1850–51 United States Senate elections

← 1848 & 1849 Various dates 1852 & 1853 →
21 of the 62 seats in the United States Senate (with special elections) 32 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Democratic Whig Free Soil Last election 33 seats 25 seats 1 seat Seats before 35 25 2 Seats won 12 4 0 Seats after 33 22 2 Seat change 2 3 Seats up 14 7 0
Results:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Whig gain      Whig hold      Legislature failed to elect
Majority party before election {{{before_election}}} Democratic Elected Majority party Democratic

The 1850–51 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1850 and 1851, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock.^[1] In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 1.

The Democratic Party lost seats, but retained a majority in the Senate.

Senate party division, 32nd Congress (1851–1853)

• Majority party: Democratic (34–35)
• Minority party: Whig Party (21–23)
• Other parties: Free Soiler (2–3)
• Total seats: 62