1840–41 United States Senate elections

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. In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 2.

1840–41 United States Senate elections
Various dates
18 of the 52 seats in the United States Senate (with special elections)
27 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Whig Democratic
Last election 20 seats 28 seats
Seats before 21 29
Seats won 11 6
Seats after 27 22
Seat change 6 7
Seats up 5 13
Results:
     Democratic hold
     Whig gain      Whig hold
     Legislature failed to elect
Majority Party before election


Democratic

 Elected Majority Party


Whig

Corresponding with their party's success in the 1840 presidential election, the Whig Party took control of the Senate.

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