1830–31 United States Senate elections

The 1830–31 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 1830 and 1831, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 3.

1830–31 United States Senate elections

Dates vary by state

16 of the 48 seats in the United States Senate (plus special elections)
25 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Jacksonian Anti-Jacksonian
Last election 26 seats 19 seats
Seats before 25 23
Seats won 8 6
Seats after 26 20
Seat change 1 3
Seats up 7 9

  Third party
 
Party Nullifier
Seats before New party
Seats won 1
Seats after 1
Seat change 1
Seats up 0

Results:
     Jacksonian Hold      Jacksonian Gain
     Anti-Jacksonian Hold      Anti-Jacksonian Gain
     Nullifier Gain      Legislature Failed To Elect

Majority Party before election


Jacksonian

Elected Majority Party


Jacksonian

The Jacksonians gained one seat from the Anti-Jacksonian coalition, but lose one seat to the short-lived Nullifier Party. By the time Congress first met in December 1831, however, the Jacksonians had a net loss of one seat.

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