▁held ▁from ▁November ▁ 2 ▁to ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁State ▁Senator ▁Cha un ce y ▁J . ▁Fox ▁( 8 th ▁D .) ▁was ▁re - elect ed . ▁Henry ▁F loyd - J ones ▁( 1 st ▁D .), ▁John ▁Hunter , ▁Eb ene zer ▁L oun s ber y ▁( both ▁ 2 nd ▁D .), ▁James ▁Pow ers ▁( 3 rd ▁D .), ▁David ▁Sp ra ker ▁( 4 th ▁D .), ▁Mic ah ▁Ster ling ▁( 5 th ▁D .), ▁George ▁Hun ting ton ▁( 6 th ▁D .), ▁John ▁Be ards ley ▁( 7 th ▁D .) ▁and ▁Assembly man ▁David ▁W ager ▁( 5 th ▁D .) ▁were ▁also ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Senate . ▁Fox ▁was ▁a ▁Wh ig , ▁the ▁other ▁nine ▁were ▁Democr ats . ▁ ▁S essions ▁The ▁Legisl ature ▁met ▁for ▁the ▁regular ▁session ▁at ▁the ▁Old ▁State ▁Capit ol ▁in ▁Alb any ▁on ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 3 6 ; ▁and ▁adj ourn ed ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 6 . ▁ ▁Charles ▁Hum ph rey ▁( D ) ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁Spe aker . ▁ ▁Upon ▁taking ▁their ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁Senate , ▁Hunter ▁and ▁L oun s ber y ▁( 2 nd ▁D .), ▁and ▁Ster ling ▁and ▁W ager ▁( 5 th ▁D .), ▁drew ▁lots ▁to ▁decide ▁which ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁sen ators ▁elected ▁in ▁each ▁district ▁would ▁serve ▁the ▁short ▁term , ▁and ▁which ▁one ▁the