1826 United States elections

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 With the Federalist Party no longer active as a major political party, the major split in Congress was between supporters of Adams and supporters of Andrew Jackson, who Adams had defeated in the 1824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.

1826 United States elections
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Midterm elections
Incumbent presidentJohn Quincy Adams
(Democratic-Republican)
Next Congress20th
Senate elections
Overall controlJacksonian hold
Seats contested16 of 48 seats[1]
Net seat changeJacksonian +1[2]
House elections
Overall controlJacksonian gain
Seats contestedAll 213 voting seats
Net seat changeJacksonian +9[2]

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 would later join 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
  1. Not counting special elections.
  2. Congressional seat gain figures only reflect the results of the regularly-scheduled elections, and do not take special elections into account.
  3. "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  4. "Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present". United States Senate. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
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