Robert Strange. North Carolina (special, class 2) Whig Willie Mangum was elected November 25, 1840, to finish Brown's term that would end in March 1841. March 2020 North Carolina (regular) Mangum was later re-elected in 1841 to the next term. March 2020 North Carolina (special, class 3) Whig William Alexander Graham was elected November 25, 1840, to finish Strange's term that would end in 1843. March 2020 Pennsylvania 1840 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania List of United States senators from Pennsylvania 1840 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania The election was held on January 14, 1840, after the regularly scheduled election in December 1838 was postponed due to the Buckshot War. Daniel Sturgeon was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.U.S. Senate Election – 1838–1839 – No election http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1839.pdf December 22, 2012 Wilkes UniversityU.S. Senate Election – 14 January 1840 http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/sen/PaSen1840.pdf December 22, 2012 Wilkes University Democrat Samuel McKean was elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in the 1832–1833 Senate election. Sen. McKean's term was to expire on March 4, 1839, and an election would have occurred during the winter of 1838–1839 elect a senator for the successive term. The election did not occur, however, due to significant political unrest in Harrisburg, the state capital, over disputed election returns during the Buckshot War. McKean's seat was vacated when his term expired in March 1839 and remained vacant until the General Assembly elected a new senator in 1840. The Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on January 14, 1840, to elect a senator to serve out the remainder of the term that began on March 4, 1839. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows: State Legislature Results Democratic Party (US) Daniel Sturgeon 87 65.41% Whig Party (US) Charles Ogle 26 19.55% Anti-Masonic Party Richard Biddle 17 12.78% N/A Not voting 3 2.26% 133 100.00% Rhode Island List of United States senators from Rhode Island 1841 United States House of Representatives election in Rhode Island March 2020 South Carolina List of United States senators from South Carolina 1840 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina March 2020 Tennessee List of United States senators from Tennessee 1841 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee Tennessee (special) Tennessee (regular) March 2020 Virginia List of United States senators from Virginia 1841 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia Virginia (regular) March 2020 Virginia (special) March 2020 See also 1840 United States elections 1840 United States presidential election 1840–41 United States House of Representatives elections 26th United States Congress 27th United States Congress References Party Division in the Senate, 1789–Present, via Senate.gov Pennsylvania Election Statistics: 1682–2006 from the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project