The1829 United States Senate special election in New York was held on January 15, 1829, by theNew York State Legislature to elect aU.S. Senator (Class 1) to represent the State ofNew York in theUnited States Senate.
Martin Van Buren had been re-elected in 1827 to this seat, but resigned his seat on December 20, 1828, after his election asGovernor of New York.
GovernorDeWitt Clinton died on February 11, 1828, which led to a re-alignment of the two major parties in the State. The previously opposed "Clintonians" and "Bucktails" (Anti-Clintonians) had lost their reference point, and now became "Jacksonians" (supporters ofAndrew Jackson, later known as theDemocratic Party, led by Martin Van Buren), and "Anti-Jacksonians" or "Adams men" (supporting the re-election ofJohn Quincy Adams, later known as theNational Republican Party). Besides, theAnti-Masonic Party appeared as a strong third party in the western part of the State.
At the State election in November 1828, Van Buren was elected Governor, a Jacksonian majority was elected to the Assembly, and of the nine State Senators elected, four were Jacksonians, four Anti-Masons, and one Adams man who joined the Jacksonians after Adams's defeat for the presidency. The52nd New York State Legislature met from January 6 to May 5, 1829, atAlbany, New York.
Governor Van Buren chose one of his personal friends, and member of theAlbany Regency,Mayor of Albany Charles E. Dudley to fill the vacancy.
Charles E. Dudley was the choice of both the Assembly and the Senate, and was declared elected.
| Office | House | Jacksonian | Anti-Jacksonian | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator | State Senate (31 members) | Charles E. Dudley | 23 | ||
| State Assembly (127 members) | Charles E. Dudley | 79 | |||
Dudley took his seat on January 29, 1829, and remained in office until March 3, 1833.
