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class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Arkansas (special)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Arkansas_(special)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Connecticut" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Connecticut"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Connecticut</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Connecticut-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Delaware" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Delaware"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Delaware</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Delaware-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Florida" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Florida"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Florida</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Florida-sublist" 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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Georgia_(special)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Georgia (special)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Georgia_(special)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Indiana" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Indiana"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Indiana</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Indiana-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Louisiana_(special)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Louisiana_(special)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Louisiana (special)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Louisiana_(special)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Maine" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Maine"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Massachusetts_(regular)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13.1</span> <span>Massachusetts (regular)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Massachusetts_(regular)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Massachusetts_(special)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Massachusetts_(special)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13.2</span> <span>Massachusetts (special)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Massachusetts_(special)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Michigan" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Michigan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>Michigan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Michigan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mississippi" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mississippi"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>Mississippi</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mississippi-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Missouri" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Missouri"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>Missouri</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Missouri-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-New_Jersey" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#New_Jersey"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">17</span> <span>New Jersey</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-New_Jersey-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-New_York" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#New_York"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">18</span> <span>New York</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-New_York-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle New York subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-New_York-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-New_York_(special,_class_1)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#New_York_(special,_class_1)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">18.1</span> <span>New York (special, class 1)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-New_York_(special,_class_1)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-New_York_(special,_class_3)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#New_York_(special,_class_3)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">18.2</span> <span>New York (special, class 3)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-New_York_(special,_class_3)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-New_York_(regular)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#New_York_(regular)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">18.3</span> <span>New York (regular)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-New_York_(regular)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ohio" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ohio"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">19</span> <span>Ohio</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ohio-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pennsylvania" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pennsylvania"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">20</span> <span>Pennsylvania</span> </div> </a> <button 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1847</span></a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><hr />18 of the 54 seats in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a> (with special elections)<br />28 seats needed for a majority</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr class="sr-only"> <th style="text-align:left;">  </th> <th style="text-align:center">Majority party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Minority party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Third party </th></tr> <tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #3333FF;"> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #F0C862;"> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #00DDDD;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Whig Party (US)">Whig</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Law_and_Order_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Law and Order Party (US)">Law and Order</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Last election </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">23 seats </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>27 seats</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><i>New party</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats before </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">23 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>27</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats won </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>8</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>8</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats after </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>27</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">24 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">0 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seat change </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 3 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 3 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats up </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">5 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">11 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">1 </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1844senatemap.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1844senatemap.svg/300px-1844senatemap.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="308" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1844senatemap.svg/450px-1844senatemap.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1844senatemap.svg/600px-1844senatemap.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="577" data-file-height="593" /></a></span><div><b>Results:</b><br /><span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#0671B0; color:#0671B0;">    </span> Democratic gain</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#92C5DE; color:#92C5DE;">    </span> Democratic hold</span> <br /><span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#c49213; color:#c49213;">    </span> Whig gain</span> <span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#f3d586; color:#f3d586;">    </span> Whig hold</span><br /><span style="margin:0px; font-size:90%;"><span style="border:none; background-color:#000000; color:#000000;">    </span> Legislature failed to elect</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>Majority Party before election</b><br /> <p><br /> <a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Whig Party (US)">Whig</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected Majority Party</b> <br /> <p><br /> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1844–45 United States Senate elections</b> were held on various dates in various states, coinciding with <a href="/wiki/James_K._Polk" title="James K. Polk">James K. Polk</a>'s <a href="/wiki/1844_United_States_presidential_election" title="1844 United States presidential election">election</a>. As these <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a> elections were prior to the ratification of the <a href="/wiki/Seventeenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution">Seventeenth Amendment</a> in 1913, senators were chosen by <a href="/wiki/State_legislature_(United_States)" title="State legislature (United States)">state legislatures</a>. 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 <a href="/wiki/Gridlock_(politics)" title="Gridlock (politics)">legislative deadlock</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In these elections, terms were up for the senators in <a href="/wiki/Classes_of_United_States_senators" title="Classes of United States senators">Class 1</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a> re-captured control of the Senate, gaining a net total of eleven seats from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Whig_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Whig Party">Whigs</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results_summary">Results summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1844%E2%80%9345_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Results summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Senate party division, <a href="/wiki/29th_United_States_Congress" title="29th United States Congress">29th Congress</a> (1845–1847) </p> <ul><li>Majority party: Democratic (26–31)</li> <li>Minority party: Whig (24)</li> <li>Other parties: (0–1)</li> <li>Vacant: (4–2)</li> <li><b>Total seats: 54–58</b></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Change_in_Senate_composition">Change in Senate composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1844%E2%80%9345_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Change in Senate composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Before_the_elections">Before the elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1844%E2%80%9345_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Before the elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="750px"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="4"> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>1</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>2</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>3</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>4</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>5</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>6</sub> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>16</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>15</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>14</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>13</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>12</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>11</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>10</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>9</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>8</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>7</sub> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>17</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>18</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>19</sub> </td> <th style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>20</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ran</span> </th> <th style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>21</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ran</span> </th> <th style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>22</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ran</span> </th> <th style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>23</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ran</span> </th> <th style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>24</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Retired</span> </th> <th style="background:#00DDDD; border:2px solid gray">LO<sub>1</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Retired</span> </th> <th rowspan="2" style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>27</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Retired</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9" align="right"><b>Majority →</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>17</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ran</span> </th> <th style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>18</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ran</span> </th> <th style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>19</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ran</span> </th> <th style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>20</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ran</span> </th> <th style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>21</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Unknown</span> </th> <th style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>22</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Unknown</span> </th> <th style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>23</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Retired</span> </th> <th style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>24</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Retired</span> </th> <th style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>25</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Retired</span> </th> <th style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>26</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Retired</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>16</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>15</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>14</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>13</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>12</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>11</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>10</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>9</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>8</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>7</sub> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>1</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>2</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>3</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>4</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>5</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>6</sub> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Result_of_the_elections">Result of the elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1844%E2%80%9345_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Result of the elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="750px"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="3"> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>1</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>2</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>3</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>4</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>5</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>6</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>7</sub> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>17</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>16</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>15</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>14</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>13</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>12</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>11</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>10</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>9</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>8</sub> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>18</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>19</sub> </td> <th style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>20</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Re-elected</span> </th> <th style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>21</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Re-elected</span> </th> <th style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>22</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Re-elected</span> </th> <th style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>23</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Re-elected</span> </th> <th style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>24</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Gain</span> </th> <th style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>25</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Gain</span> </th> <th style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>26</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Gain</span> </th> <th rowspan="2" style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>27</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Gain</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9" align="right"><b>Majority →</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>18</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Re-elected</span> </th> <th style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>19</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Re-elected</span> </th> <th style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>20</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Hold</span> </th> <th style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>21</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Hold</span> </th> <th style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>22</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Hold</span> </th> <th style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>23</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Gain</span> </th> <th style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>24</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Gain</span> </th> <th style="background:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">V<sub>1</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">W Loss</span> </th> <td style="background:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">V<sub>2</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">New seat</span> </td> <th style="background:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">V<sub>3</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">New seat</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>17</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Re-elected</span> </th> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>16</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>15</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>14</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>13</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>12</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>11</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>10</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>9</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>8</sub> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>1</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>2</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>3</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>4</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>5</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>6</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>7</sub> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Beginning_of_the_next_Congress">Beginning of the next Congress</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1844%E2%80%9345_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Beginning of the next Congress"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="750px"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="3"> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>1</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>2</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>3</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>4</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>5</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>6</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>7</sub> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>17</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>16</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>15</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>14</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>13</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>12</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>11</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>10</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>9</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>8</sub> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>18</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>19</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>20</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>21</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>22</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>23</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>24</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>25</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>26</sub> </td> <th rowspan="2" style="background:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">V<sub>4</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">D Loss</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9" align="right"><b>Majority ↑</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>18</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>19</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>20</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>21</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>22</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>23</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>24</sub> </td> <td style="background:#FFFFFF">V<sub>1</sub> </td> <td style="background:#FFFFFF">V<sub>2</sub> </td> <td style="background:#FFFFFF">V<sub>3</sub> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>17</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>16</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>15</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>14</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>13</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>12</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>11</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>10</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>9</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>8</sub> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>1</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>2</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>3</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>4</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>5</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>6</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>7</sub> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Beginning_of_the_first_session_of_the_next_Congress_(December_1,_1845)"><span id="Beginning_of_the_first_session_of_the_next_Congress_.28December_1.2C_1845.29"></span>Beginning of the first session of the next Congress (December 1, 1845)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1844%E2%80%9345_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Beginning of the first session of the next Congress (December 1, 1845)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="750px"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="3"> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>1</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>2</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>3</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>4</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>5</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>6</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>7</sub> </td></tr> <tr> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>17</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>16</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>15</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>14</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>13</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>12</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>11</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>10</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>9</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>8</sub> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>18</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>19</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>20</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>21</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>22</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>23</sub> </td> <th style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>24</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Hold</span> </th> <th style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>25</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Hold</span> </th> <th style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>26</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Hold</span> </th> <th style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>27</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Gain</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9" align="right"><b>Majority →</b> </td> <th rowspan="2" style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>28</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Gain</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>18</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>19</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>20</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>21</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>22</sub> </td> <th style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>23</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Hold</span> </th> <th style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>24</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Hold</span> </th> <th style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>30</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Gain</span> </th> <th style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>29</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Gain</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>17</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>16</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>15</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>14</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>13</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>12</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>11</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>10</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>9</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>8</sub> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>1</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>2</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>3</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>4</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>5</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>6</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>7</sub> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <th>Key: </th> <td> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center" width="35px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>#</sub> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="35px" style="background:#00DDDD">LO<sub>#</sub> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Law_and_Order_Party_of_Rhode_Island" title="Law and Order Party of Rhode Island">Law and Order</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="35px" style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>#</sub> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)" title="Whig Party (United States)">Whig</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="35px" style="background:#FFFFFF">V<sub>#</sub> </td> <td>Vacant </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Race_summaries">Race summaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1844%E2%80%9345_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Race summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_elections_during_the_28th_Congress">Special elections during the 28th Congress</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1844%E2%80%9345_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Special elections during the 28th Congress"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1844 or in 1845 before March 4; ordered by election date. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr valign="bottom"> <th rowspan="2">State </th> <th colspan="3">Incumbent </th> <th rowspan="2">Results </th> <th rowspan="2">Candidates </th></tr> <tr> <th>Senator </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Electoral history </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Rhode_Island_(special)">Rhode Island</a><br />(Class 1) </th> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Sprague_III" title="William Sprague III">William Sprague</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1842_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Rhode_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="1842 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island">1842 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a> </td> <td style="background:#00DDDD">Incumbent resigned January 17, 1844.<br />New senator <a href="/wiki/1844_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Rhode_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="1844 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island">elected</a> January 25, 1844.<br /><b>Law and Order gain.</b> </td> <td nowrap=""><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#00DDDD;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Brown_Francis" title="John Brown Francis">John B. Francis</a></b> (Law and Order) 67 votes</li> <li><span style="color:#F8F9FA;">▌</span> Christopher Spencer (Liberation) 26 votes<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Louisiana_(special)">Louisiana</a><br />(Class 3) </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Porter" title="Alexander Porter">Alexander Porter</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1833_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1833 United States Senate special election in Louisiana">1833 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a><br />1837 <span style="font-size:85%;">(resigned)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/1843_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1843 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1843</a> </td> <td style="background:#F3F1E7">Incumbent died January 13, 1844.<br />New senator <a href="/wiki/1844_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1844 United States Senate special election in Louisiana">elected</a> February 12, 1844.<br />Whig hold. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Henry_Johnson_(Louisiana_politician)" title="Henry Johnson (Louisiana politician)">Henry Johnson</a></b> (Whig)</li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (February 2020)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Arkansas_(special)">Arkansas</a><br />(Class 2) </th> <td><a href="/wiki/William_S._Fulton" title="William S. Fulton">William S. Fulton</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1836_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Arkansas" class="mw-redirect" title="1836 United States Senate elections in Arkansas">1836 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a><br /><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_Senate_election_in_Arkansas" class="mw-redirect" title="1840 United States Senate election in Arkansas">1840</a> </td> <td style="background:#EEF6FF">Incumbent died August 15, 1844.<br />New senator <a href="/wiki/1844_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Arkansas" class="mw-redirect" title="1844 United States Senate special election in Arkansas">elected</a> November 8, 1844.<br />Democratic hold. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Chester_Ashley" title="Chester Ashley">Chester Ashley</a></b> (Democratic)</li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (February 2020)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#New_York_(special,_Class_1)">New York</a><br />(Class 1) </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_S._Dickinson" title="Daniel S. Dickinson">Daniel S. Dickinson</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>1844 <span style="font-size:85%;">(appointed)</span> </td> <td>Appointee <a href="/wiki/1845_United_States_Senate_special_elections_in_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="1845 United States Senate special elections in New York">elected</a> January 18, 1845.<br />Winner was later be elected to the next term; see below. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Daniel_S._Dickinson" title="Daniel S. Dickinson">Daniel S. Dickinson</a></b> (Democratic) 27</li> <li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Millard_Fillmore" title="Millard Fillmore">Millard Fillmore</a> (Whig) 3</li> <li><span style="color:#005B96;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Thompson_(Collector)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jonathan Thompson (Collector)">Jonathan Thompson</a> (American Republican) 1</li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#New_York_(special,_Class_3)">New York</a><br />(Class 3) </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_A._Foster" title="Henry A. Foster">Henry A. Foster</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>1844 <span style="font-size:85%;">(appointed)</span> </td> <td style="background:#EEF6FF">Appointee retired or lost election.<br />New senator <a href="/wiki/1845_United_States_Senate_special_elections_in_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="1845 United States Senate special elections in New York">elected</a> January 18, 1845.<br />Democratic hold. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Adams_Dix" title="John Adams Dix">John Adams Dix</a></b> (Democratic) 27</li> <li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Willis_Hall_(New_York_politician)" title="Willis Hall (New York politician)">Willis Hall</a> (Whig) 3</li> <li><span style="color:#005B96;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Harman_B._Cropsey" title="Harman B. Cropsey">Harman B. Cropsey</a> (American Republican) 1</li></ul> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Races_leading_to_the_29th_Congress">Races leading to the 29th Congress</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1844%E2%80%9345_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Races leading to the 29th Congress"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In these regular elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning March 4, 1845; ordered by state. </p><p>All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr valign="bottom"> <th rowspan="2">State </th> <th colspan="3">Incumbent </th> <th rowspan="2">Results </th> <th rowspan="2">Candidates </th></tr> <tr> <th>Senator </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Electoral history </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Connecticut">Connecticut</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jabez_W._Huntington" title="Jabez W. Huntington">Jabez W. Huntington</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Connecticut" class="mw-redirect" title="1840 United States Senate special election in Connecticut">1840 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a> </td> <td>Incumbent re-elected in 1844 or 1845. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Jabez_W._Huntington" title="Jabez W. Huntington">Jabez W. Huntington</a></b> (Whig)</li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (February 2020)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Delaware">Delaware</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_H._Bayard" title="Richard H. Bayard">Richard H. Bayard</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1836_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Delaware" class="mw-redirect" title="1836 United States Senate special election in Delaware">1836 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a><br />1838 or 1839<br />1839 <span style="font-size:85%;">(resigned)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/1841_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Delaware" class="mw-redirect" title="1841 United States Senate special election in Delaware">1841 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a> </td> <td style="background:#F3F1E7">Incumbent retired.<br />New senator elected in 1845.<br />Whig hold. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/John_M._Clayton" title="John M. Clayton">John M. Clayton</a></b> (Whig)</li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (February 2020)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Florida_(Regular)">Florida</a> </th> <td colspan="3">None (new state) </td> <td style="background:#FFFFFF">Florida was admitted March 3, 1845, but <a href="/wiki/1845_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="1845 United States Senate elections in Florida">elected</a> its first Class 1 senator late, during the next Congress.<br />Seat remained vacant. </td> <td>None. </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Indiana">Indiana</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Albert_Smith_White" title="Albert Smith White">Albert White</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1838_United_States_Senate_election_in_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1838 United States Senate election in Indiana">1838</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Incumbent retired.<br />New senator elected in 1844.<br /><b>Democratic gain.</b> </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Jesse_D._Bright" title="Jesse D. Bright">Jesse D. Bright</a></b> (Democratic)</li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (February 2020)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Maine">Maine</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Fairfield" title="John Fairfield">John Fairfield</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1843_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maine" class="mw-redirect" title="1843 United States Senate special election in Maine">1843 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a> </td> <td>Incumbent re-elected in 1844 or 1845. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Fairfield" title="John Fairfield">John Fairfield</a></b> (Democratic)</li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (February 2020)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Maryland">Maryland</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Duhurst_Merrick" title="William Duhurst Merrick">William Merrick</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1838_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1838 United States Senate special election in Maryland">1838 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a><br /><a href="/wiki/1839_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1839 United States Senate election in Maryland">1839</a> </td> <td style="background:#F3F1E7">Incumbent retired.<br />New senator elected in 1844 or 1845.<br />Whig hold. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Reverdy_Johnson" title="Reverdy Johnson">Reverdy Johnson</a></b> (Whig)</li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (February 2020)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Massachusetts_(Regular)">Massachusetts</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Rufus_Choate" title="Rufus Choate">Rufus Choate</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts,_February_1841" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, February 1841">1841 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a> </td> <td style="background:#F3F1E7">Incumbent retired.<br />New senator elected in 1845.<br />Whig hold. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Webster" title="Daniel Webster">Daniel Webster</a></b> (Whig)</li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (February 2020)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Michigan">Michigan</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Augustus_S._Porter" class="mw-redirect" title="Augustus S. Porter">Augustus S. Porter</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="1840 United States Senate special election in Michigan">1840 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Incumbent retired.<br />New senator elected in 1844 or 1845.<br /><b>Democratic gain.</b> </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Cass" title="Lewis Cass">Lewis Cass</a></b> (Democratic)</li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (February 2020)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Mississippi">Mississippi</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Henderson_(Mississippi_politician)" title="John Henderson (Mississippi politician)">John Henderson</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1838_United_States_Senate_election_in_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="1838 United States Senate election in Mississippi">1838</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Unknown if incumbent retired or lost.<br />New senator elected in 1844.<br /><b>Democratic gain.</b> </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Speight" title="Jesse Speight">Jesse Speight</a></b> (Democratic)</li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (February 2020)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Missouri">Missouri</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hart_Benton_(politician)" title="Thomas Hart Benton (politician)">Thomas H. Benton</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1821_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="1821 United States Senate elections in Missouri">1821</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1827_United_States_Senate_election_in_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="1827 United States Senate election in Missouri">1827</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1833_United_States_Senate_election_in_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="1833 United States Senate election in Missouri">1833</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1839_United_States_Senate_election_in_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="1839 United States Senate election in Missouri">1839</a> </td> <td>Incumbent re-elected in 1845. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hart_Benton_(politician)" title="Thomas Hart Benton (politician)">Thomas H. Benton</a></b> (Democratic)</li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (February 2020)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#New_Jersey">New Jersey</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/William_L._Dayton" title="William L. Dayton">William L. Dayton</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td>1842 <span style="font-size:85%;">(appointed)</span><br />? <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span> </td> <td>Incumbent re-elected in 1845. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/William_L._Dayton" title="William L. Dayton">William L. Dayton</a></b> (Whig)</li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#New_York_(Regular)">New York</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_S._Dickinson" title="Daniel S. Dickinson">Daniel S. Dickinson</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>1844 <span style="font-size:85%;">(appointed)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/1845_United_States_Senate_special_elections_in_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="1845 United States Senate special elections in New York">1845 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a> </td> <td>Incumbent <a href="/wiki/1845_United_States_Senate_elections_in_New_York" title="1845 United States Senate elections in New York">re-elected</a> February 4, 1845. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Daniel_S._Dickinson" title="Daniel S. Dickinson">Daniel S. Dickinson</a></b> (Democratic) 25</li> <li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_C._Clark" title="John C. Clark">John C. Clark</a> (Whig) 4</li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Ohio">Ohio</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Tappan" title="Benjamin Tappan">Benjamin Tappan</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1838_United_States_Senate_election_in_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="1838 United States Senate election in Ohio">1838</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Incumbent retired.<br />New senator elected December 5, 1844.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaylor_&_Taylor215,_vol_I_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETaylor_&_Taylor215,_vol_I-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><b>Whig gain.</b> </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Corwin" title="Thomas Corwin">Thomas Corwin</a></b> (Whig)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_T._Disney" title="David T. Disney">David T. Disney</a> (Democratic) 46 votes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ebenezer_Lane" title="Ebenezer Lane">Ebenezer Lane</a> 1 vote.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTETaylor_&_Taylor215,_vol_I_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTETaylor_&_Taylor215,_vol_I-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Sturgeon" title="Daniel Sturgeon">Daniel Sturgeon</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1840 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1840</a> </td> <td>Incumbent re-elected January 14, 1845. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Sturgeon" title="Daniel Sturgeon">Daniel Sturgeon</a></b> (Democratic) 54.14%</li> <li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_Cooper_(Pennsylvania_politician)" title="James Cooper (Pennsylvania politician)">James Cooper</a> (Whig) 36.84%</li> <li><span style="color:#D99FE8;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Ashmead" title="John Ashmead">John Ashmead</a> (Know Nothing) 3.76%</li> <li><span style="color:#D99FE8;">▌</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=E._W._Keyser&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="E. W. Keyser (page does not exist)">E. W. Keyser</a> (Know Nothing) 1.50%</li> <li><span style="color:#D99FE8;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Broom_(congressman)" title="Jacob Broom (congressman)">Jacob Broom</a> (Know Nothing) 0.75%</li> <li><span style="color:#D99FE8;">▌</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=E._C._Reigert&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="E. C. Reigert (page does not exist)">E. C. Reigert</a> (Know Nothing) 0.75%</li> <li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Sergeant_(politician)" title="John Sergeant (politician)">John Sergeant</a> (Whig) 0.75%</li> <li>Not voting 1.50%</li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Rhode_Island_(Regular)">Rhode Island</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_B._Francis" class="mw-redirect" title="John B. Francis">John B. Francis</a> </td> <td style="background:#00DDDD">Law and Order </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1844_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Rhode_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="1844 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island">1844 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Incumbent retired.<br />New senator elected in 1844 or 1845.<br /><b>Whig gain.</b> </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Albert_C._Greene" title="Albert C. Greene">Albert C. Greene</a></b> (Whig)</li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (February 2020)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Ephraim_H._Foster" title="Ephraim H. Foster">Ephraim H. Foster</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1838_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Tennessee" class="mw-redirect" title="1838 United States Senate special election in Tennessee">1838 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a><br />1839 <span style="font-size:85%;">(re-elected, but resigned)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/1843_United_States_Senate_special_elections_in_Tennessee" title="1843 United States Senate special elections in Tennessee">1843 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Incumbent retired or lost re-election.<br />New senator elected in 1844.<br /><b>Democratic gain.</b> </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Hopkins_L._Turney" title="Hopkins L. Turney">Hopkins L. Turney</a></b> (Democratic)</li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (February 2020)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Vermont">Vermont</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Samuel_S._Phelps" title="Samuel S. Phelps">Samuel S. Phelps</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1839_United_States_Senate_election_in_Vermont" class="mw-redirect" title="1839 United States Senate election in Vermont">1839</a> </td> <td>Incumbent re-elected in 1845. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Samuel_S._Phelps" title="Samuel S. Phelps">Samuel S. Phelps</a></b> (Whig)</li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (February 2020)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Virginia_(Regular)">Virginia</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/William_C._Rives" class="mw-redirect" title="William C. Rives">William C. Rives</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1832_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1832 United States Senate special election in Virginia">1832 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a><br />1834 <span style="font-size:85%;">(resigned)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/1836_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1836 United States Senate special election in Virginia">1836 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a><br />1839 <span style="font-size:85%;">(failure to elect)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/1841_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1841 United States Senate special election in Virginia">1841 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a> </td> <td style="background:#999999">Legislature failed to elect.<br />Whig loss. </td> <td><span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (February 2020)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Special_elections_during_the_29th_Congress">Special elections during the 29th Congress</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1844%E2%80%9345_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Special elections during the 29th Congress"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In these special elections, the winners were elected in 1845 after March 4; ordered by election date. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr valign="bottom"> <th rowspan="2">State </th> <th colspan="3">Incumbent </th> <th rowspan="2">Results </th> <th rowspan="2">Candidates </th></tr> <tr> <th>Senator </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Electoral history </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a><br />(Class 3) </th> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Buchanan" title="James Buchanan">James Buchanan</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1834_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1834 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1834 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a><br /><a href="/wiki/1836_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1836 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1836</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1843_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1843 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1843</a> </td> <td style="background:#EEF6FF">Incumbent resigned March 5, 1845, to become <a href="/wiki/U.S._Secretary_of_State" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Secretary of State">U.S. Secretary of State</a>.<br />New senator <a href="/wiki/1845_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1845 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">elected</a> March 13, 1845.<br />Democratic hold. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Simon_Cameron" title="Simon Cameron">Simon Cameron</a></b> (Democratic) 50.38%</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Woodward" title="George Washington Woodward">George W. Woodward</a> (Democratic) 41.35%</li> <li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=J._R._Ingersoll&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="J. R. Ingersoll (page does not exist)">J. R. Ingersoll</a> (Whig) 1.50%</li> <li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Banks_(U.S._politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Banks (U.S. politician)">John Banks</a> (Whig) 0.75%</li> <li><span style="color:#D99FE8;">▌</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_A._Brown&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Peter A. Brown (page does not exist)">Peter A. Brown</a> (Know Nothing) 0.75%</li> <li><span style="color:#F8F9FA;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thomas_S._Bell" title="Thomas S. Bell">Thomas S. Bell</a> (Unknown) 0.75%</li> <li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=T._D._Cochran&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="T. D. Cochran (page does not exist)">T. D. Cochran</a> (Whig) 0.75%</li> <li>Not voting 3.76%</li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a><br />(Class 2) </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Isaac_C._Bates" title="Isaac C. Bates">Isaac C. Bates</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts,_January_1841" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, January 1841">1841 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a><br /><a href="/wiki/1841_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1841 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1841</a> </td> <td style="background:#F3F1E7">Incumbent died March 16, 1845.<br />New senator <a href="/wiki/1845_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1845 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">elected</a> March 24, 1845.<br />Whig hold. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Davis_(Massachusetts_governor)" title="John Davis (Massachusetts governor)">John Davis</a></b> (Whig)</li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (February 2020)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Florida">Florida</a><br />(Class 1) </th> <td colspan="3" rowspan="2">None (new state) </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Florida was admitted March 3, 1845.<br />Its first senators were <a href="/wiki/1845_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="1845 United States Senate elections in Florida">elected</a> July 1, 1845.<br /><b>Democratic gain.</b> </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/David_Levy_Yulee" title="David Levy Yulee">David Levy Yulee</a></b> (Democratic)</li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (February 2020)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Florida_(special)">Florida</a><br />(Class 3) </th> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Florida was admitted March 3, 1845.<br />Its first senators were <a href="/wiki/1845_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="1845 United States Senate elections in Florida">elected</a> July 1, 1845.<br /><b>Democratic gain.</b> </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/James_Westcott" title="James Westcott">James Westcott</a></b> (Democratic)</li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (February 2020)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Georgia_(special)">Georgia</a><br />(Class 2) </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_M._Berrien" title="John M. Berrien">John M. Berrien</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1825_United_States_Senate_election_in_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="1825 United States Senate election in Georgia">1825</a><br />1829 <span style="font-size:85%;">(resigned)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_Senate_election_in_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="1840 United States Senate election in Georgia">1840</a> </td> <td style="background:#F3F1E7">Incumbent resigned in May 1845 to become judge of the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state)">Supreme Court of Georgia</a>.<br />He did not remain on the court, and was <a href="/wiki/1845_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="1845 United States Senate special election in Georgia">re-elected</a> November 13, 1845.<br />Whig hold. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/John_M._Berrien" title="John M. Berrien">John M. Berrien</a></b> (Whig)</li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (February 2020)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#South_Carolina_(special)">South Carolina</a><br />(Class 2) </th> <td colspan="3"><i>Vacant</i> </td> <td style="background:#EEF6FF">Incumbent <a href="/wiki/Daniel_E._Huger" class="mw-redirect" title="Daniel E. Huger">Daniel E. Huger</a> (D) had resigned in the previous Congress.<br />New senator was <a href="/wiki/1845_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_South_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="1845 United States Senate special election in South Carolina">elected</a> November 26, 1845.<br />Democratic hold. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/John_C._Calhoun" title="John C. Calhoun">John C. Calhoun</a></b> (Democratic)</li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (February 2020)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Virginia_(special)">Virginia</a><br />(Class 1) </th> <td colspan="3"><i>Vacant</i> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Legislature had failed to elect.<br />New senator <a href="/wiki/1845_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1845 United States Senate elections in Virginia">elected late</a> December 3, 1845.<br /><b>Democratic gain.</b> </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Isaac_S._Pennybacker" title="Isaac S. 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vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>-</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1849_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="1849 United States Senate election in Maryland">1849</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><hr />80 members of the <a href="/wiki/Maryland_General_Assembly" title="Maryland General Assembly">Maryland General Assembly</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #F0C862"> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;width:0;"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Candidate </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Reverdy_Johnson" title="Reverdy Johnson">Reverdy Johnson</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)" title="Whig Party (United States)">Whig</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Legislative vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>-</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>-%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Reverdy_Johnson" title="Reverdy Johnson">Reverdy Johnson</a> won election by an unknown margin of votes, for the Class 1 seat.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1844%E2%80%9345_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Massachusetts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Massachusetts" title="List of United States senators from Massachusetts">List of United States senators from Massachusetts</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=1844_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1844 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts (page does not exist)">1844 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. 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Tallmadge">Nathaniel P. Tallmadge</a> had been re-elected in 1840 to the Class 1 seat (term 1839-1845), but resigned June 17, 1844, to become <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Wisconsin">Governor of Wisconsin Territory</a>. On November 30, <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_York" title="Governor of New York">Governor of New York</a> <a href="/wiki/William_C._Bouck" title="William C. Bouck">William C. Bouck</a> appointed his Democratic <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_York" title="Lieutenant Governor of New York">Lieutenant Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Daniel_S._Dickinson" title="Daniel S. Dickinson">Daniel S. Dickinson</a> to fill the vacancy temporarily, and Dickinson was seated December 9, 1844. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>January 18, 1845, United States Senator special election, Class 1</b> </caption> <tbody><tr bgcolor="lightgrey"> <th>House </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)" title="Whig Party (United States)">Whig</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/American_Republican_Party_(1843)" title="American Republican Party (1843)">American<br />Republican</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">State Senate</a> (32 members) </td> <td><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Daniel_S._Dickinson" title="Daniel S. Dickinson">Daniel S. Dickinson</a></b> </td> <td><b>27</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Millard_Fillmore" title="Millard Fillmore">Millard Fillmore</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Thompson_(Collector)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jonathan Thompson (Collector)">Jonathan Thompson</a> </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">State Assembly</a> (128 members) </td> <td><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Daniel_S._Dickinson" title="Daniel S. Dickinson">Daniel S. Dickinson</a></b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_York_(special,_class_3)"><span id="New_York_.28special.2C_class_3.29"></span>New York (special, class 3)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1844%E2%80%9345_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: New York (special, class 3)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Silas_Wright_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Silas Wright Jr.">Silas Wright Jr.</a> had been re-elected in 1843 to the Class 3 seat (term 1843-1849), but resigned November 26, 1844, when elected <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_York" title="Governor of New York">Governor of New York</a>. On November 30, Governor Bouck appointed Democratic State Senator <a href="/wiki/Henry_A._Foster" title="Henry A. Foster">Henry A. Foster</a> to fill the vacancy temporarily, and Foster took his seat on December 9, 1844. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>January 18, 1845, United States Senator special election, Class 3</b> </caption> <tbody><tr bgcolor="lightgrey"> <th>House </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)" title="Whig Party (United States)">Whig</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/American_Republican_Party_(1843)" title="American Republican Party (1843)">American<br />Republican</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">State Senate</a> (32 members) </td> <td><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Adams_Dix" title="John Adams Dix">John Adams Dix</a></b> </td> <td><b>27</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Willis_Hall_(New_York_politician)" title="Willis Hall (New York politician)">Willis Hall</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harman_B._Cropsey" title="Harman B. Cropsey">Harman B. Cropsey</a> </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">State Assembly</a> (128 members) </td> <td><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Adams_Dix" title="John Adams Dix">John Adams Dix</a></b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Dix took his seat on January 27, 1845, and remained in office until March 3, 1849, when his term expired. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_York_(regular)"><span id="New_York_.28regular.29"></span>New York (regular)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1844%E2%80%9345_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: New York (regular)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>February 4, 1845, United States Senator election, Class 1</b> </caption> <tbody><tr bgcolor="lightgrey"> <th>House </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)" title="Whig Party (United States)">Whig</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">State Senate</a> (32 members) </td> <td><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Daniel_S._Dickinson" title="Daniel S. Dickinson">Daniel S. Dickinson</a></b> </td> <td><b>25</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_C._Clark" title="John C. Clark">John C. Clark</a> </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">State Assembly</a> (128 members) </td> <td><b><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Green tick" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/13px-Green_check.svg.png" decoding="async" width="13" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/20px-Green_check.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Green_check.svg/26px-Green_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span><span style="display:none">Y</span> <a href="/wiki/Daniel_S._Dickinson" title="Daniel S. Dickinson">Daniel S. Dickinson</a></b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Dickinson re-took his seat under the new credentials on January 27, 1845, and re-elected, remained in office until March 3, 1851, when his term expired. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ohio">Ohio</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1844%E2%80%9345_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Ohio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Ohio" title="List of United States senators from Ohio">List of United States senators from Ohio</a> and <a href="/wiki/1844_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="1844 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio">1844 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1844%E2%80%9345_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2020</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1844%E2%80%9345_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Pennsylvania"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Pennsylvania" title="List of United States senators from Pennsylvania">List of United States senators from Pennsylvania</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pennsylvania_(regular)"><span id="Pennsylvania_.28regular.29"></span>Pennsylvania (regular)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1844%E2%80%9345_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Pennsylvania (regular)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1845_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1845 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1845 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania</a></div> <p>The regular election was held January 14, 1845. Incumbent <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Sturgeon" title="Daniel Sturgeon">Daniel Sturgeon</a> was re-elected by the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_General_Assembly" title="Pennsylvania General Assembly">Pennsylvania General Assembly</a> to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-results2_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-results2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Senate" title="Pennsylvania State Senate">Senate</a>, convened on January 14, 1845, to elect a Senator to serve the term beginning on March 4, 1845. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows: </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>State Legislature Results<sup id="cite_ref-results2_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-results2-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Sturgeon" title="Daniel Sturgeon">Daniel Sturgeon</a> (Incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>72 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>54.14 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#F0C862;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Whig Party (US)">Whig</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/James_Cooper_(Pennsylvania_politician)" title="James Cooper (Pennsylvania politician)">James Cooper</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">49 </td> <td style="text-align:right">36.84 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#D99FE8;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Know_Nothing" title="Know Nothing">Know Nothing</a> </td> <td class="fn">John Ashmead </td> <td style="text-align:right">5 </td> <td style="text-align:right">3.76 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#D99FE8;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Know_Nothing" title="Know Nothing">Know Nothing</a> </td> <td class="fn">E. W. Keyser </td> <td style="text-align:right">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.50 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#D99FE8;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Know_Nothing" title="Know Nothing">Know Nothing</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Broom_(congressman)" title="Jacob Broom (congressman)">Jacob Broom</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.75 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#D99FE8;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Know_Nothing" title="Know Nothing">Know Nothing</a> </td> <td class="fn">E. C. Reigert </td> <td style="text-align:right">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.75 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#F0C862;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Whig Party (US)">Whig</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Sergeant_(politician)" title="John Sergeant (politician)">John Sergeant</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.75 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="width:2px;background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px">N/A </td> <td class="fn">Not voting </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.50 </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#EEEEEE"> <td colspan="3" align="right"><b>Totals</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>133</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>100.00%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pennsylvania_(special)"><span id="Pennsylvania_.28special.29"></span>Pennsylvania (special)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1844%E2%80%9345_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Pennsylvania (special)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1845_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1845 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1845 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania</a></div> <p>A special election was held March 13, 1845. <a href="/wiki/Simon_Cameron" title="Simon Cameron">Simon Cameron</a> was elected by the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_General_Assembly" title="Pennsylvania General Assembly">Pennsylvania General Assembly</a> to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-results1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-results1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Democratic future-<a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">U.S. president</a> <a href="/wiki/James_Buchanan" title="James Buchanan">James Buchanan</a> was elected in an <a href="/wiki/1834_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1834 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1834 special election</a> and was re-elected in <a href="/wiki/1836_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1836 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1836</a> and <a href="/wiki/1843_United_States_Senate_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1843 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania">1843</a>. </p><p>Senator Buchanan resigned on March 5, 1845, after being appointed <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State" title="United States Secretary of State">U.S. Secretary of State</a> by President <a href="/wiki/James_K._Polk" title="James K. Polk">James K. Polk</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the resignation of senator Buchanan, the Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on March 13, 1845, to elect a new senator to fill the vacancy and serve the remainder of the term set to expire on March 4, 1849. Five ballots were recorded. The results of the fifth and final ballot of both houses combined are as follows: </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>State Legislature Results<sup id="cite_ref-results1_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-results1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Simon_Cameron" title="Simon Cameron">Simon Cameron</a></b> </td> <td style="text-align:right"><b>67</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right"><b>50.38</b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Woodward" title="George Washington Woodward">George W. Woodward</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">55 </td> <td style="text-align:right">41.35 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#F0C862;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Whig Party (US)">Whig</a> </td> <td class="fn">J. R. Ingersoll </td> <td style="text-align:right">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.50 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#F0C862;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Whig Party (US)">Whig</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Banks_(U.S._politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Banks (U.S. politician)">John Banks</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.75 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#D99FE8;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Know_Nothing" title="Know Nothing">Know Nothing</a> </td> <td class="fn">Peter A. Brown </td> <td style="text-align:right">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.75 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="width:2px;background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><i>Unknown</i> </td> <td class="fn">Thomas S. Bell </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.75 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#F0C862;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Whig Party (US)">Whig</a> </td> <td class="fn">T. D. 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States Senate elections">1808–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1810%E2%80%9311_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1810–11 United States Senate elections">1810–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812%E2%80%9313_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1812–13 United States Senate elections">1812–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1814%E2%80%9315_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1814–15 United States Senate elections">1814–15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1816%E2%80%9317_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1816–17 United States Senate elections">1816–17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818%E2%80%9319_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1818–19 United States Senate elections">1818–19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820%E2%80%9321_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1820–21 United States Senate elections">1820–21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1822%E2%80%9323_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1822–23 United States Senate elections">1822–23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824%E2%80%9325_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1824–25 United States Senate elections">1824–25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826%E2%80%9327_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1826–27 United States Senate elections">1826–27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1828%E2%80%9329_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1828–29 United States Senate elections">1828–29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830%E2%80%9331_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1830–31 United States Senate elections">1830–31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832%E2%80%9333_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1832–33 United States Senate elections">1832–33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1834%E2%80%9335_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1834–35 United States Senate elections">1834–35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836%E2%80%9337_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1836–37 United States Senate elections">1836–37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1838%E2%80%9339_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1838–39 United States Senate elections">1838–39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840%E2%80%9341_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1840–41 United States Senate elections">1840–41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1842%E2%80%9343_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1842–43 United States Senate elections">1842–43</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1844–45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1846%E2%80%9347_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1846–47 United States Senate elections">1846–47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848%E2%80%9349_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1848–49 United States Senate elections">1848–49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1850%E2%80%9351_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1850–51 United States Senate elections">1850–51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1852–53 United States Senate elections">1852–53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1854%E2%80%9355_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1854–55 United States Senate elections">1854–55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856%E2%80%9357_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1856–57 United States Senate elections">1856–57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858%E2%80%9359_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1858–59 United States Senate elections">1858–59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860%E2%80%9361_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1860–61 United States Senate elections">1860–61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862%E2%80%9363_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1862–63 United States Senate elections">1862–63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864%E2%80%9365_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1864–65 United States Senate elections">1864–65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866%E2%80%9367_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1866–67 United States Senate elections">1866–67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868%E2%80%9369_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1868–69 United States Senate elections">1868–69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870%E2%80%9371_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1870–71 United States Senate elections">1870–71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872%E2%80%9373_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1872–73 United States Senate elections">1872–73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874%E2%80%9375_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1874–75 United States Senate elections">1874–75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876%E2%80%9377_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1876–77 United States Senate elections">1876–77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878%E2%80%9379_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1878–79 United States Senate elections">1878–79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880%E2%80%9381_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1880–81 United States Senate elections">1880–81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882%E2%80%9383_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1882–83 United States Senate elections">1882–83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884%E2%80%9385_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1884–85 United States Senate elections">1884–85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886%E2%80%9387_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1886–87 United States Senate elections">1886–87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888%E2%80%9389_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1888–89 United States Senate elections">1888–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890%E2%80%9391_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1890–91 United States Senate elections">1890–91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892%E2%80%9393_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1892–93 United States Senate elections">1892–93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894%E2%80%9395_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1894–95 United States Senate elections">1894–95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896%E2%80%9397_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1896–97 United States Senate elections">1896–97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898%E2%80%9399_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1898–99 United States Senate elections">1898–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900%E2%80%9301_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1900–01 United States Senate elections">1900–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902%E2%80%9303_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1902–03 United States Senate elections">1902–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904%E2%80%9305_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1904–05 United States Senate elections">1904–05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906%E2%80%9307_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1906–07 United States Senate elections">1906–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908%E2%80%9309_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1908–09 United States Senate elections">1908–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910%E2%80%9311_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1910–11 United States Senate elections">1910–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912%E2%80%9313_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1912–13 United States Senate elections">1912–13</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_(1914%E2%80%93present)" title="List of United States Senate elections (1914–present)">1914–present</a><br /><span class="nobold">(<a href="/wiki/Seventeenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution">popular election</a>)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Regulars<br />and<br />even-year<br />specials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1914_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1914 United States Senate elections">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1916 United States Senate elections">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1918 United States Senate elections">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1920 United States Senate elections">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1922 United States Senate elections">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1924 United States Senate elections">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1926 United States Senate elections">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1928 United States Senate elections">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1930 United States Senate elections">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1932 United States Senate elections">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1934 United States Senate elections">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1936 United States Senate elections">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1938 United States Senate elections">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1940 United States Senate elections">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1942 United States Senate elections">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1944 United States Senate elections">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1946 United States Senate elections">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1948 United States Senate elections">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1950 United States Senate elections">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1952 United States Senate elections">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1954 United States Senate elections">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1956 United States Senate elections">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1958 United States Senate elections">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1960 United States Senate elections">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1962 United States Senate elections">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1964 United States Senate elections">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1966 United States Senate elections">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1968 United States Senate elections">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1970 United States Senate elections">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1972 United States Senate elections">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1974 United States Senate elections">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1976 United States Senate elections">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1978 United States Senate elections">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1980 United States Senate elections">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1982 United States Senate elections">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1984 United States Senate elections">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1986 United States Senate elections">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1988 United States Senate elections">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1990 United States Senate elections">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1992 United States Senate elections">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1994 United States Senate elections">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1996 United States Senate elections">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1998 United States Senate elections">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2000 United States Senate elections">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2002 United States Senate elections">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2004 United States Senate elections">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2006 United States Senate elections">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2008 United States Senate elections">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2010 United States Senate elections">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2012 United States Senate elections">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2014 United States Senate elections">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2016 United States Senate elections">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2018 United States Senate elections">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2020 United States Senate elections">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2022 United States Senate elections">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2024 United States Senate elections">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2026 United States Senate elections">2026</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2028_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2028 United States Senate elections">2028</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Odd-year<br />specials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1921_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_New_Mexico" title="1921 United States Senate special election in New Mexico">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1923 United States Senate elections">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Wisconsin" title="1925 United States Senate special election in Wisconsin">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Vermont" title="1931 United States Senate special election in Vermont">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Virginia" title="1933 United States Senate special election in Virginia">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Arkansas" title="1937 United States Senate special election in Arkansas">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1941 United States Senate elections">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Mississippi" title="1947 United States Senate special election in Mississippi">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_New_York" title="1949 United States Senate special election in New York">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1957 United States Senate elections">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Hawaii" title="1959 United States Senate elections in Hawaii">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Texas" title="1961 United States Senate special election in Texas">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_United_States_Senate_elections_in_New_Hampshire" title="1974–75 United States Senate elections in New Hampshire">1974–75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Washington" title="1983 United States Senate special election in Washington">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1991 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Texas" title="1993 United States Senate special election in Texas">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_United_States_Senate_elections" title="2013 United States Senate elections">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Alabama" title="2017 United States Senate special election in Alabama">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Georgia" title="2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia">2020–21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_special_elections_to_the_United_States_Senate" title="List of special elections to the United States Senate">List of all specials</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Elections by state</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Alabama" title="List of United States Senate elections in Alabama">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Alaska" title="List of United States Senate elections in Alaska">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Arizona&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Arizona (page does not exist)">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Arkansas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Arkansas (page does not exist)">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_California" title="List of United States Senate elections in California">California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Colorado" title="List of United States Senate elections in Colorado">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Connecticut&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Connecticut (page does not exist)">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Delaware" title="List of United States Senate elections in Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_elections_in_the_District_of_Columbia" title="United States Senate elections in the District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Florida&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Florida (page does not exist)">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Georgia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Georgia (page does not exist)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Hawaii&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Hawaii (page does not exist)">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Idaho&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Idaho (page does not exist)">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Illinois&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Illinois (page does not exist)">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_elections_in_Indiana" title="United States Senate elections in Indiana">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Iowa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Iowa (page does not exist)">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Kansas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Kansas (page does not exist)">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Kentucky&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Kentucky (page does not exist)">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Louisiana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Louisiana (page does not exist)">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Maine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Maine (page does not exist)">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Maryland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Maryland (page does not exist)">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Massachusetts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Massachusetts (page does not exist)">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Michigan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Michigan (page does not exist)">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Minnesota&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Minnesota (page does not exist)">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Mississippi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Mississippi (page does not exist)">Mississippi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Missouri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Missouri (page does not exist)">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Montana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Montana (page does not exist)">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Nebraska&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Nebraska (page does not exist)">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Nevada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United States Senate elections in Nevada (page does not exist)">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_United_States_Senate_elections_in_New_Hampshire&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="List of United 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