1832 United States elections
| ← House elections | |
| Overall control | Democratic hold |
|---|---|
| Seats contested | All 240 voting members |
| Net seat change | Democratic +17[2] |
The 1832 United States elections elected the members of the
third party.[3]
In the presidential election,
presidential electors
via statewide popular vote.
Following the
1830 census, the House increased in size, adding 27 seats. Opponents of Jackson maintained the same number of seats, but the Democrats won several seats, increasing their majority.[5]
In the Senate, the anti-Jackson faction won moderate gains, taking the majority in the Senate.[6]
See also
- 1832 United States presidential election
- 1832–33 United States House of Representatives elections
- 1832–33 United States Senate elections
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.
- ^ a b "Presidential elections". History.com. History Channel. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ a b "1832 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present". United States Senate. Retrieved 25 June 2014.