| Election Name: | 1824–25 United States Senate elections |
| Country: | United States |
| Flag Year: | 1822 |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1822–23 United States Senate elections |
| Next Election: | 1826–27 United States Senate elections |
| Seats For Election: | 16 of the 48 seats in the United States Senate (plus special elections) |
| Majority Seats: | 25 |
| Election Date: | Dates vary by state |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| Party1: | Jacksonian Party |
| Seats1: | 8 |
| Seats After1: | 25 |
| Seat Change1: | 25 |
| 1Data1: | 0 |
| Party2: | Anti-Jacksonian Party |
| Seats2: | 10 |
| Seats After2: | 20 |
| Seat Change2: | 20 |
| 1Data2: | 0 |
| Party4: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Last Election4: | 44 seats |
| Seats Before4: | 43 |
| Seat Change4: | 43 |
| 1Data4: | 15 |
| Party5: | Federalist Party |
| Last Election5: | 3 seats |
| Seats Before5: | 5 |
| Seat Change5: | 5 |
| 1Data5: | 1 |
| Majority Party | |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Party: | Jacksonian Party (US) |
The 1824–25 United States Senate Elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1824 and 1825, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock.[1] In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 3.
The Jacksonians gained a majority over the Anti-Jacksonian National Republican Party.
Senate party division, 19th Congress (1825–1827)
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Bold states link to specific election articles.
In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1824 or before March 4, 1825; ordered by election date.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||||||
| Delaware (Class 2) | Vacant | Legislature had failed to elect. Incumbent re-elected late January 9, 1824. Federalist gain. | nowrap | ||||||
| Delaware (Class 1) | Vacant | Caesar A. Rodney (DR) had resigned January 29, 1823 in the previous Congress. Successor elected January 13, 1824. Federalist gain. | nowrap | ||||||
| Louisiana (Class 3) | James Brown | Democratic-Republican | 1819 | Incumbent resigned December 10, 1823 to become U.S. Minister to France. Successor elected January 15, 1824.[2] Democratic-Republican hold. Successor later re-elected, see below. | nowrap | ||||
| Connecticut (Class 2) | Henry W. Edwards | Democratic-Republican | 1823 | Interim appointee elected May 5, 1824. | nowrap | ||||
| Louisiana (Class 2) | Henry Johnson | Democratic-Republican | 1818 1823 | Incumbent resigned May 27, 1824 to become Governor of Louisiana. Successor elected November 19, 1824. Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | ||||
| Illinois (Class 3) | Ninian Edwards | Democratic-Republican | 1818 1819 | Incumbent resigned March 3, 1824. Successor elected November 24, 1824 on the third ballot, but not to next term. Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | ||||
| Georgia (Class 2) | Nicholas Ware | Democratic-Republican | 1821 1823 | Incumbent died September 7, 1824. Successor elected December 6, 1824. Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | ||||
| Virginia (Class 2) | John Taylor | Democratic-Republican | 1792 1793 | Died August 21, 1824. Successor elected December 7, 1824. Democratic-Republican hold. | nowrap | ||||
In these general elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1825 (except where noted due to late election); ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||||||
| Alabama | William Kelly | Democratic-Republican (Jackson faction) | 1822 | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Successor elected in 1824.[3] Jacksonian gain. | nowrap | ||||
| Connecticut | James Lanman | Democratic-Republican (Crawford faction) | 1818 | Incumbent re-elected in 1824[4] but disqualified. Democratic-Republican loss. | nowrap | ||||
| Georgia | John Elliott | Democratic-Republican (Crawford faction) | 1819 | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Successor elected in 1824.[5] Jacksonian gain. | nowrap | ||||
| Illinois | Ninian Edwards | Democratic-Republican (Adams-Clay faction) | 1818 1819 | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Successor elected in 1824 on the tenth ballot.[6] Jacksonian gain. | nowrap | ||||
| Indiana | Waller Taylor | Democratic-Republican (Adams-Clay faction) | 1816 1818 | Incumbent retired. Successor elected in 1825 on the fourth ballot.[7] Anti-Jacksonian gain. | nowrap | ||||
| Kentucky | Isham Talbot | Democratic-Republican (Adams-Clay faction) | 1815 1819 1820 | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Successor elected in 1824.[8] Jacksonian gain. | nowrap | ||||
| Louisiana | Josiah S. Johnston | Democratic-Republican (Adams-Clay faction) | 1824 | Incumbent re-elected in 1825 on the second ballot as an Anti-Jacksonian.[9] | nowrap | ||||
| Maryland | Edward Lloyd | Democratic-Republican (Crawford faction) | 1819 | Incumbent re-elected in 1825 as a Jacksonian. | nowrap | ||||
| Missouri | David Barton | Democratic-Republican (Adams-Clay faction) | 1821 | Incumbent re-elected in 1824 as an Anti-Jacksonian.[10] | nowrap | ||||
| New Hampshire | John F. Parrott | Democratic-Republican (Adams-Clay faction) | 1818 | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Successor elected in 1825 on the forty-first ballot.[11] Jacksonian gain. Successor seated late March 16, 1825. | nowrap | ||||
| New York | Rufus King | Federalist (Adams-Clay faction) | 1789 1795 1796 1813 1819/1820 | Incumbent retired. Vacant due to a deadlock in the New York State Legislature.[12] [13] Federalist loss. | |||||
| North Carolina | Nathaniel Macon | Democratic-Republican (Crawford faction) | 1815 1818 | Incumbent re-elected in 1824 as a Jacksonian.[14] | nowrap | ||||
| Ohio | Ethan Allen Brown | Democratic-Republican (Adams-Clay faction) | 1822 | Incumbent lost re-election. Successor elected in 1825 on the fourth ballot.[15] Anti-Jacksonian gain. | nowrap | ||||
| Pennsylvania | Walter Lowrie | Democratic-Republican (Crawford faction) | 1818 | Incumbent retired. Successor elected in February 1825 on the thirty-second ballot.[16] Anti-Jacksonian gain. | nowrap | ||||
| South Carolina | John Gaillard | Democratic-Republican (Crawford faction) | 1804 1806 1812 1818 | Incumbent re-elected in 1824 on the second ballot as a Jacksonian.[17] | nowrap | ||||
| Vermont | William A. Palmer | Democratic-Republican (Adams-Clay faction) | 1818 1818 | Incumbent retired. Successor elected in 1824 on the fourth ballot.[18] Anti-Jacksonian gain. | nowrap | ||||
In these special elections, the winners were seated in 1825 after March 4; ordered by election date.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||||||
| Connecticut (Class 3) | nowrap colspan=3 | Vacant | Vacant due to credentials challenge. Successor elected May 4, 1825. Anti-Jacksonian gain. | nowrap | |||||
| Rhode Island (Class 2) | James DeWolf | Anti-Jacksonian | 1820 or 1821 | Incumbent resigned October 31, 1825. Successor elected October 31, 1825. Anti-Jacksonian hold. | nowrap | ||||
See also: List of United States senators from Alabama.
See also: List of United States senators from Connecticut and 1825 United States House of Representatives election in Connecticut.
See also: List of United States senators from Delaware.
| Election Name: | 1824 United States Senate class 1 special election in Delaware |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Next Election: | 1826–27 United States Senate elections |
| Previous Year: | 1822 (special) |
| Previous Election: | 1822–23 United States Senate elections |
| Percentage2: | 31.0% |
| Popular Vote2: | 9 |
| Colour2: | ADD8E6 |
| Alliance2: | Jacksonian |
| Party2: | Federalist Party |
| Candidate2: | Henry M. Ridgely |
| Alliance1: | Anti-Jacksonian |
| Colour1: | FFFF99 |
| Party1: | Federalist Party |
| Percentage1: | 65.5% |
| Popular Vote1: | 19 |
| Vote Type: | Legislative |
| Country: | Delaware |
| Candidate1: | Thomas Clayton |
| Image1: | Thomas Clayton US.jpg |
| Votes For Election: | 29 members of the Delaware General Assembly |
| Election Date: | January 13, 1824 |
| Next Year: | 1827 |
Incumbent Democratic-Republican Caesar A. Rodney resigned on January 29, 1823, after being appointed U.S. Minister Plenipotentiary to the United Provinces of the River Plate, an office now known as the U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, by President James Monroe. A special election was held on January 13, 1824. Federalist Anti-Jacksonian Thomas Clayton, a Delaware State Senator and former congressman was elected to the office, beating Delaware State Representative Henry M. Ridgely, who was also a Federalist, but one with Jacksonian sympathies.
| Election Name: | 1824 United States Senate class 2 special election in Delaware |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | January 9, 1824 |
| Image1: | Vandykenjr.jpg |
| Country: | Delaware |
| Nominee1: | Nicholas Van Dyke |
| Party1: | Federalist Party |
| Vote Type: | Legislative |
| Popular Vote1: | 18 |
| Percentage1: | 64.3% |
| Votes For Election: | 28 members of the Delaware General Assembly |
| Nominee2: | Andrew Gray |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 9 |
| Percentage2: | 32.1% |
| Previous Election: | 1816–17 United States Senate elections |
| Previous Year: | 1817 |
| Next Election: | 1826–27 United States Senate elections |
| Next Year: | 1827 (special) |
The Delaware General Assembly had failed to elect a senator in the previous election cycle. Nicholas Van Dyke, the incumbent, was reelected late.
See also: List of United States senators from Georgia.
See also: List of United States senators from Illinois.
Incumbent Democratic-Republican Ninian Edwards resigned on March 3, 1824, to become the U.S. Minister to Mexico, although he never took office. Former Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives John McLean, a Democratic-Republican was elected to take his place on November 24, 1824.
See also: List of United States senators from Indiana.
See also: List of United States senators from Kentucky.
See also: List of United States senators from Louisiana.
| Election Name: | 1824 United States Senate special election in Louisiana |
| Popular Vote1: | 29 |
| Colour1: | FFFF99 |
| Alliance2: | Jacksonian |
| Alliance1: | Anti-Jacksonian |
| Percentage2: | 48.2% |
| Popular Vote2: | 27 |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Candidate2: | Edward Livingston |
| Percentage1: | 51.8% |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Type: | presidential |
| Candidate1: | Josiah S. Johnston |
| Image1: | JosiahSJohnston.jpg |
| Next Year: | 1825 |
| Next Election: | 1824–25 United States Senate elections |
| Previous Year: | 1819 |
| Previous Election: | 1818–19 United States Senate elections |
| Votes For Election: | 56 members of the Louisiana State Legislature |
| Vote Type: | Legislative |
| Election Date: | January 15, 1824 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Colour2: | ADD8E6 |
Incumbent Democratic-Republican James Brown resigned on December 10, 1823, to become the U.S. Minister to France. A special election was held on January 15, 1824. Both candidates were Democratic-Republicans but were split over loyalties to Andrew Jackson. The Anti-Jacksonian, former congressman Josiah S. Johnston narrowly defeated Jacksonian congressman Edward Livingston.
See also: List of United States senators from Maryland.
| Election Name: | 1825 United States Senate election in Maryland |
| Popular Vote1: | 54 |
| Colour1: | F6D6C9 |
| Percentage1: | 60.67% |
| Party1: | Federalist |
| Candidate1: | Edward Lloyd |
| Image1: | Edwardlloydofmaryland.jpg |
| Popular Vote2: | 34 |
| Colour2: | FFE6B0 |
| Percentage2: | 38.20% |
| Party2: | National Republican |
| Candidate2: | Ezekiel F. Chambers |
| Next Year: | 1826 |
| Next Election: | 1826 United States Senate special election in Maryland |
| Previous Year: | 1819 |
| Previous Election: | 1819 United States Senate elections in Maryland |
| Votes For Election: | 80 members of the Maryland General Assembly |
| Vote Type: | Legislative |
| Election Date: | January 25, 1825 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | presidential |
Edward Lloyd won election over Ezekiel F. Chambers by a margin of 22.47%, or 20 votes, for the Class 3 seat.[19]
See also: List of United States senators from Missouri.
See also: List of United States senators from New Hampshire.
See main article: 1825–1826 United States Senate election in New York.
See also: List of United States senators from New York.
See also: List of United States senators from North Carolina.
See also: List of United States senators from Ohio. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Jacksonian Ethan Allen Brown was elected in an 1822 special election following the death of William A. Trimble. He was defeated for reelection by William Henry Harrison, a former congressman and war hero, who was an Anti-Jacksonian.
See main article: 1824–1825 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania.
See also: List of United States senators from Pennsylvania.
See also: List of United States senators from Rhode Island.
See also: List of United States senators from South Carolina.
See also: List of United States senators from Vermont.
See also: List of United States senators from Virginia.