The Green Papers: Political Party Breakdown of the 26th Congress of the United States, 1839-1841

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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
	Democrat	Whig	other	vacancies	Democrat	Whig	other
Van Buren	Democrat	26th 1839-1841	32^CP	17		3
26TH CONGRESS- SENATE The SENATE of the 26th Congress included 3 vacancies, as follows: 1 vacancy from the State of MICHIGAN, the Legislature of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1839 to 3 March 1845) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 26th Congress on 2 December 1839. 1 vacancy from the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA, the General Assembly of the Commonwealth having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1839 to 3 March 1845) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 26th Congress on 2 December 1839. 1 vacancy from the Commonwealth of VIRGINIA, the General Assembly of the Commonwealth having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1839 to 3 March 1845) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 26th Congress on 2 December 1839. Ephraim H. Foster, a Whig from TENNESSEE who had been appointed- during the preceding Congress- by the Governor of the State to fill a vacancy in the Class 1 seat (term ending 3 March 1839) from that State, had been elected by the General Assembly of the State to the full six-year term (4 March 1839 to 3 March 1845) for that seat but, instead, resigned on 3 March 1839, at the end of the preceding Congress, never having entered upon the full term to which he had been elected; in addition, his successor was not elected by the General Assembly of the State until after the convening of the "long" session of the 26th Congress on 2 December 1839. Nevertheless, it is Senator Foster who clearly was the intended Senator-elect for that seat as of the start of the 26th Congress [4 March 1839] and he is, therefore, counted among the 17 Whigs elected to the Senate of that Congress.

President

Party

Congress

United States Senate

House of Representatives

Democrat

Whig

other

vacancies

Democrat

Whig

other

Van Buren

Democrat

26th 1839-1841

32^CP

26TH CONGRESS- SENATE

The SENATE of the 26th Congress included 3 vacancies, as follows:

1 vacancy from the State of MICHIGAN, the Legislature of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1839 to 3 March 1845) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 26th Congress on 2 December 1839.
1 vacancy from the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA, the General Assembly of the Commonwealth having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1839 to 3 March 1845) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 26th Congress on 2 December 1839.
1 vacancy from the Commonwealth of VIRGINIA, the General Assembly of the Commonwealth having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1839 to 3 March 1845) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 26th Congress on 2 December 1839.

Ephraim H. Foster, a Whig from TENNESSEE who had been appointed- during the preceding Congress- by the Governor of the State to fill a vacancy in the Class 1 seat (term ending 3 March 1839) from that State, had been elected by the General Assembly of the State to the full six-year term (4 March 1839 to 3 March 1845) for that seat but, instead, resigned on 3 March 1839, at the end of the preceding Congress, never having entered upon the full term to which he had been elected; in addition, his successor was not elected by the General Assembly of the State until after the convening of the "long" session of the 26th Congress on 2 December 1839. Nevertheless, it is Senator Foster who clearly was the intended Senator-elect for that seat as of the start of the 26th Congress [4 March 1839] and he is, therefore, counted among the 17 Whigs elected to the Senate of that Congress.

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