United States Senate elections, 1852

The United States Senate election of 1852 was an election which had the Democratic Party gain two seats in the United States Senate, and which coincided with the 1852 Presidential election.

United States Senate elections, 1852

1852

Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Democratic Whig Free Soil Last election 36 seats 23 seats 3 seats Seats won 38 22 2 Seat change 2 1 1

Majority Party before election Democratic Party Elected Majority Party Democratic Party

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

Senate Party Division, 33rd Congress (1853–1855)

• Majority Party: Democratic (38)
• Minority Party: Whig Party (22)
• Other Parties: Free Soiler (2)
• Total Seats: 62

Change in Senate composition

Before the elections D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D ←Majority D D D D F F F W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W

In the next Congress D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D ←Majority D D D D D D F F W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W

Key:	D = Democratic F = Free Soil W = Whig V = Vacant

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1852
• United States presidential election, 1852

References

• Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov