United States Senate elections, 1854

United States Senate elections, 1854

1854
20 of the 62 seats in the United States Senate 31 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Democratic Opposition American Last election 38 seats 22 seats 0 Seats won 39 21 1 Seat change 1 1 1   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Free Soil Republican Last election 2 seats 0 Seats won 1 Seat change 2 1
Majority Party before election Democratic Party Elected Majority Party Democratic Party

The United States Senate election of 1854 was an election which, after the dissolution of the Whig Party, had a coalition of former Whigs known as the Opposition Party.

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

Results

34th Congress, 1855-1857

• Majority Party: Democratic (39)
• Minority Party: Opposition (21)
• Other Parties: Republican (1);American (1)
• 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 D D D D D D F F O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O

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 D D D D D D D A R O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O

Key:	A = American D = Democratic F = Free Soil O = Opposition R = Republican	Majority divider

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 1854

References

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