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The 1844–45 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states, coinciding with James K. Polk's election. 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 1844 and 1845, 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 re-captured control of the Senate, gaining a net total of eleven seats from the Whigs.
Results summary
Senate party division, 29th Congress (1845–1847)
- Majority party: Democratic (26–31)
- Minority party: Whig (24)
- Other parties: (0–1)
- Vacant: (4–2)
- Total seats: 54–58