1850–51 United States Senate elections

The 1850–51 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 1850 and 1851, 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.

1850–51 United States Senate elections
Various dates
21 of the 62 seats in the United States Senate (with special elections)
32 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Democratic Whig Free Soil
Last election 33 seats 25 seats 1 seat
Seats before 35 25 2
Seats won 12 4 0
Seats after 33 22 2
Seat change 2 3
Seats up 14 7 0
Results:
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Whig gain      Whig hold
     Legislature failed to elect
Majority party before election

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Democratic

 Elected Majority party


Democratic

The Democratic Party lost seats, but retained a majority in the Senate.

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