The Green Papers: Political Party Breakdown of the 32nd Congress of the United States, 1851-1853

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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
Fillmore	Whig	32nd 1851-1853	34^C	24^P	2	2
32ND CONGRESS- SENATE The SENATE of the 32nd Congress included 2 Senators from other than the two Major Parties as elected by their respective State Legislatures, as follows: 2 Free Soilers- Senator Salmon P. Chase of OHIO (Class 3) Senator Charles Sumner of MASSACHUSETTS (Class 1) The SENATE of the 32nd Congress also included 2 vacancies, as follows: 1 vacancy from the State of CALIFORNIA, the Legislature of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1851 to 3 March 1857) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 32nd Congress on 1 December 1851. 1 vacancy from the State of CONNECTICUT, the General Assembly of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1851 to 3 March 1857) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 26th Congress on 1 December 1851. Charles Sumner, a Free Soiler, was elected by the General Court of the Commonwealth of MASSACHUSETTS to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1851 to 3 March 1857) from that State on 24 April 1851, before the convening of the "long" session of the 32nd Congress on 1 December 1851; Senator Sumner, therefore, is counted among the 2 other (as in "other than the two Major Parties") elected to the Senate of the 32nd Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1851] due to a failure of the legislature to elect. Benjamin Wade, a Whig, was elected by the General Assembly of the State of OHIO to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1851 to 3 March 1857) from that State on 15 March 1851, before the convening of the "long" session of the 32nd Congress on 1 December 1851; Senator Wade, therefore, is counted among the 24 Whigs elected to the Senate of the 32nd Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1851] due to a failure of the legislature to elect.

President

Party

Congress

United States Senate

House of Representatives

Democrat

Whig

other

vacancies

Democrat

Whig

other

Fillmore

Whig

32nd 1851-1853

34^C

24^P

32ND CONGRESS- SENATE

The SENATE of the 32nd Congress included 2 Senators from other than the two Major Parties as elected by their respective State Legislatures, as follows:

2 Free Soilers-
- Senator Salmon P. Chase of OHIO (Class 3)
- Senator Charles Sumner of MASSACHUSETTS (Class 1)

The SENATE of the 32nd Congress also included 2 vacancies, as follows:

1 vacancy from the State of CALIFORNIA, the Legislature of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1851 to 3 March 1857) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 32nd Congress on 1 December 1851.
1 vacancy from the State of CONNECTICUT, the General Assembly of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1851 to 3 March 1857) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 26th Congress on 1 December 1851.

Charles Sumner, a Free Soiler, was elected by the General Court of the Commonwealth of MASSACHUSETTS to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1851 to 3 March 1857) from that State on 24 April 1851, before the convening of the "long" session of the 32nd Congress on 1 December 1851; Senator Sumner, therefore, is counted among the 2 other (as in "other than the two Major Parties") elected to the Senate of the 32nd Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1851] due to a failure of the legislature to elect.

Benjamin Wade, a Whig, was elected by the General Assembly of the State of OHIO to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1851 to 3 March 1857) from that State on 15 March 1851, before the convening of the "long" session of the 32nd Congress on 1 December 1851; Senator Wade, therefore, is counted among the 24 Whigs elected to the Senate of the 32nd Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1851] due to a failure of the legislature to elect.

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