1838 United States elections

none February 2026 January 2025 1838 Midterm elections Democratic Party (US)Martin Van Buren (D) 26th Democratic hold 17 of 52 seatsNot counting special elections. Whig +3Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account. Democratic hold All 242 voting seats Whig +16 Elections occurred in the middle of Democratic President Martin Van Buren's term, during the Second Party System. Members of the 26th United States Congress were chosen in this election. Whigs picked up a moderate number of seats in both the House and Senate, but the Democratic Party retained a majority in both chambers.Party Divisions of the House of Representatives http://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/ United States House of Representatives 25 June 2014Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm United States Senate 25 June 2014 However, due to a split in the Democratic party, Whig Congressman Robert M. T. Hunter was elected to be the Speaker of the House.A Mob in Search of a Speaker http://history.house.gov/Blog/Detail/15032404472 House.gov US House of Representatives 1 July 2014 See also 1838–39 United States House of Representatives elections 1838–39 United States Senate elections References 1838 Category:United States midterm elections