The Green Papers: Political Party Breakdown of the 20th Congress of the United States, 1827-1829

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Boldface (with superscript C) numbers indicate the majority Party in each house. Red (with superscript P) numbers (boldface or not) indicate the Party of the President in any event.

President	Party	Congress	United States Senate	House of Representatives
	Jackson Republican	Adams Republican	other	vacancies	Jackson Republican	Adams Republican	other
Adams, J.Q.	Republican	20th 1827-1829	25^C	21^P	2			^P
20th CONGRESS- in General SENATE: 25 "Jackson" Republicans, 21 "Adams" Republicans, 2 Federalists John Quincy Adams had been elected as a Republican (in fact, all the candidates for President in 1824 had ostensibly been Republicans) but, by the convening of the "long" session of the 20th Congress on 3 December 1827, the Republicans in both houses of Congress had pretty much separated themselves into "pro-Adams/anti-Jackson" and "pro-Jackson/anti-Adams" factions- this last favoring former Senator Andrew Jackson of Tennessee for the Presidency over the re-election bid of incumbent President Adams in the upcoming 1828 Presidential Election. For purposes of this table, the first Republican faction is simply referred to as Adams Republicans, while the second is simply referred to as Jackson Republicans. 20th CONGRESS- United States SENATE The SENATE of the 20th Congress included 2 Senators from other than the two Republican factions noted above as elected by their respective State Legislatures, as follows: 2 Federalists- Senator Louis McLane of DELAWARE (Class 1) Senator Henry Ridgeley of DELAWARE (Class 2) Daniel Webster, an "Adams" Republican, was elected by the General Court of the Commonwealth of MASSACHUSETTS to the Class 1 seat (term of 4 March 1827 to 3 March 1833) from that State on 30 May 1827, before the end of the odd-numbered year in which the 20th Congress took office [this being 1827]; Senator Webster, therefore, is counted among the 21 "Adams" Republicans elected to the Senate of the 20th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1827] due to a failure of the legislature to elect.

President

Party

Congress

United States Senate

House of Representatives

Jackson
Republican

Adams
Republican

other

vacancies

Jackson
Republican

Adams
Republican

other

Adams, J.Q.

Republican

20th 1827-1829

25^C

21^P

20th CONGRESS- in General

SENATE: 25 "Jackson" Republicans, 21 "Adams" Republicans, 2 Federalists

John Quincy Adams had been elected as a Republican (in fact, all the candidates for President in 1824 had ostensibly been Republicans) but, by the convening of the "long" session of the 20th Congress on 3 December 1827, the Republicans in both houses of Congress had pretty much separated themselves into "pro-Adams/anti-Jackson" and "pro-Jackson/anti-Adams" factions- this last favoring former Senator Andrew Jackson of Tennessee for the Presidency over the re-election bid of incumbent President Adams in the upcoming 1828 Presidential Election. For purposes of this table, the first Republican faction is simply referred to as Adams Republicans, while the second is simply referred to as Jackson Republicans.

20th CONGRESS- United States SENATE

The SENATE of the 20th Congress included 2 Senators from other than the two Republican factions noted above as elected by their respective State Legislatures, as follows:

2 Federalists-
- Senator Louis McLane of DELAWARE (Class 1)
- Senator Henry Ridgeley of DELAWARE (Class 2)

Daniel Webster, an "Adams" Republican, was elected by the General Court of the Commonwealth of MASSACHUSETTS to the Class 1 seat (term of 4 March 1827 to 3 March 1833) from that State on 30 May 1827, before the end of the odd-numbered year in which the 20th Congress took office [this being 1827]; Senator Webster, therefore, is counted among the 21 "Adams" Republicans elected to the Senate of the 20th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1827] due to a failure of the legislature to elect.

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