1856–57 United States Senate elections

The 1856–57 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 1856 and 1857, 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.

1856–57 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 Republican Whig
Last election 33 seats 3 seats 20 seats
Seats before 37 11 8
Seats won 9 10 0
Seats after 34 18 3
Seat change 3 7 5
Seats up 12 3 5
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Know Nothing Free Soil
Last election 1 seat 2 seats
Seats before 1 2
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 2 1
Seat change 1 1
Seats up 0 1
Results of the elections:
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold
     Know Nothing Gain      Legislature failed to elect
Majority Party before election


Democratic

 Elected Majority Party


Democratic

The young Republican Party assumed its position as one of the United States's two main political parties. The Whigs and Free Soilers were gone by the time the next Congress began.

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