1842–43 United States Senate elections

The 1842–43 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 1842 and 1843, 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.

1842–43 United States Senate elections
Various dates
17 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 29 seats 22 seats
Seats before 30 20
Seats won 4 13
Seats after 27 23
Seat change 3 3
Seats up 7 10
Results:
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Whig hold
Majority Party before election


Whig

 Elected Majority Party


Whig

The Whigs lost seats but maintained control of the Senate. Although they lost three seats in the regular elections, they gained two of them back by the start of the first session in special elections.

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