hear Prentiss. He spoke for nine hours over three days, packing the gallery, drawing Senators, and earning a national reputation for oratory and public admiration from leading Whigs including Senators Clay and Webster. The Elections Committee then required a third election. Scheduled for April 1838, it confirmed the November result. Both Whigs were seated in May late in the second session, also serving for the third session. |- ! rowspan=2 | (2 seats) | Seargent S. Prentiss | | Whig | 1837 | | Incumbent retired.New member elected.Democratic gain. | nowrap rowspan=2 | |- | Thomas J. Word | | Whig | 1837 | | Incumbent retired.New member elected.Democratic gain. |} Missouri New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania |- ! | Lemuel Paynter | | Democratic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! rowspan=2 | | John Sergeant | | Whig | 18161836 | Incumbent re-elected. | rowspan=2 nowrap | |- | George W. Toland | | Whig | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. |- ! | Charles Naylor | | Whig | 1837 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! rowspan=3 | | Edward Davies | | Anti-Masonic | 1836 | Incumbent re-elected. | rowspan=3 nowrap | |- | Edward Darlington | | Anti-Masonic | 1832 | | Incumbent retired.New member elected.Anti-Masonic hold. |- | David Potts Jr. | | Anti-Masonic | 1830 | | Incumbent retired.New member elected.Anti-Masonic hold. |- ! | Jacob Fry Jr. | | Democratic | 1834 | | Incumbent retired.New member elected.Democratic hold. | nowrap | |- ! | Mathias Morris | | Whig | 1834 | | Incumbent lost re-election.New member elected.Democratic gain. | nowrap | |- ! | David D. Wagener | | Democratic | 1832 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Edward B. Hubley | | Democratic | 1834 | | Incumbent retired.New member elected.Democratic hold. | nowrap | |- ! | George Keim | | Democratic | 1838 | Incumbent re-elected. | nowrap | |- ! | Luther Reily | | Democratic | 1836 | | Incumbent retired.New member elected.Whig gain. | nowrap | |- ! | Henry Logan | | Democratic | 1834 | | Incumbent retired.New member elected.Democratic hold. | nowrap | |- ! | Daniel Sheffer | | Democratic | 1836 | | Incumbent lost re-election.New member elected.Whig gain. | nowrap | |- ! | Charles McClure