1834 United States elections

none February 2026 January 2025 1834 Midterm elections Democratic Party (US)Andrew Jackson (D) 24th Anti-Jacksonian hold 16 of 48 seatsNot counting special elections. Democratic +2Congressional 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 Anti-Jacksonian +12 Elections occurred in the middle of the Democratic President Andrew Jackson's second term. Members of the 24th United States Congress were chosen in this election. Taking place during the Second Party System, elections were contested between Andrew Jackson's Democratic Party and opponents of Jackson, including the remnants of the National Republican Party (Anti-Jacksonian Party). During this election, the anti-Jacksonian faction began to transition into the Whig Party.Holt Michael F. The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party 26–29 2003 Oxford University Press 9780195161045 https://books.google.com/books?id=5aGyVFn3VnMC&q=maryland+whig+party&pg=PA292 23 September 2015 Arkansas and Michigan joined the union during the 24th Congress. In the House, the anti-Jacksonian faction picked up some seats from the Anti-Masonic Party, but the 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, the Democrats picked up a moderate number of seats, but the Anti-Jacksonian faction maintained narrow control of the chamber. However, the Democrats later won control of the chamber during the next Congress.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 See also 1834–35 United States House of Representatives elections 1834–35 United States Senate elections References 1834 Category:United States midterm elections