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(special, class 3)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Alabama_(special,_class_3)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Arkansas" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Arkansas"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Arkansas</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Arkansas-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-California_(special)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#California_(special)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>California (special)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-California_(special)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Connecticut_(special)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Connecticut_(special)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Connecticut (special)</span> 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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Indiana_(special)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Indiana (special)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Indiana_(special)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Iowa" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Iowa"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Iowa</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Iowa-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Kentucky" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Kentucky"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>Kentucky</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Kentucky-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Louisiana" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Louisiana"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>Louisiana</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Louisiana-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 Louisiana subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Louisiana-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Louisiana_(regular)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Louisiana_(regular)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14.1</span> <span>Louisiana (regular)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Louisiana_(regular)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Louisiana_(special)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Louisiana_(special)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14.2</span> <span>Louisiana (special)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Louisiana_(special)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </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 class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>Maine</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Maine-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Massachusetts" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Massachusetts"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>Massachusetts</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Massachusetts-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </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">17</span> <span>Michigan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Michigan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mississippi" 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0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1854%E2%80%9355_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1854–55 United States Senate elections"><span class="nowrap">1854 & 1855</span></a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><hr />20 of the 62 seats in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a> (with special elections)<br />32 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></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></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></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Last election </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>33 seats</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">22 seats </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats before </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>37</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">22 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats won </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>10</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">4 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats after </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>35</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">18 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seat change </th> <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> <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, 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</td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Last election </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2 seats </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats before </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">3 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><i>New party</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats won </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats after </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">2 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seat change </th> <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> <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> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats up </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1852senatemap.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/1852senatemap.svg/390px-1852senatemap.svg.png" decoding="async" width="390" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/1852senatemap.svg/585px-1852senatemap.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/1852senatemap.svg/780px-1852senatemap.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1020" 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:#9229adff; color:#9229adff;">    </span> Know Nothing Gain</span> <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/Democratic_Party_(US)" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party (US)">Democratic</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>1852–53 United States Senate elections</b> were held on various dates in various states, coinciding with the <a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_presidential_election" title="1852 United States presidential election">1852 presidential 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 1852 and 1853, 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> 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 2</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a> gained two seats in the Senate. Only six of the twenty senators up for election were re-elected. </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=1852%E2%80%9353_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/33rd_United_States_Congress" title="33rd United States Congress">33rd Congress</a> (1853–1855) </p> <ul><li>Majority party: Democratic (35–38)</li> <li>Minority party: Whig Party (19–17)</li> <li>Other parties: Free Soiler (2–5); Know Nothing (1)</li> <li>Vacant: 5–1</li> <li><b>Total seats: 62</b></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Change_in_composition">Change in composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Change in 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=1852%E2%80%9353_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="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>1</sub> </td> <td colspan="9">  </td></tr> <tr> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>2</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>3</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>4</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>5</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>6</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>7</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>9</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>11</sub> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>21</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Alabama_(special)"><abbr title="Alabama (special)">Ala. (sp)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ran</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>20</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Alabama_(Regular)"><abbr title="Alabama (Regular)">Ala. (reg)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ran</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>19</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>18</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>17</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>16</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>15</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>14</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>13</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>12</sub> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>22</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Arkansas"><abbr title="Arkansas">Ark.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ran</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>23</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Georgia"><abbr title="Georgia">Ga.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Unknown</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>24</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Illinois"><abbr title="Illinois">Ill.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ran</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>25</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Indiana_(special)"><abbr title="Indiana (special)">Ind. (sp)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Retired</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>26</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Iowa">Iowa</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ran</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>27</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Louisiana_(Regular)"><abbr title="Louisiana (Regular)">La. (reg)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Unknown</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>28</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Louisiana_(special)"><abbr title="Louisiana (special)">La. (sp)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Resigned</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>29</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Maine">Maine</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Retired</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>30</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Michigan"><abbr title="Michigan">Mich.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Retired</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>31</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Mississippi_(special,_Class_1)"><abbr title="Mississippi (special, Class 1)">Miss. (sp 1)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Unknown</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9" align="right"><b>Majority →</b> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>32</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Mississippi_(special,_Class_2)"><abbr title="Mississippi (special, Class 2)">Miss. (sp 2)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Mississippi_(Regular)"><abbr title="Mississippi (Regular)">Miss. (reg)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Resigned</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#CCCC66">FS<sub>1</sub> </td> <td style="background:#CCCC66">FS<sub>2</sub> </td> <td style="background:#CCCC66; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">FS<sub>3</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#New_Hampshire"><abbr title="New Hampshire">N.H.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ran</span> </td> <td style="background:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">V<sub>2</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Connecticut_(special)"><abbr title="Connecticut (special)">Conn. (sp)</abbr></a></span> </td> <td style="background:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">V<sub>1</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#California_(special)"><abbr title="California (special)">Calif. (sp)</abbr></a></span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>36</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Virginia"><abbr title="Virginia">Va.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ran</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>35</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Texas">Texas</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ran</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>34</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#South_Carolina_(special)"><abbr title="South Carolina (special)">S.C. (sp)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ran</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#South_Carolina_(Regular)"><abbr title="South Carolina (Regular)">S.C. (reg)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Unknown</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>33</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#New_Jersey_(special)"><abbr title="New Jersey (special)">N.J. (sp)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Resigned</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>21</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Tennessee"><abbr title="Tennessee">Tenn.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ran</span> </td> <td style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>20</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Rhode_Island"><abbr title="Rhode Island">R.I.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Unknown</span> </td> <td style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>19</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#North_Carolina"><abbr title="North Carolina">N.C.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ran</span> </td> <td style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>18</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#New_Jersey_(Regular)"><abbr title="New Jersey (Regular)">N.J. (reg)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Unknown</span> </td> <td style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>17</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Massachusetts"><abbr title="Massachusetts">Mass.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Retired</span> </td> <td style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>16</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Kentucky"><abbr title="Kentucky">Ky.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Retired</span> </td> <td style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>15</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Delaware"><abbr title="Delaware">Del.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Retired</span> </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></tr> <tr> <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> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>8</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>9</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>10</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>11</sub> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>1</sub> </td> <td colspan="9">  </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="As_a_result_of_the_elections">As a result of the elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: As a result of the elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>1</sub> </td> <td colspan="9">  </td></tr> <tr> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>2</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>3</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>4</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>5</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>6</sub> </td> <td width="50px" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>7</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>9</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>11</sub> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>21</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Alabama_(special)"><abbr title="Alabama (special)">Ala. (sp)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Elected<sup id="cite_ref-Appointee_elected_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Appointee_elected-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>20</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Alabama_(Regular)"><abbr title="Alabama (Regular)">Ala. (reg)</abbr></a></span> <table width="100%" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;">D Loss</span> </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size:85%;">Gain</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>19</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>18</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>17</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>16</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>15</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>14</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>13</sub> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">D<sub>12</sub> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>22</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Arkansas"><abbr title="Arkansas">Ark.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Re-elected</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>23</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#California_(special)"><abbr title="California (special)">Calif. (sp)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Gain</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>24</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Connecticut_(special)"><abbr title="Connecticut (special)">Conn. (sp)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Gain</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>25</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Georgia"><abbr title="Georgia">Ga.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Hold</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>26</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Illinois"><abbr title="Illinois">Ill.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Re-elected</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>27</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Indiana_(special)"><abbr title="Indiana (special)">Ind. (sp)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Hold</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>28</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Iowa">Iowa</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Re-elected</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>29</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Louisiana_(special)"><abbr title="Louisiana (special)">La. (sp)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Hold</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>30</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Michigan"><abbr title="Michigan">Mich.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Hold</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>31</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Mississippi_(special,_Class_1)"><abbr title="Mississippi (special, Class 1)">Miss. (sp 1)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Hold</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="9" align="right"><b>Majority →</b> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>32</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#New_Hampshire"><abbr title="New Hampshire">N.H.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Gain</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">V<sub>2</sub> <table width="100%" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Mississippi_(special,_Class_2)"><abbr title="Mississippi (special, Class 2)">Miss. (sp 2)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Gain</span> </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Mississippi_(Regular)"><abbr title="Mississippi (Regular)">Miss. (reg)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">D Loss</span> </td> <td style="background:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">V<sub>1</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Maine">Maine</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">D Loss</span> </td> <td style="background:#D99FE8; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">KN<sub>1</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Kentucky"><abbr title="Kentucky">Ky.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Gain</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>38</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Virginia"><abbr title="Virginia">Va.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Re-elected</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>37</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Texas">Texas</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Re-elected</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>36</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#South_Carolina_(special)"><abbr title="South Carolina (special)">S.C. (sp)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Hold</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#South_Carolina_(Regular)"><abbr title="South Carolina (Regular)">S.C. (reg)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Hold</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>35</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Rhode_Island"><abbr title="Rhode Island">R.I.</abbr></a></span> <table width="100%" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;">W Loss</span> </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size:85%;">Gain</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>34</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#New_Jersey_(special)"><abbr title="New Jersey (special)">N.J. (sp)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Hold</span> </td> <td style="background:#B0CEFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">D<sub>33</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#New_Jersey_(Regular)"><abbr title="New Jersey (Regular)">N.J. (reg)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Gain</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">V<sub>3</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#North_Carolina"><abbr title="North Carolina">N.C.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">W Loss</span> </td> <td style="background:#CCCC66">FS<sub>2</sub> </td> <td style="background:#CCCC66">FS<sub>1</sub> </td> <td style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>18</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Tennessee"><abbr title="Tennessee">Tenn.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Re-elected</span> </td> <td style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>17</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Massachusetts"><abbr title="Massachusetts">Mass.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Hold</span> </td> <td style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>16</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Louisiana_(Regular)"><abbr title="Louisiana (Regular)">La. (reg)</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Gain</span> </td> <td style="background:#F0C862; border:2px solid gray; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">W<sub>15</sub><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="#Delaware"><abbr title="Delaware">Del.</abbr></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Hold</span> </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></tr> <tr> <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> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>8</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>9</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>10</sub> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>11</sub> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">W<sub>1</sub> </td> <td colspan="9">  </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:#CCCC66">FS<sub>#</sub> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_Soil_Party" title="Free Soil Party">Free Soil</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="35px" style="background-color:#D99FE8">KN<sub>#</sub> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Know_Nothing" title="Know Nothing">Know Nothing</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=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=5" 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_32nd_Congress">Special elections during the 32nd Congress</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Special elections during the 32nd Congress"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In these elections, the winners were seated during 1852 or in 1853 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 valign="bottom"> <th>Senator </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Electoral history </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#California_(special)">California</a><br />(Class 1) </th> <td colspan="3"><i>Vacant</i> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Legislature had previously <a href="/w/index.php?title=1850_United_States_Senate_election_in_California&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1850 United States Senate election in California (page does not exist)">failed to elect in 1850–1851</a>.<br />New senator elected January 30, 1852 on the eighth ballot.<sup id="cite_ref-California_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-California-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><b>Democratic 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:#3333FF;">▌</span><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> <b><a href="/wiki/John_B._Weller" title="John B. Weller">John B. Weller</a></b> (Democratic) 71 votes</li> <li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pierson_B._Reading" title="Pierson B. Reading">Pierson B. Reading</a> (Whig) 17 votes<sup id="cite_ref-California_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-California-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Mississippi_(special,_Class_2)">Mississippi</a><br />(Class 2) </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_S._Foote" title="Henry S. Foote">Henry S. Foote</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>1846 or 1847 </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Incumbent resigned January 8, 1852, to become <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Mississippi" title="Governor of Mississippi">Governor of Mississippi</a>.<br />New senator elected February 18, 1852.<br /><b>Whig gain.</b><br />Winner then retired at the end of the term; see below. </td> <td nowrap=""><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Walker_Brooke" title="Walker Brooke">Walker Brooke</a></b> (Whig)<br /><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> <tr> <th><a href="#Mississippi_(special,_Class_1)">Mississippi</a><br />(Class 1) </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_J._McRae" title="John J. McRae">John J. McRae</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>1851 <span style="font-size:85%;">(appointed)</span> </td> <td style="background:#EEF6FF">Interim appointee replaced by an elected successor.<br />New senator elected March 17, 1852.<br />Democratic hold. </td> <td nowrap=""><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Adams_(politician)" title="Stephen Adams (politician)">Stephen Adams</a></b> (Democratic)<br /><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> <tr> <th><a href="#Connecticut_(special)">Connecticut</a><br />(Class 1) </th> <td colspan="3"><i>Vacant</i> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Legislature failed to elect.<br />New senator elected May 12, 1852.<br /><b>Democratic gain.</b> </td> <td nowrap=""><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Toucey" title="Isaac Toucey">Isaac Toucey</a></b> (Democratic)<br /><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> <tr> <th><a href="#South_Carolina_(special)">South Carolina</a><br />(Class 2) </th> <td><a href="/wiki/William_F._De_Saussure" title="William F. De Saussure">William F. De Saussure</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>1852 <span style="font-size:85%;">(appointed)</span> </td> <td>Interim appointee elected November 29, 1852.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEByrd_&_Wolff164_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEByrd_&_Wolff164-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Winner was not elected to the next term; see below. </td> <td nowrap=""><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><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> <b><a href="/wiki/William_F._De_Saussure" title="William F. De Saussure">William F. De Saussure</a></b> (Democratic)<br /><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> <tr> <th><a href="#Indiana_(special)">Indiana</a><br />(Class 3) </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_W._Cathcart" title="Charles W. Cathcart">Charles W. Cathcart</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>1852 <span style="font-size:85%;">(appointed)</span> </td> <td style="background:#EEF6FF">Incumbent retired when elected successor qualified.<br />New senator elected January 18, 1853.<br />Democratic hold. </td> <td nowrap=""><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><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> <b><a href="/wiki/John_Pettit" title="John Pettit">John Pettit</a></b> (Democratic)<br /><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="Elections_leading_to_the_33rd_Congress">Elections leading to the 33rd Congress</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Elections leading to the 33rd 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, 1853; ordered by state. </p><p>All of the elections involved the Class 2 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 valign="bottom"> <th>Senator </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Electoral<br />history </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Alabama">Alabama</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_Clemens" title="Jeremiah Clemens">Jeremiah Clemens</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td nowrap=""><a href="/wiki/1849_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="1849 United States Senate special election in Alabama">1849 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a> </td> <td style="background:#999999">Incumbent retired.<br />Legislature failed to elect.<br />Democratic loss.<br />Seat would remain vacant until November 29, 1853; see below. </td> <td nowrap=""><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> <tr> <th><a href="#Arkansas">Arkansas</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/William_K._Sebastian" title="William K. Sebastian">William K. Sebastian</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td nowrap="">1848 <span style="font-size:85%;">(appointed)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/1848_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Arkansas" class="mw-redirect" title="1848 United States Senate special election in Arkansas">1848 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a> </td> <td>Incumbent re-elected in 1853. </td> <td nowrap=""><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><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> <b><a href="/wiki/William_K._Sebastian" title="William K. Sebastian">William K. Sebastian</a></b> (Democratic)<br /><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> <tr> <th><a href="#Delaware">Delaware</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Presley_Spruance" title="Presley Spruance">Presley Spruance</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td nowrap="">1846 or 1847 </td> <td style="background:#F3F1E7">Incumbent retired.<br />New senator elected in 1853.<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><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> <b><a href="/wiki/John_M._Clayton" title="John M. Clayton">John M. Clayton</a></b> (Whig)</li> <li><i>Unopposed</i><sup id="cite_ref-Delaware_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Delaware-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Georgia">Georgia</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_M._Charlton" title="Robert M. Charlton">Robert M. Charlton</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td nowrap="">1852 <span style="font-size:85%;">(appointed)</span> </td> <td style="background:#EEF6FF">Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.<br />New senator elected in 1852.<br />Democratic hold. </td> <td nowrap=""><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Robert_Toombs" title="Robert Toombs">Robert Toombs</a></b> (Democratic)<br /><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> <tr> <th><a href="#Illinois">Illinois</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_A._Douglas" title="Stephen A. Douglas">Stephen A. Douglas</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td nowrap=""><a href="/wiki/1846_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1846 United States Senate election in Illinois">1846</a> </td> <td>Incumbent re-elected in 1852. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Stephen_A._Douglas" title="Stephen A. Douglas">Stephen A. Douglas</a></b> (Democratic) 75</li> <li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Gillespie" title="Joseph Gillespie">Joseph Gillespie</a> (Whig) 19</li> <li><span style="color:#F8F9FA;">▌</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_H._Collins&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James H. Collins (page does not exist)">James H. Collins</a> (Unknown) 1<sup id="cite_ref-Illinois_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Illinois-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Iowa">Iowa</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Wallace_Jones" title="George Wallace Jones">George W. Jones</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td nowrap=""><a href="/wiki/1848_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1848 United States Senate elections in Iowa">1848</a> </td> <td>Incumbent re-elected in 1852. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><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> <b><a href="/wiki/George_Wallace_Jones" title="George Wallace Jones">George W. Jones</a></b> (Democratic) 59</li> <li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/George_G._Wright" title="George G. Wright">George G. Wright</a> (Whig) 31</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kinney" title="John F. Kinney">John F. Kinney</a> (Democratic) 1</li></ul> </div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Joseph_R._Underwood" title="Joseph R. Underwood">Joseph R. Underwood</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td nowrap="">1846 or 1847 </td> <td style="background-color:#D99FE8">Incumbent retired.<br />New senator had <a href="/wiki/1851_United_States_Senate_election_in_Kentucky" class="mw-redirect" title="1851 United States Senate election in Kentucky">already been elected early in 1851</a>.<br /><b>Know Nothing gain.</b> </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#D99FE8;">▌</span><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> <b><a href="/wiki/John_Burton_Thompson" title="John Burton Thompson">John Burton Thompson</a></b> (Know Nothing) 73</li> <li><span style="color:#F8F9FA;">▌</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_P._Stone&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Francis P. Stone (page does not exist)">Francis P. Stone</a> (Unknown) 65<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Louisiana_(Regular)">Louisiana</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Solomon_W._Downs" title="Solomon W. Downs">Solomon W. Downs</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td nowrap=""><a href="/wiki/1847_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1847 United States Senate special election in Louisiana">1847</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Incumbent retired or lost re-election.<br />New senator elected in 1852.<br /><b>Whig gain.</b> </td> <td nowrap=""><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Judah_P._Benjamin" title="Judah P. Benjamin">Judah P. Benjamin</a></b> (Whig)<br /><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> <tr> <th><a href="#Maine">Maine</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/James_W._Bradbury" title="James W. Bradbury">James W. Bradbury</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td nowrap=""><a href="/wiki/1846_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maine" class="mw-redirect" title="1846 United States Senate election in Maine">1846</a> </td> <td style="background:#999999">Incumbent retired.<br />Legislature failed to elect.<br />Democratic loss.<br />Seat would remain vacant until <a href="/wiki/1854_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maine" class="mw-redirect" title="1854 United States Senate special election in Maine">1854</a>. </td> <td nowrap=""><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> <tr> <th><a href="#Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Davis_(Massachusetts_governor)" title="John Davis (Massachusetts governor)">John Davis</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td nowrap=""><a href="/wiki/1835_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1835 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1835</a><br />1841 <span style="font-size:85%;">(resigned)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/1845_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1845 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts">1845 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a><br /><a href="/wiki/1847_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1847 United States Senate election in Massachusetts">1847</a> </td> <td style="background:#F3F1E7">Incumbent retired.<br />New senator elected in 1853.<br />Whig hold. </td> <td nowrap=""><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Edward_Everett" title="Edward Everett">Edward Everett</a></b> (Whig)<br /><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> <tr> <th><a href="#Michigan">Michigan</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Alpheus_Felch" title="Alpheus Felch">Alpheus Felch</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td nowrap=""><a href="/wiki/1847_United_States_Senate_election_in_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="1847 United States Senate election in Michigan">1847</a> </td> <td style="background:#EEF6FF">Incumbent retired.<br />New senator elected in 1853.<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><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Charles_E._Stuart" title="Charles E. Stuart">Charles E. Stuart</a></b> (Democratic) 73.2%<sup id="cite_ref-Average_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Average-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Zachariah_Chandler" title="Zachariah Chandler">Zachariah Chandler</a> (Whig) 26.1%<sup id="cite_ref-Average_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Average-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Mississippi_(Regular)">Mississippi</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Walker_Brooke" title="Walker Brooke">Walker Brooke</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td nowrap=""><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Mississippi,_February_1852" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate special election in Mississippi, February 1852">1852 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a> </td> <td style="background:#999999">Incumbent retired.<br />Legislature failed to elect.<br />Whig loss.<br />Seat would remain vacant until <a href="/wiki/1854_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="1854 United States Senate special election in Mississippi">1854</a>. </td> <td nowrap=""><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> <tr> <th><a href="#New_Hampshire">New Hampshire</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_P._Hale" title="John P. Hale">John P. Hale</a> </td> <td style="background:#CCCC66"><a href="/wiki/Free_Soil_Party_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Free Soil Party (United States)">Free Soil</a> </td> <td nowrap=""><a href="/wiki/1846_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_New_Hampshire" class="mw-redirect" title="1846 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire">1846</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Incumbent lost re-election.<br />New senator elected in 1852.<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><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Charles_G._Atherton" title="Charles G. Atherton">Charles G. Atherton</a></b> (Democratic) 69.3%<sup id="cite_ref-Average_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Average-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span style="color:#F8F9FA;">▌</span>Others 30.7%</li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#New_Jersey_(Regular)">New Jersey</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacob_W._Miller" title="Jacob W. Miller">Jacob W. Miller</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td nowrap=""><a href="/wiki/1841_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="1841 United States Senate election in New Jersey">1841</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1846_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="1846 United States Senate election in New Jersey">1846</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.<br />New senator elected in 1852 or 1853.<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><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> <b><a href="/wiki/William_Wright_(United_States_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Wright (United States politician)">William Wright</a></b> (Democratic) 62.3%</li> <li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jacob_W._Miller" title="Jacob W. Miller">Jacob W. Miller</a> (Whig) 37.7%<sup id="cite_ref-NJRegular_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJRegular-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#North_Carolina">North Carolina</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Willie_Mangum" class="mw-redirect" title="Willie Mangum">Willie Mangum</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td nowrap=""><a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_Senate_election_in_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="1830 United States Senate election in North Carolina">1830</a><br />1836 <span style="font-size:85%;">(resigned)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_Senate_special_elections_in_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="1840 United States Senate special elections in North Carolina">1840 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a><br /><a href="/wiki/1841_United_States_Senate_election_in_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="1841 United States Senate election in North Carolina">1841</a> </td> <td style="background:#999999">Incumbent lost re-election.<br />Leglislature failed to elect.<br />Whig loss.<br />Seat would remain vacant until <a href="/wiki/1854_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="1854 United States Senate special election in North Carolina">1854</a>. </td> <td nowrap=""><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Willie_Mangum" class="mw-redirect" title="Willie Mangum">Willie Mangum</a> (Whig)<br /><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> <tr> <th><a href="#Rhode_Island_(Regular)">Rhode Island</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Hopkins_Clarke" title="John Hopkins Clarke">John Hopkins Clarke</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td nowrap="">1846 or 1847 </td> <td style="background:#999999">Incumbent retired or lost re-election.<br />Leglislature failed to elect.<br />Whig loss.<br />Seat would remain vacant until <a href="/wiki/1853_United_States_Senate_election_in_Rhode_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="1853 United States Senate election in Rhode Island">July 20, 1853</a>; see below. </td> <td nowrap=""><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> <tr> <th><a href="#South_Carolina_(Regular)">South Carolina</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/William_F._De_Saussure" title="William F. De Saussure">William F. De Saussure</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td nowrap="">1852 <span style="font-size:85%;">(appointed)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_South_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="1852 United States Senate special election in South Carolina">1852 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a> </td> <td style="background:#EEF6FF">Incumbent retired or lost re-election.<br />New senator elected in 1852 or 1853.<br />Democratic hold. </td> <td nowrap=""><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Josiah_J._Evans" title="Josiah J. Evans">Josiah J. Evans</a></b> (Democratic)<br /><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> <tr> <th><a href="#Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Bell_(Tennessee_politician)" title="John Bell (Tennessee politician)">John Bell</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862">Whig </td> <td nowrap=""><a href="/wiki/1847_United_States_Senate_election_in_Tennessee" class="mw-redirect" title="1847 United States Senate election in Tennessee">1847</a> </td> <td>Incumbent re-elected in 1853. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><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> <b><a href="/wiki/John_Bell_(Tennessee_politician)" title="John Bell (Tennessee politician)">John Bell</a></b> (Whig) 51</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cave_Johnson" title="Cave Johnson">Cave Johnson</a> (Democratic) 23</li> <li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thomas_A._R._Nelson" title="Thomas A. R. Nelson">Thomas A. R. Nelson</a> (Whig) 18</li> <li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Neill_S._Brown" title="Neill S. Brown">Neill S. Brown</a> (Whig) 4</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Aaron_V._Brown" title="Aaron V. Brown">Aaron V. Brown</a> (Democratic) 1<sup id="cite_ref-TennSenate_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TennSenate-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Texas">Texas</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Houston" title="Sam Houston">Sam Houston</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td nowrap=""><a href="/wiki/1846_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="1846 United States Senate elections in Texas">1846</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1847_United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="1847 United States Senate election in Texas">1847</a> </td> <td>Incumbent re-elected in 1853. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Sam_Houston" title="Sam Houston">Sam Houston</a></b> (Democratic) 65</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Hemphill_(U.S._senator)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Hemphill (U.S. senator)">John Hemphill</a> (Democratic) 14</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/George_W._Smyth" title="George W. Smyth">George W. Smyth</a> (Democratic) 1<sup id="cite_ref-TexasHouse_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TexasHouse-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Virginia">Virginia</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_M._T._Hunter" title="Robert M. T. Hunter">Robert M. T. Hunter</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td nowrap=""><a href="/wiki/1846_United_States_Senate_election_in_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1846 United States Senate election in Virginia">1846</a> </td> <td>Incumbent re-elected in 1852. </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Robert_M._T._Hunter" title="Robert M. T. Hunter">Robert M. T. Hunter</a></b> (Democratic) 126</li> <li>Scattering 63<sup id="cite_ref-VirginiaDelegates_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VirginiaDelegates-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elections_during_the_33rd_Congress">Elections during the 33rd Congress</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Elections during the 33rd Congress"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In these elections, the winners were elected in 1853 on or after March 4; ordered by 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 valign="bottom"> <th>Senator </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Electoral history </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#New_Jersey_(special)">New Jersey</a><br />(Class 1) </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Stockton" title="Robert F. Stockton">Robert F. Stockton</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1851_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="1851 United States Senate election in New Jersey">1851</a> </td> <td style="background:#EEF6FF">Incumbent resigned January 10, 1853, to become president of the <a href="/wiki/Delaware_and_Raritan_Canal_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Delaware and Raritan Canal Company">Delaware and Raritan Canal Company</a>.<br />New senator elected March 4, 1853.<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><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> <b><a href="/wiki/John_Renshaw_Thomson" title="John Renshaw Thomson">John Renshaw Thomson</a></b> (Democratic) 64.4%</li> <li><span style="color:#F0C862;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/William_L._Dayton" title="William L. Dayton">William L. Dayton</a> (Whig) 35.6%<sup id="cite_ref-NJSpecial_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJSpecial-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Rhode_Island_(special)">Rhode Island</a><br />(Class 2) </th> <td colspan="3"><i>Vacant</i> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Legislature had failed to elect.<br />New senator elected July 20, 1853.<br /><b>Democratic gain.</b> </td> <td nowrap=""><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Philip_Allen_(Rhode_Island_politician)" title="Philip Allen (Rhode Island politician)">Philip Allen</a></b> (Democratic)<br /><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> <tr> <th><a href="#Alabama_(Regular)">Alabama</a><br />(Class 2) </th> <td colspan="3"><i>Vacant</i> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Legislature had failed to elect.<br />New senator elected November 29, 1853.<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><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Clement_Claiborne_Clay" title="Clement Claiborne Clay">Clement Claiborne Clay</a></b> (Democratic) 85</li> <li><span style="color:#F8F9FA;">▌</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._W._Walker&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="R. W. Walker (page does not exist)">R. W. Walker</a> (Unknown) 37</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_Clemens" title="Jeremiah Clemens">Jeremiah Clemens</a> (Democratic) 8<sup id="cite_ref-AlabamaSenate_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AlabamaSenate-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<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/Pierre_Soul%C3%A9" title="Pierre Soulé">Pierre Soulé</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1847_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1847 United States Senate special election in Louisiana">1847 <span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span></a><br />1847 <span style="font-size:85%;">(left office)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/1848_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1848 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1848</a> </td> <td style="background:#EEF6FF">Incumbent resigned to become <a href="/wiki/U.S._Minister_to_Spain" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Minister to Spain">U.S. Minister to Spain</a>.<br />New senator elected December 5, 1853.<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><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> <b><a href="/wiki/John_Slidell" title="John Slidell">John Slidell</a></b> (Democratic) 70</li> <li><span style="color:#F8F9FA;">▌</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=T._G._Hunt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="T. G. Hunt (page does not exist)">T. G. Hunt</a> (Unknown) 37<sup id="cite_ref-Louisiana_special_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Louisiana_special-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="#Alabama_(special,_Class_3)">Alabama</a><br />(Class 3) </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Fitzpatrick" title="Benjamin Fitzpatrick">Benjamin Fitzpatrick</a> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>1848 <span style="font-size:85%;">(appointed)</span><br />1849 <span style="font-size:85%;">(elected successor qualified)</span><br />1853 <span style="font-size:85%;">(appointed)</span> </td> <td>Interim appointee elected December 12, 1853.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEByrd_&_Wolff76_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEByrd_&_Wolff76-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Fitzpatrick" title="Benjamin Fitzpatrick">Benjamin Fitzpatrick</a></b> (Democratic) 107</li> <li><span style="color:#F8F9FA;">▌</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_D._Dunn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William D. Dunn (page does not exist)">William D. Dunn</a> (Unknown) 14</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_Clemens" title="Jeremiah Clemens">Jeremiah Clemens</a> (Democratic) 2</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Francis_Strother_Lyon" class="mw-redirect" title="Francis Strother Lyon">Francis Strother Lyon</a> (Democratic) 1<sup id="cite_ref-AlabamaSenate_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AlabamaSenate-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Alabama">Alabama</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Alabama"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Alabama" title="List of United States senators from Alabama">List of United States senators from Alabama</a> and <a href="/wiki/1853_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama">1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alabama_(regular)"><span id="Alabama_.28regular.29"></span>Alabama (regular)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Alabama (regular)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Clement_C_Clay.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Clement_C_Clay.png/125px-Clement_C_Clay.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Clement_C_Clay.png/188px-Clement_C_Clay.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Clement_C_Clay.png/250px-Clement_C_Clay.png 2x" data-file-width="682" data-file-height="972" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/Clement_Claiborne_Clay" title="Clement Claiborne Clay">Clement Claiborne Clay</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1853_United_States_Senate_election_in_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="1853 United States Senate election in Alabama">1853 United States Senate election in Alabama</a></div> <p>The legislature had failed to elect a senator for the other seat, previously held by Democrat <a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_Clemens" title="Jeremiah Clemens">Jeremiah Clemens</a>. On November 28, 1853, Democrat <a href="/wiki/Clement_Claiborne_Clay" title="Clement Claiborne Clay">Clement Claiborne Clay</a> was elected late to the seat.<sup id="cite_ref-AlabamaSenate_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AlabamaSenate-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Clement_Claiborne_Clay" title="Clement Claiborne Clay">Clement Claiborne Clay</a></b> 85 votes</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._W._Walker&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="R. W. Walker (page does not exist)">R. W. Walker</a> 37 votes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_Clemens" title="Jeremiah Clemens">Jeremiah Clemens</a> 8 votes<sup id="cite_ref-AlabamaSenate_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AlabamaSenate-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alabama_(special,_class_3)"><span id="Alabama_.28special.2C_class_3.29"></span>Alabama (special, class 3)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Alabama (special, class 3)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hon._Benjamin_Fitzpatrick,_Ala_-_NARA_-_528657.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Hon._Benjamin_Fitzpatrick%2C_Ala_-_NARA_-_528657.jpg/125px-Hon._Benjamin_Fitzpatrick%2C_Ala_-_NARA_-_528657.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Hon._Benjamin_Fitzpatrick%2C_Ala_-_NARA_-_528657.jpg/188px-Hon._Benjamin_Fitzpatrick%2C_Ala_-_NARA_-_528657.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Hon._Benjamin_Fitzpatrick%2C_Ala_-_NARA_-_528657.jpg/250px-Hon._Benjamin_Fitzpatrick%2C_Ala_-_NARA_-_528657.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2531" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Fitzpatrick" title="Benjamin Fitzpatrick">Benjamin Fitzpatrick</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/w/index.php?title=1853_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Alabama&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1853 United States Senate special election in Alabama (page does not exist)">1853 United States Senate special election in Alabama</a></div> <p>On December 20, 1852, Democrat <a href="/wiki/William_R._King" title="William R. King">William R. King</a> resigned due to poor health. On January 14, 1853, Democrat <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Fitzpatrick" title="Benjamin Fitzpatrick">Benjamin Fitzpatrick</a> was appointed to continue the term, and he was elected November 28, 1853, to finish the term.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEByrd_&_Wolff76_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEByrd_&_Wolff76-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AlabamaSenate_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AlabamaSenate-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Fitzpatrick" title="Benjamin Fitzpatrick">Benjamin Fitzpatrick</a></b> 107 votes</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_D._Dunn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William D. Dunn (page does not exist)">William D. Dunn</a> 14 votes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_Clemens" title="Jeremiah Clemens">Jeremiah Clemens</a> 2 votes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Strother_Lyon" class="mw-redirect" title="Francis Strother Lyon">Francis Strother Lyon</a> 1 vote<sup id="cite_ref-AlabamaSenate_14-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AlabamaSenate-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Arkansas">Arkansas</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Arkansas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WKSebastianCommons.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/WKSebastianCommons.jpg/125px-WKSebastianCommons.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/WKSebastianCommons.jpg/188px-WKSebastianCommons.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/WKSebastianCommons.jpg/250px-WKSebastianCommons.jpg 2x" data-file-width="526" data-file-height="676" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/William_K._Sebastian" title="William K. Sebastian">William K. Sebastian</a></figcaption></figure> <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_Arkansas" title="List of United States senators from Arkansas">List of United States senators from Arkansas</a> and <a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Arkansas" class="mw-redirect" title="1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas">1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas</a></div> <p>Democratic senator <a href="/wiki/William_K._Sebastian" title="William K. Sebastian">William K. Sebastian</a> had been appointed May 12, 1848, to continue the term, to which he was elected later that year to finish. </p><p>Sebastian was re-elected to a full term in 1853. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><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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Weller">John B. Weller</a></figcaption></figure> <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_California" title="List of United States senators from California">List of United States senators from California</a> and <a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_California" class="mw-redirect" title="1852 United States House of Representatives election in California">1852 United States House of Representatives election in California</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/California_legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="California legislature">California legislature</a> had failed to elect a successor to Democrat <a href="/wiki/John_C._Fr%C3%A9mont" title="John C. Frémont">John C. Frémont</a> in time for the 1851 beginning of the class 1 term. </p><p>In fact, this time it took eight ballots for Democrat <a href="/wiki/John_B._Weller" title="John B. Weller">John B. Weller</a> (71 votes, 80.7%) to be elected January 30, 1852, over Whig <a href="/wiki/Pierson_B._Reading" title="Pierson B. Reading">Pierson B. Reading</a> (17 votes, 19.3%).<sup id="cite_ref-California_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-California-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Connecticut_(special)"><span id="Connecticut_.28special.29"></span>Connecticut (special)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Connecticut (special)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Isaac_Toucey_-_Brady-Handy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Isaac_Toucey_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/125px-Isaac_Toucey_-_Brady-Handy.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="218" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Isaac_Toucey_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/188px-Isaac_Toucey_-_Brady-Handy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Isaac_Toucey_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/250px-Isaac_Toucey_-_Brady-Handy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="4472" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Toucey" title="Isaac Toucey">Isaac Toucey</a></figcaption></figure> <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_Connecticut" title="List of United States senators from Connecticut">List of United States senators from Connecticut</a> and <a href="/wiki/1853_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Connecticut" class="mw-redirect" title="1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut">1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Connecticut legislature">Connecticut legislature</a> had failed to elect a senator for the term beginning in 1851. Democrat <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Toucey" title="Isaac Toucey">Isaac Toucey</a> was elected in May 1852 to finish the term. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Senate (May 11, 1852)<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>House (May 12, 1852)<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr valign="top"> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Toucey" title="Isaac Toucey">Isaac Toucey</a></b> 13</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Sherman_Baldwin" title="Roger Sherman Baldwin">Roger Baldwin</a> 6</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Gillette" title="Francis Gillette">Francis Gillette</a> 1</li></ul> </div> </td> <td nowrap=""><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Toucey" title="Isaac Toucey">Isaac Toucey</a></b> 124</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Sherman_Baldwin" title="Roger Sherman Baldwin">Roger Baldwin</a> 84</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Gillette" title="Francis Gillette">Francis Gillette</a> 6</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Ingham" title="Samuel Ingham">Samuel Ingham</a> 3</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=S._H._Beardsley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="S. H. Beardsley (page does not exist)">S. H. Beardsley</a> 1</li></ul> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Delaware">Delaware</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Delaware"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:JMiddletonClayton-SecofState.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/JMiddletonClayton-SecofState.jpg/125px-JMiddletonClayton-SecofState.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/JMiddletonClayton-SecofState.jpg/188px-JMiddletonClayton-SecofState.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/JMiddletonClayton-SecofState.jpg/250px-JMiddletonClayton-SecofState.jpg 2x" data-file-width="587" data-file-height="708" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/John_M._Clayton" title="John M. Clayton">John M. Clayton</a></figcaption></figure> <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_Delaware" title="List of United States senators from Delaware">List of United States senators from Delaware</a> and <a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Delaware" class="mw-redirect" title="1852 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware">1852 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware</a></div> <p>First-term Whig <a href="/wiki/Presley_Spruance" title="Presley Spruance">Presley Spruance</a> retired and Whig former senator <a href="/wiki/John_M._Clayton" title="John M. Clayton">John M. Clayton</a> was elected January 12, 1853. </p><p>Clayton received 17 votes and there were 13 blank ballots cast.<sup id="cite_ref-Delaware_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Delaware-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Georgia">Georgia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Georgia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_Toombs_-_Brady-Handy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Robert_Toombs_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/125px-Robert_Toombs_-_Brady-Handy.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Robert_Toombs_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/188px-Robert_Toombs_-_Brady-Handy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Robert_Toombs_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/250px-Robert_Toombs_-_Brady-Handy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1300" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/Robert_Toombs" title="Robert Toombs">Robert Toombs</a></figcaption></figure> <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_Georgia" title="List of United States senators from Georgia">List of United States senators from Georgia</a> and <a href="/wiki/1853_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia">1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia</a></div> <p>Second-term Whig <a href="/wiki/John_M._Berrien" title="John M. Berrien">John M. Berrien</a> resigned May 28, 1852, and Democrat <a href="/wiki/Robert_M._Charlton" title="Robert M. Charlton">Robert M. Charlton</a> was appointed May 31, 1852, to finish the term. </p><p>Democrat <a href="/wiki/Robert_Toombs" title="Robert Toombs">Robert Toombs</a> was elected in 1852 and would serve through re-election in 1858 and until he withdrew in 1861. </p> <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=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2020</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Illinois">Illinois</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Illinois"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stephen_A_Douglas_-_headshot.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Stephen_A_Douglas_-_headshot.jpg/125px-Stephen_A_Douglas_-_headshot.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Stephen_A_Douglas_-_headshot.jpg/188px-Stephen_A_Douglas_-_headshot.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Stephen_A_Douglas_-_headshot.jpg/250px-Stephen_A_Douglas_-_headshot.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1584" data-file-height="2040" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/Stephen_A._Douglas" title="Stephen A. Douglas">Stephen A. Douglas</a></figcaption></figure> <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_Illinois" title="List of United States senators from Illinois">List of United States senators from Illinois</a> and <a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois</a></div> <p>Two-term Democrat <a href="/wiki/Stephen_A._Douglas" title="Stephen A. Douglas">Stephen A. Douglas</a> was re-elected January 5, 1853. He would be <a href="/wiki/1859_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1859 United States Senate election in Illinois">re-elected in 1859</a> and serve until his 1861 death. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Stephen_A._Douglas" title="Stephen A. Douglas">Stephen A. Douglas</a></b> (Democratic) 75 votes</li> <li>State senator <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Gillespie" title="Joseph Gillespie">Joseph Gillespie</a> (Whig) 19 votes</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_H._Collins&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James H. Collins (page does not exist)">James H. Collins</a> 1 vote<sup id="cite_ref-Illinois_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Illinois-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Indiana_(special)"><span id="Indiana_.28special.29"></span>Indiana (special)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Indiana (special)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Senator_John_Pettit.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Senator_John_Pettit.jpg/125px-Senator_John_Pettit.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Senator_John_Pettit.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="171" data-file-height="225" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/John_Pettit" title="John Pettit">John Pettit</a></figcaption></figure> <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_Indiana" title="List of United States senators from Indiana">List of United States senators from Indiana</a> and <a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana">1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana</a></div> <p>First term Democrat <a href="/wiki/James_Whitcomb" title="James Whitcomb">James Whitcomb</a> died December 4, 1852, and Democrat <a href="/wiki/Charles_W._Cathcart" title="Charles W. Cathcart">Charles W. Cathcart</a> was appointed December 6, 1852, pending a special election to finish the term that would end in 1855. </p><p>Democrat <a href="/wiki/John_Pettit" title="John Pettit">John Pettit</a> won the January 18, 1853, election. </p> <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=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2020</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Iowa">Iowa</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Iowa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Wallace_Jones,_US_Senator.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/George_Wallace_Jones%2C_US_Senator.jpg/125px-George_Wallace_Jones%2C_US_Senator.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/George_Wallace_Jones%2C_US_Senator.jpg/188px-George_Wallace_Jones%2C_US_Senator.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/George_Wallace_Jones%2C_US_Senator.jpg/250px-George_Wallace_Jones%2C_US_Senator.jpg 2x" data-file-width="578" data-file-height="650" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/George_Wallace_Jones" title="George Wallace Jones">George Wallace Jones</a></figcaption></figure> <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_Iowa" title="List of United States senators from Iowa">List of United States senators from Iowa</a> and <a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa">1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa</a></div> <p>First-term Democrat <a href="/wiki/George_Wallace_Jones" title="George Wallace Jones">George Wallace Jones</a> was re-elected to a second term. </p><p>He received the Democratic nomination on December 20, 1852, by the narrowest of margins: 30 to 29 votes.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEClark56_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEClark56-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The general election was held the next day, December 21, in which Jones easily won. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><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> <b><a href="/wiki/George_Wallace_Jones" title="George Wallace Jones">George Wallace Jones</a></b> (Democratic) 59 votes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_G._Wright" title="George G. Wright">George G. Wright</a> (Whig) 31 votes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kinney" title="John F. Kinney">John F. Kinney</a> (Democratic) 1 vote</li></ul> </div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Kentucky">Kentucky</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Kentucky"><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/1851_United_States_Senate_election_in_Kentucky" class="mw-redirect" title="1851 United States Senate election in Kentucky">1851 United States Senate election in Kentucky</a></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_Kentucky" title="List of United States senators from Kentucky">List of United States senators from Kentucky</a>, <a href="/wiki/1853_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kentucky" class="mw-redirect" title="1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky">1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1851_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Kentucky" class="mw-redirect" title="1851 United States Senate special election in Kentucky">1851 United States Senate special election in Kentucky</a></div> <p>One-term Whig <a href="/wiki/Joseph_R._Underwood" title="Joseph R. Underwood">Joseph R. Underwood</a> retired from the class 2 seat and the Know Nothing <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky">Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Burton_Thompson" title="John Burton Thompson">John Burton Thompson</a> had already been elected early, December 15, 1851, far in advance of the 1853 term. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Louisiana">Louisiana</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Louisiana"><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_Louisiana" title="List of United States senators from Louisiana">List of United States senators from Louisiana</a> and <a href="/wiki/1853_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Louisiana_(regular)"><span id="Louisiana_.28regular.29"></span>Louisiana (regular)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Louisiana (regular)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Judah_P_Benjamin_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Judah_P_Benjamin_crop.jpg/125px-Judah_P_Benjamin_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Judah_P_Benjamin_crop.jpg/188px-Judah_P_Benjamin_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Judah_P_Benjamin_crop.jpg/250px-Judah_P_Benjamin_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1870" data-file-height="2322" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/Judah_P._Benjamin" title="Judah P. Benjamin">Judah P. Benjamin</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Democrat <a href="/wiki/Solomon_W._Downs" title="Solomon W. Downs">Solomon W. Downs</a> lost re-election to Whig businessman <a href="/wiki/Judah_P._Benjamin" title="Judah P. Benjamin">Judah P. Benjamin</a> in January 1852. Some Whig newspapers thought Benjamin too young and inexperienced at forty, despite his undoubted talent, but the Whig legislative caucus selected him on the second ballot, and he was elected by the legislature.<sup id="cite_ref-Butler_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Butler-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Louisiana_(special)"><span id="Louisiana_.28special.29"></span>Louisiana (special)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Louisiana (special)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Slidell_LA_1859.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/John_Slidell_LA_1859.jpg/125px-John_Slidell_LA_1859.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/John_Slidell_LA_1859.jpg/188px-John_Slidell_LA_1859.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/John_Slidell_LA_1859.jpg/250px-John_Slidell_LA_1859.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2698" data-file-height="3183" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/John_Slidell" title="John Slidell">John Slidell</a></figcaption></figure> <p>First-term Democrat <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Soul%C3%A9" title="Pierre Soulé">Pierre Soulé</a> was appointed <a href="/wiki/U.S._Minister_to_Spain" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Minister to Spain">U.S. Minister to Spain</a> and resigned April 11, 1853. </p><p>Former-Democratic congressman and diplomat <a href="/wiki/John_Slidell" title="John Slidell">John Slidell</a> was elected April 28, 1853. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><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> <b><a href="/wiki/John_Slidell" title="John Slidell">John Slidell</a></b> (Democratic) 70 votes</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=T.G._Hunt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="T.G. Hunt (page does not exist)">T.G. Hunt</a> 37 votes<sup id="cite_ref-Louisiana_special_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Louisiana_special-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <p>Slidell would be re-elected in 1858 and serve until he withdrew in 1861. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Maine">Maine</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Maine"><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_Maine" title="List of United States senators from Maine">List of United States senators from Maine</a> and <a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Maine" class="mw-redirect" title="1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine">1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine</a></div> <p>First-term Democrat <a href="/wiki/James_W._Bradbury" title="James W. Bradbury">James W. Bradbury</a> retired and the <a href="/wiki/Maine_legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Maine legislature">Maine legislature</a> failed to elect his replacement until long after the new Congress began. It wasn't <a href="/wiki/1854_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Maine" class="mw-redirect" title="1854 United States Senate special election in Maine">until 1854</a> that a new senator would be elected. </p> <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=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Massachusetts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Edward_Everett.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Edward_Everett.jpg/125px-Edward_Everett.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="211" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Edward_Everett.jpg/188px-Edward_Everett.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Edward_Everett.jpg/250px-Edward_Everett.jpg 2x" data-file-width="823" data-file-height="1386" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/Edward_Everett" title="Edward Everett">Edward Everett</a></figcaption></figure> <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="/wiki/1852_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts">1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts</a></div> <p>Long-time senator Whig <a href="/wiki/John_Davis_(Massachusetts_governor)" title="John Davis (Massachusetts governor)">John Davis</a> retired. Whig <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_State" title="United States Secretary of State">U.S. Secretary of State</a> and former <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Governor of Massachusetts">Governor of Massachusetts</a> <a href="/wiki/Edward_Everett" title="Edward Everett">Edward Everett</a> was elected in 1853. </p><p>Everett would resign just one year into his term due to his distaste dealing with the politics of slavery and abolition. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Michigan">Michigan</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Michigan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_E_Stuart.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Charles_E_Stuart.jpg/125px-Charles_E_Stuart.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Charles_E_Stuart.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="169" data-file-height="225" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/Charles_E._Stuart" title="Charles E. Stuart">Charles E. Stuart</a></figcaption></figure> <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_Michigan" title="List of United States senators from Michigan">List of United States senators from Michigan</a> and <a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan">1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan</a></div> <p>First-term Democrat <a href="/wiki/Alpheus_Felch" title="Alpheus Felch">Alpheus Felch</a> retired. Fellow Democratic congressman <a href="/wiki/Charles_E._Stuart" title="Charles E. Stuart">Charles E. Stuart</a> was elected January 11, 1853, over Whig <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Detroit" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor of Detroit">Mayor of Detroit</a> <a href="/wiki/Zachariah_Chandler" title="Zachariah Chandler">Zachariah Chandler</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Vote for U.S. senator in the <a href="/wiki/Michigan_House_of_Representatives" title="Michigan House of Representatives">Michigan House of Representatives</a><sup id="cite_ref-Michigan_House_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Michigan_House-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<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/Charles_E._Stuart" title="Charles E. Stuart">Charles E. Stuart</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>49 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>69.0 </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/Zachariah_Chandler" title="Zachariah Chandler">Zachariah Chandler</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">21 </td> <td style="text-align:right">29.6 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="width:2px;background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px">Unknown </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hovey_K._Clarke&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hovey K. Clarke (page does not exist)">Hovey K. Clarke</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.4 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Vote for U.S. senator in the <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Senate" title="Michigan Senate">Michigan Senate</a><sup id="cite_ref-Michigan_Senate_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Michigan_Senate-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<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/Charles_E._Stuart" title="Charles E. Stuart">Charles E. Stuart</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>24 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>77.4 </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/Zachariah_Chandler" title="Zachariah Chandler">Zachariah Chandler</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">7 </td> <td style="text-align:right">22.6 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Stuart only served one term, retiring in 1859. Chandler, meanwhile, would be elected to the other seat and serve for three terms. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mississippi">Mississippi</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Mississippi"><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_Mississippi" title="List of United States senators from Mississippi">List of United States senators from Mississippi</a> and <a href="/wiki/1853_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi">1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mississippi_(special,_class_1)"><span id="Mississippi_.28special.2C_class_1.29"></span>Mississippi (special, class 1)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Mississippi (special, class 1)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stephen_Adams.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Stephen_Adams.jpg/125px-Stephen_Adams.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Stephen_Adams.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="161" data-file-height="225" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Adams_(politician)" title="Stephen Adams (politician)">Stephen Adams</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Incumbent Democrat <a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Davis" title="Jefferson Davis">Jefferson Davis</a> resigned in 1851 to run for <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Mississippi" title="Governor of Mississippi">Governor of Mississippi</a>. Democrat <a href="/wiki/John_J._McRae" title="John J. McRae">John J. McRae</a> was appointed December 1, 1851, to continue Davis's term, pending a special election. Democrat <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Adams_(politician)" title="Stephen Adams (politician)">Stephen Adams</a> won the March 17, 1852, special election to finish the term that would continue until 1857. </p> <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=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2020</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mississippi_(special,_class_2)"><span id="Mississippi_.28special.2C_class_2.29"></span>Mississippi (special, class 2)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Mississippi (special, class 2)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WBrooke.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/WBrooke.jpg/125px-WBrooke.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/WBrooke.jpg/188px-WBrooke.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/WBrooke.jpg/250px-WBrooke.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="714" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/Walker_Brooke" title="Walker Brooke">Walker Brooke</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Incumbent Democrat <a href="/wiki/Henry_S._Foote" title="Henry S. Foote">Henry S. Foote</a> resigned January 8, 1852, to become <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Mississippi" title="Governor of Mississippi">Governor of Mississippi</a>. Whig <a href="/wiki/Walker_Brooke" title="Walker Brooke">Walker Brooke</a> was elected February 18, 1852, to finish the term that would end the following year. </p> <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=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2020</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mississippi_(regular)"><span id="Mississippi_.28regular.29"></span>Mississippi (regular)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Mississippi (regular)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Brooke was not a candidate to the next term. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Mississippi legislature">Mississippi legislature</a> failed to elect a replacement for Brooke, and the seat remained vacant until early 1854. </p> <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=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2020</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="New_Hampshire">New Hampshire</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: New Hampshire"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CharlesGAtherton.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/CharlesGAtherton.jpg/125px-CharlesGAtherton.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/CharlesGAtherton.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="155" data-file-height="216" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/Charles_G._Atherton" title="Charles G. Atherton">Charles G. Atherton</a></figcaption></figure> <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_New_Hampshire" title="List of United States senators from New Hampshire">List of United States senators from New Hampshire</a> and <a href="/wiki/1853_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Hampshire" class="mw-redirect" title="1853 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire">1853 United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire</a></div> <p>Free Soil senator <a href="/wiki/John_P._Hale" title="John P. Hale">John P. Hale</a> <a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_presidential_election" title="1852 United States presidential election">ran for U.S. President</a>, coming in third place in the popular vote, but failing to win any states. He lost to the Democratic fellow-New Hampshire senator <a href="/wiki/Franklin_Pierce" title="Franklin Pierce">Franklin Pierce</a>. He then lost re-election to his senate seat when Democrats took over the <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="New Hampshire legislature">New Hampshire legislature</a> in 1852 state elections. </p><p>Democratic former-senator <a href="/wiki/Charles_G._Atherton" title="Charles G. Atherton">Charles G. Atherton</a> was returned to the Senate in Hale's place on November 25, 1852. </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Vote for U.S. senator in the <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_House_of_Representatives" title="New Hampshire House of Representatives">New Hampshire House of Representatives</a><sup id="cite_ref-New_Hampshire_House_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Hampshire_House-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<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/Charles_G._Atherton" title="Charles G. Atherton">Charles G. Atherton</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>148 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>55.2 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="width:2px;background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px">Unknown </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ira_Perley" title="Ira Perley">Ira Perley</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">81 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">30.2 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="width:2px;background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px">Unknown </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Preston_(American_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Preston (American politician) (page does not exist)">John Preston</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">27 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">10.1 </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">State senator <a href="/wiki/John_S._Wells" title="John S. Wells">John S. Wells</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.5 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#CCCC66;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Free_Soil_Party" title="Free Soil Party">Free Soil</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_P._Hale" title="John P. Hale">John P. Hale</a> (Incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align:right">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right">1.5 </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/Ichabod_Goodwin" title="Ichabod Goodwin">Ichabod Goodwin</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.4 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="width:2px;background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px">Unknown </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Moses_A._Cartland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Moses A. Cartland (page does not exist)">Moses A. Cartland</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.4 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="width:2px;background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px">Unknown </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_E._Bennett&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph E. Bennett (page does not exist)">Joseph E. Bennett</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.4 </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/Charles_H._Peaslee" title="Charles H. Peaslee">Charles H. Peaslee</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right">0.4 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Vote for U.S. senator in the <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Senate" title="New Hampshire Senate">New Hampshire Senate</a><sup id="cite_ref-New_Hampshire_Senate_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Hampshire_Senate-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<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/Charles_G._Atherton" title="Charles G. Atherton">Charles G. Atherton</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>10 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>83.3 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="width:2px;background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px">Unknown </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ira_Perley" title="Ira Perley">Ira Perley</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8.3 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="width:2px;background-color:#E9E9E9"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px">Unknown </td> <td class="fn">John Preston </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8.3 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Atherton died from pulmonary tuberculosis in the first year of his term. </p><p>After Republicans retook the <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="New Hampshire legislature">New Hampshire legislature</a> in 1854, Hale was <a href="/wiki/1855_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_New_Hampshire" class="mw-redirect" title="1855 United States Senate special election in New Hampshire">re-elected to finish the term</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="New_Jersey">New Jersey</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: New Jersey"><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_New_Jersey" title="List of United States senators from New Jersey">List of United States senators from New Jersey</a> and <a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="1852 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey">1852 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Jersey_(regular)"><span id="New_Jersey_.28regular.29"></span>New Jersey (regular)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: New Jersey (regular)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Wright_(1794-1866).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/William_Wright_%281794-1866%29.jpg/125px-William_Wright_%281794-1866%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/William_Wright_%281794-1866%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="173" data-file-height="225" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/William_Wright_(New_Jersey_politician)" title="William Wright (New Jersey politician)">William Wright</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Two-term Whig <a href="/wiki/Jacob_W._Miller" title="Jacob W. Miller">Jacob W. Miller</a> lost re-election to Democratic former-Congressman <a href="/wiki/William_Wright_(New_Jersey_politician)" title="William Wright (New Jersey politician)">William Wright</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Vote for U.S. senator in joint session of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey legislature">New Jersey legislature</a><sup id="cite_ref-NJRegular_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJRegular-9"><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/William_Wright_(New_Jersey_politician)" title="William Wright (New Jersey politician)">William Wright</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>48 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>62.3 </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/Jacob_W._Miller" title="Jacob W. Miller">Jacob W. Miller</a> (Incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align:right">29 </td> <td style="text-align:right">37.7 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Wright would lose re-election in 1859 but be returned to the Senate in 1863. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Jersey_(special)"><span id="New_Jersey_.28special.29"></span>New Jersey (special)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: New Jersey (special)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hon._Tompson_-_NARA_-_528695_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Hon._Tompson_-_NARA_-_528695_%28cropped%29.jpg/125px-Hon._Tompson_-_NARA_-_528695_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Hon._Tompson_-_NARA_-_528695_%28cropped%29.jpg/188px-Hon._Tompson_-_NARA_-_528695_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Hon._Tompson_-_NARA_-_528695_%28cropped%29.jpg/250px-Hon._Tompson_-_NARA_-_528695_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1662" data-file-height="2412" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/John_Renshaw_Thomson" title="John Renshaw Thomson">John Renshaw Thomson</a></figcaption></figure> <p>First-term Democrat <a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Stockton" title="Robert F. Stockton">Robert F. Stockton</a> resigned from the Class 1 seat January 10, 1853, to become President of the <a href="/wiki/Delaware_and_Raritan_Canal_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Delaware and Raritan Canal Company">Delaware and Raritan Canal Company</a>. </p><p>Democrat <a href="/wiki/John_Renshaw_Thomson" title="John Renshaw Thomson">John Renshaw Thomson</a> was elected February 11, 1853, over Whig former-senator <a href="/wiki/William_L._Dayton" title="William L. Dayton">William L. Dayton</a> to finish the term. </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Vote for U.S. senator in joint session of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey legislature">New Jersey legislature</a><sup id="cite_ref-NJSpecial_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJSpecial-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<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/John_Renshaw_Thomson" title="John Renshaw Thomson">John Renshaw Thomson</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>47 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>64.4 </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/William_L._Dayton" title="William L. Dayton">William L. Dayton</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right">26 </td> <td style="text-align:right">35.6 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Thomson would be re-elected in 1857 to a full term and serve until his death in 1862. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="North_Carolina">North Carolina</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: North Carolina"><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_North_Carolina" title="List of United States senators from North Carolina">List of United States senators from North Carolina</a> and <a href="/wiki/1853_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="1853 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina">1853 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina</a></div> <p>Long-time Whig <a href="/wiki/Willie_Person_Mangum" class="mw-redirect" title="Willie Person Mangum">Willie Mangum</a> was a candidate for re-election. Although Democratic former-congressman <a href="/wiki/James_C._Dobbin" title="James C. Dobbin">James C. Dobbin</a> was a top choice of the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Legislature">North Carolina Legislature</a>, no candidate received a majority of votes in either house, so the seat was left unfilled.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The seat would remain vacant until a <a href="/wiki/1854_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="1854 United States Senate special election in North Carolina">1854 special election</a>. </p><p>Dobbin would then be appointed <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">U.S. Secretary of the Navy</a> and Magnum retired from public service. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rhode_Island">Rhode Island</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Rhode Island"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Philip_Allen_(politician).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Philip_Allen_%28politician%29.jpg/125px-Philip_Allen_%28politician%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Philip_Allen_%28politician%29.jpg/188px-Philip_Allen_%28politician%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Philip_Allen_%28politician%29.jpg/250px-Philip_Allen_%28politician%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2726" data-file-height="3402" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/Philip_Allen_(Rhode_Island_politician)" title="Philip Allen (Rhode Island politician)">Philip Allen</a></figcaption></figure> <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_Rhode_Island" title="List of United States senators from Rhode Island">List of United States senators from Rhode Island</a> and <a href="/wiki/1853_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Rhode_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island">1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_General_Assembly" title="Rhode Island General Assembly">Rhode Island General Assembly</a> failed to elect, so first-term Whig <a href="/wiki/John_Hopkins_Clarke" title="John Hopkins Clarke">John Hopkins Clarke</a> thereby lost re-election. </p><p>After the term began, Democrat <a href="/wiki/Philip_Allen_(Rhode_Island_politician)" title="Philip Allen (Rhode Island politician)">Philip Allen</a> was elected July 20, 1853, to fill the seat. Allen would serve only one term, retiring in 1859. </p> <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=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2020</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="South_Carolina">South Carolina</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: South Carolina"><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_South_Carolina" title="List of United States senators from South Carolina">List of United States senators from South Carolina</a> and <a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="1852 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey">1852 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey</a></div> <p>Democrat <a href="/wiki/Robert_Rhett" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Rhett">Robert Rhett</a> resigned May 7, 1852, and Democratic judge of the chancery court <a href="/wiki/William_F._De_Saussure" title="William F. De Saussure">William F. De Saussure</a> was appointed May 10, 1852, to continue the term, pending a special election. The term would end in March 1853, so there was an election to finish the term and an election to the next term. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_Carolina_(special)"><span id="South_Carolina_.28special.29"></span>South Carolina (special)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: South Carolina (special)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WilliamDeSaussure.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/WilliamDeSaussure.jpg/125px-WilliamDeSaussure.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/WilliamDeSaussure.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="156" data-file-height="216" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/William_F._De_Saussure" title="William F. De Saussure">William F. De Saussure</a></figcaption></figure> <p>De Saussure was elected November 29, 1852, just to finish the term.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <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=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2020</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_Carolina_(regular)"><span id="South_Carolina_.28regular.29"></span>South Carolina (regular)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: South Carolina (regular)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hon._Josiah_J._Evans,_S.C_-_NARA_-_528688.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Hon._Josiah_J._Evans%2C_S.C_-_NARA_-_528688.jpg/125px-Hon._Josiah_J._Evans%2C_S.C_-_NARA_-_528688.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Hon._Josiah_J._Evans%2C_S.C_-_NARA_-_528688.jpg/188px-Hon._Josiah_J._Evans%2C_S.C_-_NARA_-_528688.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Hon._Josiah_J._Evans%2C_S.C_-_NARA_-_528688.jpg/250px-Hon._Josiah_J._Evans%2C_S.C_-_NARA_-_528688.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2306" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/Josiah_J._Evans" title="Josiah J. Evans">Josiah J. Evans</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Democrat <a href="/wiki/Josiah_J._Evans" title="Josiah J. Evans">Josiah J. Evans</a> was elected December 1, 1852, on the fourth ballot to the next term.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <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=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2020</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tennessee">Tennessee</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Tennessee"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:John-bell-brady-handy-cropped_restored.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/John-bell-brady-handy-cropped_restored.jpg/125px-John-bell-brady-handy-cropped_restored.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/John-bell-brady-handy-cropped_restored.jpg/188px-John-bell-brady-handy-cropped_restored.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/John-bell-brady-handy-cropped_restored.jpg/250px-John-bell-brady-handy-cropped_restored.jpg 2x" data-file-width="413" data-file-height="495" /></a><figcaption>John Bell</figcaption></figure> <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_Tennessee" title="List of United States senators from Tennessee">List of United States senators from Tennessee</a> and <a href="/wiki/1853_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia">1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia</a></div> <p>First-term Whig <a href="/wiki/John_Bell_(Tennessee_politician)" title="John Bell (Tennessee politician)">John Bell</a> was re-elected October 29, 1853, on the 49th ballot. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><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> <b><a href="/wiki/John_Bell_(Tennessee_politician)" title="John Bell (Tennessee politician)">John Bell</a></b> (Whig) 51 votes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Amos_Rogers_Nelson" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson">Thomas A.R. Nelson</a> 18 votes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cave_Johnson" title="Cave Johnson">Cave Johnson</a> 23 votes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neill_S._Brown" title="Neill S. Brown">Neill S. Brown</a> 4 votes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aaron_V._Brown" title="Aaron V. Brown">Aaron V. Brown</a> 1 vote<sup id="cite_ref-TennSenate_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TennSenate-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <p>Bell would fall out of favor with the Tennessee legislature over the sectionalism that was rife in the late 1850s and lost their vote for re-election. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Texas">Texas</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Texas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sam_Houston_c1850-crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Sam_Houston_c1850-crop.jpg/125px-Sam_Houston_c1850-crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Sam_Houston_c1850-crop.jpg/188px-Sam_Houston_c1850-crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Sam_Houston_c1850-crop.jpg/250px-Sam_Houston_c1850-crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="341" data-file-height="459" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/Sam_Houston" title="Sam Houston">Sam Houston</a></figcaption></figure> <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_Texas" title="List of United States senators from Texas">List of United States senators from Texas</a> and <a href="/wiki/1853_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas">1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas</a></div> <p>Two-term Democrat <a href="/wiki/Sam_Houston" title="Sam Houston">Sam Houston</a> — a <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> founder who had served as senator since statehood — was re-elected January 15, 1853. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Sam_Houston" title="Sam Houston">Sam Houston</a></b> (Democratic) 65 votes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hemphill_(U.S._senator)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Hemphill (U.S. senator)">John Hemphill</a> 14 votes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_W._Smyth" title="George W. Smyth">George W. Smyth</a> 1 vote<sup id="cite_ref-TexasHouse_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TexasHouse-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <p>Houston would retire at the end of this term in 1859, and be replaced by <a href="/wiki/John_Hemphill_(U.S._senator)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Hemphill (U.S. senator)">John Hemphill</a>. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Virginia">Virginia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Virginia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RbrtMTHntr_(rotated).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/RbrtMTHntr_%28rotated%29.jpg/125px-RbrtMTHntr_%28rotated%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/RbrtMTHntr_%28rotated%29.jpg/188px-RbrtMTHntr_%28rotated%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/RbrtMTHntr_%28rotated%29.jpg/250px-RbrtMTHntr_%28rotated%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="527" data-file-height="690" /></a><figcaption>Senator <a href="/wiki/Robert_M._T._Hunter" title="Robert M. T. Hunter">Robert M. T. Hunter</a></figcaption></figure> <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_Virginia" title="List of United States senators from Virginia">List of United States senators from Virginia</a> and <a href="/wiki/1853_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia">1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia</a></div> <p>First-term Democrat <a href="/wiki/Robert_M._T._Hunter" title="Robert M. T. Hunter">Robert M. T. Hunter</a> was re-elected January 22, 1852. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><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> <b><a href="/wiki/Robert_M._T._Hunter" title="Robert M. T. Hunter">Robert M. T. Hunter</a></b> (Democratic) 126 votes</li> <li>Scattering 63 votes<sup id="cite_ref-VirginiaDelegates_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VirginiaDelegates-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <p>Hunter would be re-elected again in 1858 and serve until his 1861 expulsion. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_elections" title="1852 United States elections">1852 United States elections</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_presidential_election" title="1852 United States presidential election">1852 United States presidential election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1852–53 United States House of Representatives elections">1852–53 United States House of Representatives elections</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32nd_United_States_Congress" title="32nd United States Congress">32nd United States Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33rd_United_States_Congress" title="33rd United States Congress">33rd United States Congress</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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href="#cite_ref-NJSpecial_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101064301250?urlappend=%3Bseq=746"><i>Journal of the Ninth Senate of the State of New Jersey being the Seventy-seventh Session of The Legislature</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/Freehold_Borough,_New_Jersey" title="Freehold Borough, New Jersey">Freehold, New Jersey</a>: Bernard Connolly. 1853. pp. 739–740. <a href="/wiki/Hdl_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hdl (identifier)">hdl</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hdl.handle.net/2027%2Fnjp.32101064301250?urlappend=%3Bseq=746">2027/njp.32101064301250</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Journal+of+the+Ninth+Senate+of+the+State+of+New+Jersey+being+the+Seventy-seventh+Session+of+The+Legislature&rft.place=Freehold%2C+New+Jersey&rft.pages=739-740&rft.pub=Bernard+Connolly&rft.date=1853&rft_id=info%3Ahdl%2F2027%2Fnjp.32101064301250%3Furlappend%3D%253Bseq%3D746&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F2027%2Fnjp.32101064301250%3Furlappend%3D%253Bseq%3D746&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1852%E2%80%9353+United+States+Senate+elections" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AlabamaSenate-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AlabamaSenate_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AlabamaSenate_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AlabamaSenate_14-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AlabamaSenate_14-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AlabamaSenate_14-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AlabamaSenate_14-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.aa0001607530&view=1up&seq=87"><i>Journal of the Senate of the State of Alabama</i></a>. pp. 82–83.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Journal+of+the+Senate+of+the+State+of+Alabama&rft.pages=82-83&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbabel.hathitrust.org%2Fcgi%2Fpt%3Fid%3Duc1.aa0001607530%26view%3D1up%26seq%3D87&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1852%E2%80%9353+United+States+Senate+elections" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Louisiana_special-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Louisiana_special_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Louisiana_special_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><i>Journal and Official Documents of the House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana</i>. <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans, Louisiana">New Orleans, Louisiana</a>: Emile La Sere, State Printer. 1853. p. 231.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Journal+and+Official+Documents+of+the+House+of+Representatives+of+the+State+of+Louisiana.&rft.place=New+Orleans%2C+Louisiana&rft.pages=231&rft.pub=Emile+La+Sere%2C+State+Printer&rft.date=1853&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1852%E2%80%9353+United+States+Senate+elections" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 19,</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=digital.ncdcr.gov&rft.atitle=Journals+of+the+Senate+and+House+of+Commons+of+the+General+Assembly+of+North-Carolina+at+its+session+in+1852&rft.pages=769&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdigital.ncdcr.gov%2Fdigital%2Fcollection%2Fp249901coll22%2Fid%2F493877%2Frec%2F24&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1852%E2%80%9353+United+States+Senate+elections" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433010016032?urlappend=%3Bseq=70"><i>Journal of the Senate of the State of South Carolina being the Extra and Annual Sessions of 1852</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/Columbia,_South_Carolina" title="Columbia, South Carolina">Columbia, South Carolina</a>: Johnston & Cavis, Printers to the Senate. 1852. p. 64. <a href="/wiki/Hdl_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hdl (identifier)">hdl</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hdl.handle.net/2027%2Fnyp.33433010016032?urlappend=%3Bseq=70">2027/nyp.33433010016032</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Journal+of+the+Senate+of+the+State+of+South+Carolina+being+the+Extra+and+Annual+Sessions+of+1852&rft.place=Columbia%2C+South+Carolina&rft.pages=64&rft.pub=Johnston+%26+Cavis%2C+Printers+to+the+Senate&rft.date=1852&rft_id=info%3Ahdl%2F2027%2Fnyp.33433010016032%3Furlappend%3D%253Bseq%3D70&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F2027%2Fnyp.33433010016032%3Furlappend%3D%253Bseq%3D70&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1852%E2%80%9353+United+States+Senate+elections" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433010016032?urlappend=%3Bseq=83"><i>Journal of the Senate of the State of South Carolina being the Extra and Annual Sessions of 1852</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/Columbia,_South_Carolina" title="Columbia, South Carolina">Columbia, South Carolina</a>: Johnston & Cavis, Printers to the Senate. 1852. p. 77. <a href="/wiki/Hdl_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hdl (identifier)">hdl</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hdl.handle.net/2027%2Fnyp.33433010016032?urlappend=%3Bseq=83">2027/nyp.33433010016032</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Journal+of+the+Senate+of+the+State+of+South+Carolina+being+the+Extra+and+Annual+Sessions+of+1852&rft.place=Columbia%2C+South+Carolina&rft.pages=77&rft.pub=Johnston+%26+Cavis%2C+Printers+to+the+Senate&rft.date=1852&rft_id=info%3Ahdl%2F2027%2Fnyp.33433010016032%3Furlappend%3D%253Bseq%3D83&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F2027%2Fnyp.33433010016032%3Furlappend%3D%253Bseq%3D83&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1852%E2%80%9353+United+States+Senate+elections" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1852%E2%80%9353_United_States_Senate_elections&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm">Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present</a>, via Senate.gov</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFByrd_&_Wolff" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Byrd" title="Robert Byrd">Byrd, Robert C.</a> (October 1, 1993). 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href="/wiki/1802%E2%80%9303_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1802–03 United States Senate elections">1802–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1804%E2%80%9305_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1804–05 United States Senate elections">1804–05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1806%E2%80%9307_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1806–07 United States Senate elections">1806–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808%E2%80%9309_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1808–09 United 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 href="/wiki/1844%E2%80%9345_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1844–45 United States Senate elections">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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 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