1826 United States elections
| ← House elections | |
| Overall control | Jacksonian gain |
|---|---|
| Seats contested | All 213 voting seats |
| Net seat change | Jacksonian +9[2] |
The 1826 United States elections occurred in the middle of
Democratic-Republican President John Quincy Adams's term. Members of the 20th United States Congress were chosen in this election. The election took place during a transitional period between the First Party System and the Second Party System. With the Federalist Party no longer active as a major political party, the major split in Congress was between supporters of Adams and supporters of Andrew Jackson, who Adams had defeated in the 1824 Presidential election
.
In the House, Jackson supporters picked up several seats, taking the majority from the faction supporting Adams.[3] Andrew Stevenson, a supporter of Jackson who later joined the Democratic Party, won election as Speaker of the House.
In the Senate, supporters of Jackson picked up one seat, retaining their majority.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Not counting special elections.
- ^ a b Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account.
- ^ "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ^ "Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present". United States Senate. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
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