The Green Papers: Political Party Breakdown of the 29th Congress of the United States, 1845-1847

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President	Party	Congress	United States Senate	House of Representatives
	Democrat	Whig	other	vacancies	Democrat	Whig	other
Polk	Democrat	29th 1845-1847	29^CP	25
29TH CONGRESS- IN GENERAL The General Assembly of the State of FLORIDA, a State admitted to the Union on the same date as the expiration of the preceding Congress, elected its first two Senators- David Levy (Yulee) and James D. Westcott, Jr., both Democrats- on 1 July 1845, before the convening of the "long" session of the 29th Congress on 1 December 1845. Senators Levy (Yulee) and Westcott, therefore, are each counted among the 29 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 29th Congress; when lots were drawn in the Senate to determine the Electoral "Class" for each of Florida's first two Senators, Senator Levy (Yulee) drew a Class 1 seat (term ending 3 March 1851), while Senator Westcott drew a Class 3 seat (term ending 3 March 1849). [For further information about the methods used to determine the Electoral "Classes" for the Senators from a given State, please see our website's page dealing with United States Senate Electoral "Classes" .] TEXAS was admitted as the 28th State of the Union on 29 December 1845: as this was after the convening of the "long" session of the 29th Congress on 1 December 1845, Texas' 2 Senators are NOT counted among those elected to the Senate of the 29th Congress; neither are Texas' 2 Congressmen counted among those elected to the House of Representatives in that Congress. IOWA was admitted as the 29th State of the Union on 28 December 1846: as this was well after the convening of the "long" session of the 29th Congress on 1 December 1845, Iowa's 2 Senators are NOT counted among those elected to the Senate of the 29th Congress; neither are Iowa's 2 Congressmen counted among those elected to the House of Representatives in that Congress. 29TH CONGRESS- SENATE John C. Calhoun, a Democrat, was elected by the General Assembly of the State of SOUTH CAROLINA to the Class 2 seat (term ending 3 March 1847) from that State vacated by the resignation of Senator Daniel E. Huger on 3 March 1845, at the end of the preceding Congress, before the convening of the "long" session of the 29th Congress on 1 December 1845; Senator Calhoun, therefore, is counted among the 29 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 29th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1845].

President

Party

Congress

United States Senate

House of Representatives

Democrat

Whig

other

vacancies

Democrat

Whig

other

Polk

Democrat

29th 1845-1847

29^CP

29TH CONGRESS- IN GENERAL

The General Assembly of the State of FLORIDA, a State admitted to the Union on the same date as the expiration of the preceding Congress, elected its first two Senators- David Levy (Yulee) and James D. Westcott, Jr., both Democrats- on 1 July 1845, before the convening of the "long" session of the 29th Congress on 1 December 1845. Senators Levy (Yulee) and Westcott, therefore, are each counted among the 29 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 29th Congress; when lots were drawn in the Senate to determine the Electoral "Class" for each of Florida's first two Senators, Senator Levy (Yulee) drew a Class 1 seat (term ending 3 March 1851), while Senator Westcott drew a Class 3 seat (term ending 3 March 1849).
[For further information about the methods used to determine the Electoral "Classes" for the Senators from a given State, please see our website's page dealing with United States Senate Electoral "Classes" .]

TEXAS was admitted as the 28th State of the Union on 29 December 1845: as this was after the convening of the "long" session of the 29th Congress on 1 December 1845, Texas' 2 Senators are NOT counted among those elected to the Senate of the 29th Congress; neither are Texas' 2 Congressmen counted among those elected to the House of Representatives in that Congress.

IOWA was admitted as the 29th State of the Union on 28 December 1846: as this was well after the convening of the "long" session of the 29th Congress on 1 December 1845, Iowa's 2 Senators are NOT counted among those elected to the Senate of the 29th Congress; neither are Iowa's 2 Congressmen counted among those elected to the House of Representatives in that Congress.

29TH CONGRESS- SENATE

John C. Calhoun, a Democrat, was elected by the General Assembly of the State of SOUTH CAROLINA to the Class 2 seat (term ending 3 March 1847) from that State vacated by the resignation of Senator Daniel E. Huger on 3 March 1845, at the end of the preceding Congress, before the convening of the "long" session of the 29th Congress on 1 December 1845; Senator Calhoun, therefore, is counted among the 29 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 29th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1845].

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