1842–43 United States Senate elections

Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1842 and 1843, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock.James Pearce won election by an unknown margin of votes, for the Class 3 seat.Senator Silas Wright Jr. was re-nominated unanimously by a Democratic caucus on the eve of the election.Wright continued in the U.S. Senate, and remained in office until November 1844 when he resigned after his election as Governor of New York.Foster was appointed to fill the vacancy temporarily, but the State Legislature elected John A. Dix for the remainder of Wright's term.
1840 & 18411844 & 1845United States SenateDemocraticU.S. SenateSeventeenth Amendmentstate legislatureslegislative deadlockClass 328th CongressNathan F. DixonelectedWilliam SpragueLeonard WilcoxFranklin PierceSamuel C. CraftsSamuel PrentissU.S. District Court of VermontWilliam C. Preston1833 (special)George McDuffieArthur P. Bagby1841 (special)re-electedAmbrose SevierPerry SmithJohn M. NilesAlfred Cuthbert1835 (special)Walter T. ColquittRichard M. YoungSidney BreeseOliver H. SmithEdward A. HanneganJohn J. CrittendenRichard Mentor JohnsonCharles M. ConradAlexander PorterJohn L. KerrJames PearceLewis F. Linn1842 (special)Charles G. AthertonSilas Wright Jr.Millard FillmoreJohn A. CollierWillis HallGeorge W. PattersonGeorge A. SimmonsLuther BradishGulian C. VerplanckWilliam A. Graham1840 (special)William H. Haywood Jr.William AllenJames Buchanan1834 (special)John BanksRichard BrodheadWilliam UphamJohn C. Calhoun1832 (special)Daniel Elliott HugerAlfred O. P. NicholsonEphraim H. FosterSpencer JarnaginReuel Williams1837 (special)John FairfieldDavid Rice AtchisonList of United States senators from MarylandMaryland General Assembly1843 United States Senate election in New YorkNew York State LegislatureWilliam L. MarcyState election in November 1842William C. Bouck66th New York State LegislatureAlbany, New YorkWhig PartyGovernor of New YorkHenry A. FosterJohn A. Dix1843 United States Senate election in PennsylvaniaPresident of the United StatesPennsylvania General AssemblyHouse of RepresentativesSenateDemocrat1843 United States Senate special elections in TennesseeTennessee General Assembly1842 United States elections1842–43 United States House of Representatives elections27th United States Congress28th United States CongressJabez Delano HammondWilkes University Election Statistics ProjectUnited States Senate elections1788–19131788–891790–911792–931794–951796–971798–991800–011802–031804–051806–071808–091810–111812–131814–151816–171818–191820–211822–231824–251826–271828–291830–311832–331834–351836–371838–391840–411844–451846–471848–491850–511852–531854–551856–571858–591860–611862–631864–651866–671868–691870–711872–731874–751876–771878–791880–811882–831884–851886–871888–891890–911892–931894–951896–971898–991900–011902–031904–051906–071908–091910–111912–131914–presentpopular election1974–752020–21List of all specialsAlabamaAlaskaCaliforniaColoradoDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaIndianaNorth DakotaPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaWyomingSpecial electionsElection disputesResults by stateList of US elections