: W he aton ▁College ▁( Ill inois ) ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁elections ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁were ▁elections ▁that ▁had ▁the ▁majority ▁Jackson ians ▁gain ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate . ▁ ▁Sen ators ▁who ▁called ▁themselves ▁" Ant i - Jack son ian " ▁or ▁" National ▁Republic ans " ▁were ▁also ▁called ▁" Ad ams " ▁or ▁" Ad ams ▁Men ." ▁ ▁As ▁these ▁elections ▁were ▁prior ▁to ▁rat ification ▁of ▁the ▁sevent e enth ▁am end ment , ▁Sen ators ▁were ▁chosen ▁by ▁State ▁legisl atures . ▁ ▁Results ▁summary ▁ ▁Senate ▁Party ▁Division , ▁ 2 0 th ▁Congress ▁( 1 8 2 7 – 1 8 2 9 ) ▁▁▁ ▁Major ity ▁Party : ▁Jackson ian ▁( 2 7 ) ▁ ▁Minor ity ▁Party : ▁Anti - Jack son ian ▁( 2 0 – 2 1 ) ▁ ▁Other ▁Part ies : ▁( 0 ) ▁ ▁Total ▁Se ats : ▁ 4 8 ▁ ▁Change ▁in ▁composition ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁elections ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 6 . ▁ ▁Result ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁elections ▁ ▁Result ▁of ▁the ▁special ▁elections ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Congress . ▁ ▁Race ▁summar ies ▁ ▁Special ▁elections ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Congress ▁ ▁In ▁these ▁special ▁elections , ▁the ▁w inners ▁were ▁se ated ▁during ▁