1834 and 1835 United States Senate elections

The United States Senate elections of 1834 and 1835 were elections that had the Anti-Jackson coalition maintain control of the United States Senate. However, during the 24th Congress, the Jacksonian coalition gained control of the Senate.

As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by state legislatures.

Results summary
Senate Party Division, 24th Congress (1835–1837)


 * Majority Party: Jacksonian (21–31)
 * Minority Party: Anti-Jackson (24–19)
 * Other Parties: Nullifier (2)
 * Total Seats: 48–52

Special elections during the 23rd Congress
In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1834 or before March 4, 1835; ordered by election date.

Races leading to the 24th Congress
In these regular elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1835; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

Special election during the 24th Congress
In this special election, the winner was seated in 1835 after March 4; ordered by election date.

Early elections during the 24th Congress
In these elections, the winners were not seated until 1837.

Georgia
Georgia had two elections this cycle: a regular election for the class 2 seat and a special election for the class 3 seat.

Georgia (Regular)
In the class 2 seat, incumbent Jacksonian John Pendleton King, who had served since winning an 1833 special election, was re-elected sometime in 1834.

Georgia (Special)
In the class 3 seat, incumbent Jacksonian John Forsyth, who had served since winning an 1829 special election, resigned June 27, 1834 to become U.S. Minister to Spain.

Jacksonian Alfred Cuthbert was elected January 12, 1835.

Maine
Maine had two elections this cycle, both for the class 2 seat.

Incumbent Anti-Jacksonian Peleg Sprague, who was elected in 1829, resigned January 1, 1835.

Jacksonian John Ruggles won both elections.

Maine (Regular)
Jacksonian John Ruggles was elected January 19, 1835 to the next term. He was then elected to finish the current term, see below.

Maine (Special)
Jacksonian John Ruggles was elected January 20, 1835 to finish the term that would end March 3, 1835.

Michigan
The new state of Michigan elected its new senators in 1835, both Jacksonians: Lucius Lyon (Class 1) and John Norvell (Class 2). They were not seated until January 26, 1837 due to a territorial dispute with Ohio.

Virginia
Virginia had two elections this cycle, both for the class 2 seat.

Incumbent Jacksonian William Rives, who had just won the 1832 special election, resigned February 22, 1834.

Anti-Jacksonian Benjamin W. Leigh won both elections.

Virginia (Regular)
Anti-Jacksonian Benjamin W. Leigh was re-elected sometime in 1835 to the next term.

Virginia (Special)
Anti-Jacksonian Benjamin W. Leigh was elected February 26, 1834 to finish the term that would end March 3, 1835. He was then elected to the next term, see above.