1844–45 United States Senate elections

The 1844–45 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states, coinciding with James K. Polk's election. 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 1844 and 1845, 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 1.

1844–45 United States Senate elections
Various dates
18 of the 54 seats in the United States Senate (with special elections)
28 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Democratic Whig Law and Order
Last election 23 seats 27 seats New party
Seats before 23 27 1
Seats won 8 8 0
Seats after 27 24 0
Seat change 3 3 1
Seats up 5 11 1
Results:
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Whig gain      Whig hold
     Legislature failed to elect
Majority Party before election


Whig

 Elected Majority Party


Democratic

The Democratic Party re-captured control of the Senate, gaining a net total of eleven seats from the Whigs.

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