United States House of Representatives elections, 1806 and 1807
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Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 10th Congress were held at various dates in each state between April 29, 1806 (in New York) and August 4, 1807 (in Tennessee) during Thomas Jefferson's second term with the new Congress meeting on October 26, 1807.
The Democratic-Republicans continued to build on their huge supermajority. They were actually able to take over two more seats than they had in the previous Congress, which they controlled by a margin of better than three to one. Commitment to agrarian policy allowed the Democratic-Republicans to dominate rural districts, which represented the bulk of the nation. On the other hand, supporters of the Federalists, even in their traditional base of support in the urban centers of coastal New England, continued to lament the ineffectiveness of their party and its lack of electoral appeal.
Election summaries
| 116 | 26 |
| Democratic-Republican | Federalist |
| State | Type | ↑ Date |
Total seats |
Democratic- Republican |
Federalist | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | Change | Seats | Change | ||||
| New York | Districts | April 29 – May 1, 1806 | 17 | 15 |  |
2 | |
| Kentucky | Districts | August 4, 1806 | 6 | 6 | |
0 | |
| North Carolina | Districts | August 15, 1806 | 12 | 11 |  |
1 |  |
| New Hampshire | At-large | August 25, 1806 | 5 | 5 | |
0 | |
| Rhode Island | At-large | August 26, 1806[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 2 | |
0 | |
| Vermont | Districts | September 2, 1806 | 4 | 2 | |
2 | |
| Connecticut | At-large | September 15, 1806 | 7 | 0 | |
7 | |
| Georgia | At-large | October 6, 1806 | 4 | 4 | |
0 | |
| Maryland | Districts | 9 | 6 | |
3 | | |
| Delaware | At-large | October 7, 1806 | 1 | 0 | |
1 | |
| South Carolina | Districts | October 13–14, 1806 | 8 | 8 | |
0 | |
| Ohio | At-large | October 14, 1806 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | |
| Pennsylvania | Districts | 18 | 15 | |
3 | | |
| New Jersey | At-large | October 14–15, 1806 | 6 | 6 | |
0 | |
| Massachusetts | Districts | November 3, 1806 | 17 | 11 | |
6 | |
| Late elections (After the March 4, 1807 beginning of the next Congress) | |||||||
| Virginia | Districts | April 1807 | 22 | 21 | |
1 | |
| Tennessee | Districts | August 3–4, 1807 | 3 | 3 | |
0 | |
| Total | 142 | 116 81.7% |
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26 18.3% |
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Special elections
There were special elections in 1806 and 1807 during the 9th United States Congress and 10th United States Congress.
Elections are sorted here by date then district.
9th Congress
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| North Carolina 10 "Rowan district" | Nathaniel Alexander | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent resigned November 1805 after being elected Governor of North Carolina. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated February 24, 1806.[1] Successor later elected to the next term, see below. |
√ Evan S. Alexander (Democratic-Republican) Robert Locke (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 2] |
| Connecticut at-large | John Cotton Smith | Federalist | 1800 (Special) | Incumbent resigned sometime in August 1806. New member elected September 15, 1806. Federalist hold. Successor seated December 1, 1806. Successor declined to run for the next term, on a ballot the same day, see below. |
√ Theodore Dwight (Federalist)[2][lower-alpha 2] [Data unknown/missing.] |
| Georgia at-large | Joseph Bryan | Democratic-Republican | 1803 (Special) | Incumbent resigned sometime in 1806. New member elected September 15, 1806. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated September 1, 1806. Successor was later elected to the next term, see below. |
√ Dennis Smelt (Democratic-Republican) 51.9% George M. Troup 42.6% Buckner Harris 5.5% Other <0.1%[3] |
| Georgia at-large | Thomas Spalding | Democratic-Republican | 1805 (Contested election) | Incumbent resigned sometime in 1806. New member elected before December 6, 1806. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated January 26, 1807. Successor had already been elected to the next term, see below. |
√ William W. Bibb (Democratic-Republican) 74.2% David Creswell 25.8%[4] |
| Maryland 7 | Joseph H. Nicholson | Democratic-Republican | 1798 (Special) | Incumbent resigned March 1, 1806. New member elected October 4, 1806. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated December 3, 1806. Successor also elected to the next term, see below. |
√ Edward Lloyd (Democratic-Republican) 83.8% James Brown 16.2%[5] |
| Virginia 13 | Christopher H. Clark | Democratic-Republican | 1804 (Special) | Incumbent resigned July 1, 1806. New member elected in early November 1806.[6] Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated December 1, 1806. Successor later elected to the next term, see below. |
√ William A. Burwell (Democratic-Republican) Henry Callaway[6][lower-alpha 2] |
| Pennsylvania 1 | Michael Leib | Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Incumbent resigned February 14, 1806. New member elected November 27, 1806. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated December 8, 1806. |
√ John Porter (Democratic-Republican) [Data unknown/missing.] |
| Orleans Territory at-large | None (District created). | New delegate elected December 1, 1806. | √ Daniel Clarke[lower-alpha 2] [Data unknown/missing.] | ||
10th Congress
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| South Carolina 6 | Levi Casey | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent/Representative-elect died February 3, 1807. Seat remain unfilled in the 9th Congress. New member elected June 1–2, 1807. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated October 26, 1807.[7] |
√ Joseph Calhoun (Democratic-Republican) [Data unknown/missing.] |
| Massachusetts 12 "Berkshire district" | Barnabas Bidwell | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent resigned July 13, 1807 to become Attorney General of Massachusetts. New member elected in 1807. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor seated November 2, 1807.[7] |
√ Ezekiel Bacon (Democratic-Republican) 84.4% Daniel Dewey (Federalist) 10.8% Scattering 4.8%[8] |
| Delaware at-large | James M. Broom | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent/Representative-elect resigned in 1807. New member elected October 6 1807. Federalist hold. Successor seated December 2, 1807.[7] |
√ Nicholas Van Dyke (Federalist) 51.7% John Dickinson (Democratic-Republican) 48.3% Scattering <0.1%[9] |
Connecticut
Connecticut elected its members on September 15, 1806.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Connecticut at-large 7 seats on a general ticket |
Benjamin Tallmadge | Federalist | 1801 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Benjamin Tallmadge (Federalist)[lower-alpha 2] √ Jonathan O. Moseley (Federalist) √ Epaphroditus Champion (Federalist) √ Timothy Pitkin (Federalist) √ Lewis B. Sturges (Federalist) √ John Davenport (Federalist) √ Samuel W. Dana (Federalist) Sylvanus Backus (Federalist) Asa Bacon (Federalist) John Caldwell (Federalist) Sylvester Gilbert (Federalist) Uriel Holmes (Federalist) Ebenezer Huntington (Federalist) Lyman Law (Federalist) Samuel B. Sherwood (Federalist) John Cotton Smith (Federalist) Nathaniel Terry (Federalist) Noah Webster (Federalist) |
| Jonathan O. Moseley | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John Cotton Smith | Federalist | 1800 (Special) | Incumbent resigned sometime in August 1806. New member elected. Federalist hold. Successor was not elected to finish the current term, see above. | ||
| Timothy Pitkin | Federalist | 1805 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Lewis B. Sturges | Federalist | 1805 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John Davenport | Federalist | 1798 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Samuel W. Dana | Federalist | 1798 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Delaware
Delaware elected its member October 7, 1806.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Delaware at-large | James M. Broom | Federalist | 1805 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. Incumbent resigned before the next Congress and declined the seat, leading to a special election, see above. |
√ James M. Broom (Federalist) 60.5% Thomas Fitzgerald (Democratic-Republican) 21.3% Joseph Haslet (Democratic-Republican) 9.8% Thomas Montgomery (Democratic-Republican) 8.3% |
Georgia
Georgia elected its members October 6, 1806.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Georgia at-large 4 seats on a general ticket |
Dennis Smelt | Democratic-Republican | 1806 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Dennis Smelt (Democratic-Republican) 18.4% √ George M. Troup (Democratic-Republican) 16.7% √ William W. Bibb (Democratic-Republican) 15.3% √ Howell Cobb (Democratic-Republican) 12.8% Elijah Clarke 12.5% William Barnett (Democratic-Republican) 7.2% Thomas Carr 6.2% James Simms 6.2% Thomas Spalding (Democratic-Republican) 3.1% Obediah Jones 1.0% Buckner Harris 0.6% |
| David Meriwether | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
| Thomas Spalding | Democratic-Republican | 1805 (Election contest) | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Incumbent then resigned sometime in 1806, leading to a special election, see above. | ||
| Peter Early | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
Kentucky
Kentucky elected its members August 4, 1806.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Kentucky 1 | Matthew Lyon | Democratic-Republican | 1797 (Vermont) 1803 |
Incumbent re-elected. | √ Matthew Lyon (Democratic-Republican) 57.9% David Walker (Democratic-Republican) 42.1% |
| Kentucky 2 | John Boyle | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Boyle (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 2] |
| Kentucky 3 | Matthew Walton | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ John Rowan (Democratic-Republican) 55.8% Stephen Ormsby (Democratic-Republican) 44.2% |
| Kentucky 4 | Thomas Sandford | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Richard M. Johnson (Democratic-Republican) 42.5% Thomas Sandford (Democratic-Republican) 30.2% James Moore 27.3% |
| Kentucky 5 | John Fowler | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Benjamin Howard (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| Kentucky 6 | George M. Bedinger | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Joseph Desha (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 2] |
Maryland
Maryland elected its members October 6, 1806.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[lower-alpha 3] | |
| Maryland 1 | John Campbell | Federalist | 1801 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Campbell (Federalist) 99.9% |
| Maryland 2 | Leonard Covington | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Archibald Van Horne (Democratic-Republican) 58.4% Leonard Covington (Democratic-Republican) 41.5% |
| Maryland 3 | Patrick Magruder | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
√ Philip B. Key (Federalist) 53.3% Patrick Magruder (Democratic-Republican) 46.7% |
| Maryland 4 | Roger Nelson | Democratic-Republican | 1804 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Roger Nelson (Democratic-Republican) 96.4% Nathaniel Rochester (Quid) 3.0% |
| Maryland 5 Plural district with 2 seats |
Nicholas R. Moore | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Nicholas R. Moore (Democratic-Republican) 44.5% √ William McCreery (Democratic-Republican) 25.7% Joshua Barney (Quid) 14.9% John Scott (Federalist) 14.9% |
| William McCreery | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Maryland 6 | John Archer | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ John Montgomery (Democratic-Republican) 50.2% John Archer (Quid) 48.7% Samuel Sutton 1.0% |
| Maryland 7 | Joseph H. Nicholson | Democratic-Republican | 1798 (Special) | Incumbent resigned March 1, 1806. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor had also been elected to finish the current term, see above. |
√ Edward Lloyd (Democratic-Republican) 81.1% James Brown (Quid) 18.8% |
| Maryland 8 | Charles Goldsborough | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Charles Goldsborough (Federalist) 68.8% Philip Quinton (Quid) 31.1% |
Massachusetts
Massachusetts elected its members November 3, 1806.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[lower-alpha 3] | |
| Massachusetts 1 "Suffolk district" |
Josiah Quincy | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Josiah Quincy (Federalist) 57.7% James Prince (Democratic-Republican) 42.2% |
| Massachusetts 2 "Essex South district" |
Jacob Crowninshield | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jacob Crowninshield (Democratic-Republican) 54.8% Samuel Putnam (Federalist) 45.0% |
| Massachusetts 3 "Essex North district" |
Jeremiah Nelson | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
√ Edward St. Loe Livermore (Federalist) 67.6% Thomas Kitteridge (Democratic-Republican) 32.4% |
| Massachusetts 4 "Middlesex district" |
Joseph Bradley Varnum | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph Bradley Varnum (Democratic-Republican) 74.0% Ebenezer Bridgely (Federalist) 25.1% |
| Massachusetts 5 "Hampshire South district" |
William Ely | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Ely (Federalist) 57.1% Samuel Fowler (Democratic-Republican) 38.5% William Eaton (Federalist) 4.4% |
| Massachusetts 6 "Hampshire North district" |
Samuel Taggart | Federalist | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Samuel Taggart (Federalist) 64.4% Solomon Snead (Democratic-Republican) 35.6% |
| Massachusetts 7 "Plymouth district" |
Joseph Barker | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph Barker (Democratic-Republican) 60.8% Nahum Mitchell (Federalist) 38.4% |
| Massachusetts 8 "Barnstable district" |
Isaiah L. Green | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Isaiah L. Green (Democratic-Republican) 63.4% Wendall Davis (Federalist) 34.6% Others 2.0% |
| Massachusetts 9 "Bristol district" |
Phanuel Bishop | Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Josiah Dean (Democratic-Republican) 55.1% Nicholas Tillinghast (Federalist) 43.1% Nathaniel Morton 1.6% |
| Massachusetts 10 "Worcester South district" |
Seth Hastings | Federalist | 1800 (Special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist hold. |
√ Jabez Upham (Federalist) 53.9% Edward Bangs (Democratic-Republican) 45.4% |
| Massachusetts 11 "Worcester North district" |
William Stedman | Federalist | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Stedman (Federalist) 63.6% John Whiting (Democratic-Republican) 36.0% |
| Massachusetts 12 "Berkshire district" |
Barnabas Bidwell | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Barnabas Bidwell (Democratic-Republican) 59.9% Daniel Dewey (Federalist) 40.1% |
| Massachusetts 13 "Norfolk district" |
Ebenezer Seaver | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ebenezer Seaver (Democratic-Republican) 65.3% Edward H. Robbins (Federalist) 34.7% |
| Massachusetts 14 "York district" District of Maine |
Richard Cutts | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard Cutts (Democratic-Republican) 55.9% Joseph Leland (Federalist) 25.8% Joseph Bartlett (Democratic-Republican) 18.4% |
| Massachusetts 15 "Cumberland district" District of Maine |
Peleg Wadsworth | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Daniel Ilsley (Democratic-Republican) 52.5% Ezekiel Whitman (Federalist) 47.5% |
| Massachusetts 16 "Lincoln district" District of Maine |
Orchard Cook | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Orchard Cook (Democratic-Republican) 55.9% Mark L. Hill (Federalist) 44.1% |
| Massachusetts 17 "Kennebec district" District of Maine |
John Chandler | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Chandler (Democratic-Republican) 76.5% John Crosby 20.6% Benjamin Whitwell (Federalist) 2.9% |
New Hampshire
New Hampshire elected its members August 25, 1806.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[lower-alpha 3] | |
| New Hampshire at-large 5 seats on a general ticket |
Silas Betton | Federalist | 1802 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Jedediah K. Smith (Democratic-Republican) 12.2% √ Clement Storer (Democratic-Republican) 12.1% √ Peter Carleton (Democratic-Republican) 12.1% √ Francis Gardner (Democratic-Republican) 12.0% √ Daniel M. Durell (Democratic-Republican) 10.9% Samuel Tenney (Federalist) 7.8% Caleb Ellis (Federalist) 7.7% David Hough (Federalist) 7.6% Thomas W. Thompson (Federalist) 6.0% Silas Betton (Federalist) 6.0% John Wheeler (Federalist) 2.0% Timothy Farrar (Federalist) 1.7% Others 2.0% |
| Thomas W. Thompson | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||
| Samuel Tenney | Federalist | 1800 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||
| David Hough | Federalist | 1802 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||
| Caleb Ellis | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||
New Jersey
New Jersey elected its members October 14–15, 1806. The Federalists ran a mixed ticket consisting of 2 Federalists (Aaron Ogden and John Beatty) and 4 Democratic-Republicans (William Helms, Ebenezer Elmer, George Maxwell, and Adam Boyd), one of whom (William Helms) was also on the Democratic-Republican ticket. The Federalists capitalized on resentment over the replacement on the official Democratic-Republican ticket of Ebenezer Elmer, from South Jersey, with Thomas Newbold from Monmouth County and the retention of James Sloan. This ticket was formed too late to gain sufficient support, but the Federalists did do much better in state elections that year than they had in previous elections.[10]
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[lower-alpha 3] | |
| New Jersey at-large 6 seats on a general ticket |
William Helms | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Helms (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 4] 14.9% √ Thomas Newbold (Democratic-Republican) 12.4% √ Henry Southard (Democratic-Republican) 12.4% √ Ezra Darby (Democratic-Republican) 11.9% √ John Lambert (Democratic-Republican) 11.8% √ James Sloan (Democratic-Republican) 11.2% Aaron Ogden (Federalist) 5.9% Ebenezer Elmer (Democratic-Republican) 5.8% John Beatty (Federalist) 5.3% George C. Maxwell (Democratic-Republican) 3.8% Adam Boyd (Democratic-Republican) 3.4% |
| Ebenezer Elmer | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
| Henry Southard | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Ezra Darby | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| John Lambert | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| James Sloan | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
New York
New York elected representatives to the 10th Congress on April 29-May 1, 1806. This was the second and last election in which Districts 2 and 3 were elected on a joint ticket. New York redistricted in the next election.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| New York 1 | Eliphalet Wickes | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Samuel Riker (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| New York 2 / New York 3 Joint ticket |
Gurdon S. Mumford | Democratic-Republican | 1804 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Gurdon S. Mumford (Democratic-Republican) 27.8% √ George Clinton Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 26.5% John B. Coles (Federalist) 22.3% Nicholas Fish (Federalist) 22.3% John R. Livingston (Democratic-Republican) 1.0% |
| George Clinton Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1805 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| New York 4 | Philip Van Courtlandt | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Philip Van Courtlandt (Democratic-Republican) 46.5% Peter A. Jay (Federalist) 41.0 % Peter Taulman (Democratic-Republican) 6.5% Samuel S. Smith (Democratic-Republican) 6.1% |
| New York 5 | John Blake Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Blake Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 62.9% Reuben Hopkins (Federalist) 37.1% |
| New York 6 | Daniel C. Verplanck | Democratic-Republican | 1803 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Daniel C. Verplanck (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| New York 7 | Martin G. Schuneman | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
√ Barent Gardenier (Federalist) 47.8% William A. Thompson (Democratic-Republican) 34.7% Johannes Bruyn (Democratic-Republican) 17.5% |
| New York 8 | Henry W. Livingston | Federalist | 1802 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ James I. Van Alen (Democratic-Republican) 50.1% Robert Le Roy Livingston (Federalist) 49.9% |
| New York 9 | Killian Van Rensselaer | Federalist | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Killian Van Rensselaer (Federalist) 46.6% Benjamin DeWitt (Democratic-Republican) 32.7% Henry Glen (Democratic-Republican) 20.6% |
| New York 10 | Josiah Masters | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Josiah Masters (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| New York 11 | Peter Sailly | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ John Thompson (Democratic-Republican) 57.8% Asahel Porter (Federalist) 39.6% Peter Sailly (Democratic-Republican) 2.6% |
| New York 12 | David Thomas | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ David Thomas (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| New York 13 | Thomas Sammons | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Peter Swart (Democratic-Republican) 69.4% Isaac H. Tiffany (Federalist) 30.6% |
| New York 14 | John Russell | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Russell (Democratic-Republican) 67.3% Solomon Martin (Federalist) 33.7% |
| New York 15 | Nathan Williams | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ William Kirkpatrick (Democratic-Republican) 55.3% John Nicholson (Democratic-Republican)44.7% |
| New York 16 | Uri Tracy | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Reuben Humphrey (Democratic-Republican) 86.1% Thaddeus M. Wood (Federalist) 8.1% John Cantine (Democratic-Republican) 3.1% Uri Tracy (Democratic-Republican) 2.6% |
| New York 17 | Silas Halsey | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ John Harris (Democratic-Republican) 35.1% Daniel W. Lewis (Federalist) 33.6% Silas Halsey (Democratic-Republican) James Faulkner (Democratic-Republican) 1.8% |
North Carolina
North Carolina elected its members August 15, 1806.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[lower-alpha 3] | |
| North Carolina 1 | Thomas Wynns | Democratic-Republican | 1802 (Special) | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Lemuel Sawyer (Democratic-Republican) 64.0% William H. Murfree (Democratic-Republican) 36.0% |
| North Carolina 2 | Willis Alston | Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Willis Alston (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| North Carolina 3 | Thomas Blount | Democratic-Republican | 1793 1804 |
Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas Blount (Democratic-Republican) 50.1%[lower-alpha 5] William Kennedy (Democratic-Republican) 49.9% |
| North Carolina 4 | William Blackledge | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Blackledge (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 2] |
| North Carolina 5 | Thomas Kenan | Democratic-Republican | 1805 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas Kenan (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 2] Benjamin Smith (Democratic-Republican) Samuel Jacelyn Alexander D. Moore |
| North Carolina 6 | Nathaniel Macon | Democratic-Republican | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Nathaniel Macon (Democratic-Republican) 99.8% |
| North Carolina 7 | Duncan McFarlan | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. Election was later contested. |
√ John Culpepper (Federalist) 48.1% Duncan McFarlan (Democratic-Republican) 47.2% John Hay (Federalist) 3.7% James Sanders (Democratic-Republican) 1.0% |
| North Carolina 8 | Richard Stanford | Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard Stanford (Democratic-Republican) 94.3% Calvin Jones 2.6% |
| North Carolina 9 | Marmaduke Williams | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Marmaduke Williams (Democratic-Republican) 57.9% Theophilus Lacy (Democratic-Republican) 42.1% |
| North Carolina 10 | Evan S. Alexander | Democratic-Republican | 1806 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Evan S. Alexander[lower-alpha 2] Matthew Brandon |
| North Carolina 11 | James Holland | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James Holland (Democratic-Republican) 96.1% Joseph Graham 3.7% |
| North Carolina 12 | Joseph Winston | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Meshack Franklin (Democratic-Republican) 63.1% William Lenoir (Democratic-Republican) 32.5% Peter Eaton (Democratic-Republican) 4.4% |
Ohio
Ohio elected its member October 14, 1806. Both candidates were Democratic-Republicans, but from election articles published in The Scioto Gazette it was suggested that James Pritchard was the candidate of the Ohio Quids and that in a few counties, notably Columbiana and Jefferson, he was also supported by the Federalists.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[lower-alpha 3] | |
| Ohio at-large | Jeremiah Morrow | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Jeremiah Morrow (Democratic-Republican) 73.9% James Pritchard (Democratic-Republican/Federalist) 26.0% |
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania elected its members October 14, 1806.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[11] | |
| Pennsylvania 1 Plural district with 3 seats |
Michael Leib | Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Incumbent resigned February 14, 1806. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor also elected to finish the current term, see above. |
√ John Porter (Democratic-Republican) 21.1% √ Jacob Richards (Democratic-Republican) 20.7% √ Joseph Clay (Democratic-Republican) 20.4% William Graham (Federalist) 18.3% Joseph Hemphill (Federalist) 12.7% John Sergeant (Tertium quid) 6.8% |
| Jacob Richards | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Joseph Clay | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Pennsylvania 2 Plural district with 3 seats |
Robert Brown | Democratic-Republican | 1798 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert Brown (Democratic-Republican) 18.0% √ William Milnor (Tertium quid/Federalist) 16.8% √ John Pugh (Democratic-Republican) 16.6% John Hahn (Democratic-Republican) 16.5% Frederick Conrad (Tertium quid) 16.2% William Latimore (Tertium quid) 16.0% |
| Frederick Conrad | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Federalist gain. | ||
| John Pugh | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Pennsylvania 3 Plural district with 3 seats |
Isaac Anderson | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Federalist gain. |
√ John Hiester (Tertium quid/Democratic-Republican) 18.3% √ Matthias Richards (Tertium quid/Democratic-Republican) 18.1% √ Robert Jenkins (Tertium quid/Federalist) 17.7% John Whitehill (Democratic-Republican) 15.5% Roger Davis (Democratic-Republican) 15.2% William Witman (Democratic-Republican) 15.1% |
| Christian Lower | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
| John Whitehill | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
| Pennsylvania 4 Plural district with 2 seats |
Robert Whitehill | Democratic-Republican | 1805 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert Whitehill (Democratic-Republican) 47.7% √ David Bard 42.7% Evers Doty (Democratic-Republican) 7.8% Oliver Pollock (?) 1.8% |
| David Bard | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
| Pennsylvania 5 | Andrew Gregg | Democratic-Republican | 1791 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Daniel Montgomery Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 57.7% Andrew Gregg 42.3% (Tertium quid) |
| Pennsylvania 6 | James Kelly | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James Kelly (Tertium quid/Federalist) Unopposed |
| Pennsylvania 7 | John Rea | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Rea (Democratic-Republican) 52.7% Andrew Dunlap (Federalist) 29.7% Henry Woods (Tertium quid) 17.6% |
| Pennsylvania 8 | William Findley | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Findley (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| Pennsylvania 9 | John Smilie | Democratic-Republican | 1792 1798 |
Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Smilie (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| Pennsylvania 10 | John Hamilton | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ William Hoge (Democratic-Republican) 62.0% John Hamilton (Tertium quid) 38.0% |
| Pennsylvania 11 | Samuel Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1805 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Samuel Smith (Democratic-Republican) 55.9% John Wilkins (Tertium quid) 44.1% |
Rhode Island
Rhode Island elected its members August 26, 1806. Rhode Island law required a majority of votes to win. In this election, only one candidate won a majority on the first ballot, and so a run-off election was required to choose the second seat.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[lower-alpha 3] | |
| Rhode Island at-large 2 seats on a general ticket |
Nehemiah Knight | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent re-elected. | First ballot: √ Nehemiah Knight (Democratic-Republican) 26.9% Isaac Wilbour (Democratic-Republican) 24.4% William Hunter (Federalist) 22.2% Thomas Arnold (Federalist) 21.8% Thomas B. Hazard (Quid) 4.7% Second ballot: √ Isaac Wilbour (Democratic-Republican) 58.2% William Hunter (Federalist) 41.3% |
| Joseph Stanton Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
South Carolina
South Carolina elected its members October 13–14, 1806.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| South Carolina 1 "Charleston district" |
Robert Marion | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert Marion (Democratic-Republican) 55.6% William L. Smith (Federalist) 43.6% |
| South Carolina 2 "Beaufort and Edgefield district" |
William Butler Sr. | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William Butler Sr. (Democratic-Republican) 73.6% Richard B. Screven (Federalist) 26.2% |
| South Carolina 3 "Georgetown district" |
David R. Williams | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ David R. Williams (Democratic-Republican) 97.9% |
| South Carolina 4 "Orangeburgh district" |
O'Brien Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ John Taylor (Democratic-Republican) 55.3% Henry Dana Ward (Federalist) 30.0% Miles B. Pinkney (Democratic-Republican) 14.3% |
| South Carolina 5 "Sumter district" |
Richard Winn | Democratic-Republican | 1802 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard Winn (Democratic-Republican) 73.0% Anthony Butler (Federalist) 27.0% |
| South Carolina 6 "Abbeville district" |
Levi Casey | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected but died February 3, 1807, leading to a special election, see above. | √ Levi Casey (Democratic-Republican) 50.1% John A. Elmer (Federalist) 25.2% Joseph Calhoun (Democratic-Republican) 24.7% |
| South Carolina 7 "Chester district" |
Thomas Moore | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas Moore (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| South Carolina 8 "Pendleton district" |
John B. Earle | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Lemuel J. Alston (Democratic-Republican) 39.7% William Hunter (Democratic-Republican) 30.3% Elias Earle (Democratic-Republican) 30.0% |
Tennessee
Tennessee elected its members August 3–4, 1807, after the Congress began but before the first session met.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Tennessee 1 "Washington district" |
John Rhea | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Rhea (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| Tennessee 2 "Hamilton district" |
George W. Campbell | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ George W. Campbell (Democratic-Republican) 69.3% Pleasant M. Miller (Democratic-Republican) 30.7% |
| Tennessee 3 "Mero district" |
William Dickson | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Jesse Wharton (Democratic-Republican) 62.5% James Lyon 31.2% Spencer Clack 3.5% Moses Fisk 2.8% |
Vermont
Vermont elected its members September 2, 1806.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[lower-alpha 3] | |
| Vermont 1 "Southwestern district" |
Gideon Olin | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ James Witherell (Democratic-Republican) 54.1% Jonas Galusha (Federalist) 29.4% Others 16.5% |
| Vermont 2 "Southeastern district" |
James Elliot | Federalist | 1802 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James Elliot (Federalist) 57.9% William Hunter (Democratic-Republican) 32.2% Others 9.9% |
| Vermont 3 "Northeastern district" |
James Fisk | Democratic-Republican | 1805 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James Fisk (Democratic-Republican) 61.0% William Chamberlain (Federalist) 37.1% Others 1.9% |
| Vermont 4 "Northwestern district" |
Martin Chittenden | Federalist | 1802 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Martin Chittenden (Federalist) 52.6% Ezra Butler (Democratic-Republican) 43.3% Others 4.2% |
Virginia
Virginia elected its members in April 1807, after the Congress began but before the first session met.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Virginia 1 | John G. Jackson | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John G. Jackson (Democratic-Republican) 58.9% Noah Linsley (Federalist) 41.1% |
| Virginia 2 | John Morrow | Democratic-Republican | 1805 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Morrow (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| Virginia 3 | John Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Smith (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 2] James Singleton |
| Virginia 4 | David Holmes | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ David Holmes (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| Virginia 5 | Alexander Wilson | Democratic-Republican | 1804 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Alexander Wilson (Democratic-Republican) 57.0% Oliver Towles (Democratic-Republican) 23.4% Robert Bailey (Quid) 19.3% |
| Virginia 6 | Abram Trigg | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Abram Trigg (Democratic-Republican)[lower-alpha 2] Daniel Sheffey (Quid) |
| Virginia 7 | Joseph Lewis Jr. | Federalist | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph Lewis Jr. (Federalist) 55.2% John Littlejohn (Democratic-Republican) 44.8% |
| Virginia 8 | Walter Jones | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Walter Jones (Democratic-Republican) 86.7% Richard Barnes (Federalist) 13.3% |
| Virginia 9 | Philip R. Thompson | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ John Love (Democratic-Republican) 60.5% Philip R. Thompson (Democratic-Republican) 39.5% |
| Virginia 10 | John Dawson | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Dawson (Democratic-Republican) 60.0% John Mercer (Democratic-Republican) 40.0% |
| Virginia 11 | James M. Garnett | Democratic-Republican | 1805 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ James M. Garnett (Democratic-Republican) 63.2% Larkin Smith (Democratic-Republican) 36.8% |
| Virginia 12 | Burwell Bassett | Democratic-Republican | 1805 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Burwell Bassett (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| Virginia 13 | William A. Burwell | Democratic-Republican | 1806 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William A. Burwell (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| Virginia 14 | Matthew Clay | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Matthew Clay (Democratic-Republican) 99.5% |
| Virginia 15 | John Randolph | Democratic-Republican | 1799 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Randolph (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| Virginia 16 | John W. Eppes | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John W. Eppes (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| Virginia 17 | John Claiborne | Democratic-Republican | 1805 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Claiborne (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| Virginia 18 | Peterson Goodwyn | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Peterson Goodwyn (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| Virginia 19 | Edwin Gray | Democratic-Republican | 1799 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Edwin Gray (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| Virginia 20 | Thomas Newton Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1799 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas Newton Jr. (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| Virginia 21 | Thomas M. Randolph | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Wilson C. Nicholas (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed |
| Virginia 22 | John Clopton | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John Clopton (Democratic-Republican) 52.4% Peyton Randolph (Quid) 47.8% |
Non-voting delegates
As in the previous congress, there were three territories with non-voting delegates in the 10th Congress. In Indiana Territory, the legislature elected the delegate. The source used did not have information about Mississippi or Orleans Territory. Mississippi used popular election in 1808, while Orleans Territory elected its delegate by the legislature in 1808, suggesting Orleans probably used legislative election this year, too.
| District | Incumbent | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Territory at-large | Benjamin Parke | 1805 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Benjamin Parke 8 John Rice Jones 1 Waller Taylor 1 Shadrach Bond 1 |
| Mississippi Territory at-large | William Lattimore | 1802 | √ George Poindexter[lower-alpha 2] | |
| Orleans Territory at-large | Daniel Clark | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Daniel Clark[lower-alpha 2] |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Rhode Island required a majority for election, which was not met for one seat requiring a second ballot.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote are listed.
- ↑ Also member of the official Federalist ticket
- ↑ Victory by a 6-vote margin, 2,056-2,050
References
- ↑ "9th Congress March 4, 1805, to March 3, 1807". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Connecticut 1806 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Georgia 1806 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Georgia 1806 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Maryland 1806 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- 1 2 "Virginia 1806 U.S. House of Representatives, District 13, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
- 1 2 3 "10th Congress March 4, 1807, to March 3, 1809". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Massachusetts 1807 U.S. House of Representatives, Berkshire District, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Delaware 1807 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ↑ "New Jersey 1806 U.S. House of Representatives". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ↑ Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project
Bibliography
- "A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825". Tufts Digital Library, Tufts University. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses. McFarland and Company. ISBN 978-0786402830.
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- "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
External links
- Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)
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