United States Senate elections, 1806 and 1807
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The United States Senate elections of 1806 and 1807 were elections that had the Democratic-Republican Party increase its overwhelming control of the Senate by one additional Senator. The Federalists went into the elections with such a small share of Senate seats (7 out of 34, or 21%) that even if they had won every election, they would have still remained a minority caucus. As it was, however, they lost one of the two seats they were defending and picked up no gains from their opponents.
As these elections were prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by state legislatures.
Results summary
Senate Party Division, 10th Congress (1807–1809)
- Majority Party: Democratic-Republican (28)
- Minority Party: Federalist (6)
- Other Parties: 0
- Total Seats: 34
Change in Senate composition
Before the elections
DR7 | DR6 | DR5 | DR4 | DR3 | DR2 | DR1 | |||
DR8 | DR9 | DR10 | DR11 | DR12 | DR13 | DR14 | DR15 | DR16 | DR17 |
Majority → | DR18 | ||||||||
DR27 Ran |
DR26 Ran |
DR25 Ran |
DR24 Ran |
DR23 Ran |
DR22 Retired |
DR21 Retired |
DR20 Retired |
DR19 Retired | |
F7 Retired |
F6 Ran |
F5 | F4 | F3 | F2 | F1 |
Beginning of the next Congress
DR7 | DR6 | DR5 | DR4 | DR3 | DR2 | DR1 | |||
DR8 | DR9 | DR10 | DR11 | DR12 | DR13 | DR14 | DR15 | DR16 | DR17 |
Majority → | DR18 | ||||||||
DR27 Hold |
DR26 Hold |
DR25 Hold |
DR24 Re-elected |
DR23 Re-elected |
DR22 Re-elected |
DR21 Re-elected |
DR20 Re-elected |
DR19 Re-elected | |
DR28 Gain |
F6 Re-elected |
F5 | F4 | F3 | F2 | F1 |
Key: |
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Race summaries
Except if/when noted, the number following candidates is the whole number vote(s), not a percentage.
Special elections during the preceding Congress
In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1806 or before March 4, 1807; ordered by election date.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Georgia (Class 3) |
James Jackson | Democratic-Republican | 1793 1795 (Resigned) 1800 |
Incumbent died March 19, 1806. New senator elected June 19, 1806. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ John Milledge (Democratic-Republican) 41 Barnot 24 Telfair[Notes 1] 13[1] |
Kentucky (Class 3) |
John Adair | Democratic-Republican | 1805 (Special) | Incumbent resigned November 18, 1806 after losing re-election, see below. New senator elected November 19, 1806, despite being younger than the constitutional minimum. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Henry Clay (Democratic-Republican) 58 George M. Bibb 10 John Pope (Federalist) 1[2] |
Maryland (Class 3) |
Robert Wright | Democratic-Republican | 1801 (Special) | Incumbent resigned November 12, 1806 to become Governor of Maryland. New senator elected November 25, 1806. Democratic-Republican hold. Winner also elected to the next term, see below. |
√ Philip Reed (Democratic-Republican) 47 William Hayward (Federalist) 33[3] |
Races leading to the next Congress
In these general elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1807; ordered by state.
All the elections involved the Class 3 seats.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Connecticut | Uriah Tracy | Federalist | 1796 (Special) 1801 |
Incumbent re-elected in 1807. | √ Uriah Tracy (Federalist) [Data unknown/missing.] |
Georgia | John Milledge | Democratic- Republican |
1806 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected in 1806. | √ John Milledge (Democratic-Republican) [Data unknown/missing.] |
Kentucky | John Adair | Democratic-Republican | 1805 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected November 20, 1806 on the fourth ballot. Democratic-Republican hold. Incumbent then resigned immediately and a new senator was elected to finish the term, see above. |
√ John Pope (Democratic-Republican) 45 John Adair (Democratic-Republican) 37 Samuel Hopkins Eliminated[4] |
Maryland | Robert Wright | Democratic-Republican | 1801 (Special) | Incumbent resigned November 12, 1806 to become Governor of Maryland. New senator elected in 1806 or 1807. Democratic-Republican hold. Winner also elected to finish the current term, see above. |
√ Philip Reed (Democratic-Republican) [Data unknown/missing.] |
New Hampshire | William Plumer | Federalist | 1802 (Special) | Incumbent retired. New senator elected in 1807. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Nahum Parker (Democratic-Republican) [Data unknown/missing.] |
New York | John Smith | Democratic- Republican |
1804 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected February 3, 1807. | √ John Smith (Democratic-Republican) 112 John Jay (Federalist) 14[5] |
North Carolina | David Stone | Democratic- Republican |
1800 | Incumbent retired to return to the State Superior Court, and then resigned early (February 17, 1807) New senator elected in 1806 on the seventh ballot. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Jesse Franklin (Democratic-Republican) 102 Thomas Blount 56 Benjamin Smith 9 Thomas Davis Eliminated John H. Binford Eliminated David Stone Eliminated Capoe 1 Blank 1[6] |
Ohio | Thomas Worthington | Democratic- Republican |
1803 | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. New senator elected January 1, 1807. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Edward Tiffin (Democratic-Republican) 25 Philemon Beecher (Federalist) 12 John Bigger (Federalist) 2 Return J. Meigs Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 2 Tom Kinkey[7] 1 Tom Tuff[7] 1[8] |
Pennsylvania | George Logan | Democratic- Republican |
1801 (Appointed) 1801 (Special) |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected in 1806. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Andrew Gregg (Democratic-Republican) 49.11% Nathaniel Boileau (Democratic-Republican) 35.71% John Steele (Democratic-Republican) 12.5% Not voting 2.68% |
South Carolina | John Gaillard | Democratic- Republican |
1804 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected December 9, 1806 on the second ballot. | √ John Gaillard (Democratic-Republican) 75 Samuel Farrow 64 Joseph Blythe Eliminated[9] |
Vermont | Stephen R. Bradley | Democratic- Republican |
1791 1795 (Lost) 1801 (Special) |
Incumbent re-elected in 1806. | √ Stephen R. Bradley (Democratic-Republican) 120 Other 60[10] |
Special elections during the next Congress
In this special election, the winner was seated in 1807 after March 4; ordered by election date.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Vermont (Class 1) |
Israel Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent resigned October 1, 1807. New senator elected October 10, 1807. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Jonathan Robinson (Democratic-Republican) [Data unknown/missing.] |
Connecticut (Class 3) |
Uriah Tracy | Federalist | 1796 (Special) 1801 1807 |
Incumbent died July 19, 1807. Samuel W. Dana (Federalist) was elected to finish the term,[11] but declined the election.[12] New senator elected October 25, 1807 on the second ballot. Federalist hold. |
√ Chauncey Goodrich (Federalist) 80 A. Spalding (Democratic-Republican) 74 Roger Griswold (Federalist) 17 D. Humphrey (Federalist) 10 J. C. Smith (Federalist) 2 E. Boardman (Democratic-Republican) 1 J. Davenport (Democratic-Republican) 1[13] |
Rhode Island (Class 2) |
James Fenner | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent resigned September 1807 to become Governor of Rhode Island. New senator elected October 26, 1807. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Elisha Mathewson (Democratic-Republican) 57 Jonathan Russell 18 James Burrill, Jr. 2[14] |
Georgia (Class 2) |
George Jones | Democratic-Republican | 1807 (Appointed) | Predecessor Abraham Baldwin (DR) had died March 4, 1807. Incumbent appointee did not seek election. New senator elected November 7, 1807. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ William H. Crawford (Democratic-Republican) 59 George Jones 27[15] |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Possibly Thomas Telfair
References
- ↑ "Georgia 1806 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 11, 2018. , citing Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA). June 27, 1806.
- ↑ "Kentucky 1806 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 11, 2018. , citing The Western World (Frankfort, KY). November 22, 1806. Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 19, 1806.
- ↑ "Maryland 1806 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 11, 2018. , citing Votes and Proceedings of the Maryland State Senate, 1806. 11-12.
- ↑ "Kentucky 1806 U.S. Senate, Ballot 4". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 12, 2018. , citing The Western World (Frankfort, KY). November 22, 1806. Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 19, 1806.
- ↑ "New York 1807 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 13, 2018. , citing Journal of the New York Assembly, 1807. 38-39. Journal of the New York State Senate, 1807. 13-14.
- ↑ "North Carolina 1806 U.S. Senate, Ballot 7". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 13, 2018. , citing Legislative Papers for 1806. State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
- 1 2 'more than likely both fictional characters'
- ↑ "Ohio 1807 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 13, 2018. , citing Taylor, William A. (1900). Ohio in Congress from 1803 to 1901. Columbus, Ohio: Century Publishing Co. p. 96 – via Google books.
- ↑ "South Carolina 1806 U.S. Senate, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 14, 2018. , citing The Times (Charleston, SC). December 13, 1806. Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). December 16, 1806.
- ↑ "Vermont 1806 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 14, 2018. , citing American Mercury (Hartford, CT). November 6, 1806. Weekly Wanderer (Randolph, VT). October 29, 1806.
- ↑ Dana 96, Asa Spalding (Democratic-Republican) 50, David Humphrey (Federalist) 8
- ↑ "Connecticut 1807 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 12, 2018. , citing Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). October 13, 1807.
- ↑ "Connecticut 1807 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 12, 2018. , citing American Mercury (Hartford, CT). November 5, 1807.
- ↑ "Rhode Island 1807 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 14, 2018. , citing Newport Mercury (Newport, RI). November 7, 1807.
- ↑ "Georgia 1807 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 12, 2018. , citing Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA). November 14, 1807.
External links
- "Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present" – via Senate.gov.