1806–07 United States Senate elections
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11 of the 34 seats in theUnited States Senate(plus special elections) 18 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Dem-Republican holdDem-Republican gain Federalist hold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1806–07 United States Senate electionswere held on various dates in various states. As theseU.S. Senateelections were prior to the ratification of theSeventeenth Amendmentin 1913, senators were chosen bystate legislatures.Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1806 and 1807, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due tolegislative deadlock.[1]In these elections, terms were up for the senators inClass 3.
TheDemocratic-Republican Partyincreased its overwhelming control of the Senate by one additional seat. 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 still have 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.
Results summary[edit]
Senate party division,10th Congress(1807–1809)
- Majority party: Democratic-Republican (28)
- Minority party:Federalist(6)
- Other parties: 0
- Total seats: 34
Change in composition[edit]
Before the elections[edit]
DR7 | DR6 | DR5 | DR4 | DR3 | DR2 | DR1 | |||
DR8 | DR9 | DR10 | DR11 | DR12 | DR13 | DR14 | DR15 | DR16 | DR17 |
Majority → | DR18 | ||||||||
DR27 Pa. Retired |
DR26 N.C. Retired |
DR25 Ohio Unknown |
DR24 Vt. Ran |
DR23 S.C. Ran |
DR22 N.Y. Ran |
DR21 Md. Ran |
DR20 Ky. Ran |
DR19 Ga. Ran | |
F7 N.H. Retired |
F6 Conn. Ran |
F5 | F4 | F3 | F2 | F1 |
Beginning of the next Congress[edit]
DR7 | DR6 | DR5 | DR4 | DR3 | DR2 | DR1 | |||
DR8 | DR9 | DR10 | DR11 | DR12 | DR13 | DR14 | DR15 | DR16 | DR17 |
Majority → | DR18 | ||||||||
DR27 Pa. Hold |
DR26 Ohio Hold |
DR25 N.C. Hold |
DR24 Md. Hold |
DR23 Ky. Hold |
DR22 Vt. Re-elected |
DR21 S.C. Re-elected |
DR20 N.Y. Re-elected |
DR19 Ga. Re-elected | |
DR28 N.H. Gain |
F6 Conn. Re-elected |
F5 | F4 | F3 | F2 | F1 |
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Race summaries[edit]
Except if/when noted, the number following candidates is the whole number vote(s), not a percentage.
Special elections during the preceding Congress[edit]
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 senatorelectedJune 19, 1806. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Kentucky (Class 3) |
John Adair | Democratic-Republican | 1805(special) | Incumbent resigned November 18, 1806 after losing re-election, see below. New senatorelectedNovember 19, 1806,despite being younger than the constitutional minimum. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Maryland (Class 3) |
Robert Wright | Democratic-Republican | 1801(special) | Incumbent resigned November 12, 1806 to becomeGovernor of Maryland. New senatorelectedNovember 25, 1806. Democratic-Republican hold. Winner also elected to the next term, see below. |
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Races leading to the next Congress[edit]
In these regular 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 |
Incumbentre-electedin 1807. |
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Georgia | John Milledge | Democratic- Republican |
1806(special) | Incumbentre-electedin 1806. |
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Kentucky | John Adair | Democratic-Republican | 1805(special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New senatorelectedNovember 13, 1806 on the fourth ballot. Democratic-Republican hold. Incumbent then resigned immediately and a new senator was elected to finish the term, see above. |
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Maryland | Robert Wright | Democratic-Republican | 1801(special) | Incumbent resigned November 12, 1806 to becomeGovernor of Maryland. New senatorelectedin 1806 or 1807. Democratic-Republican hold. Winner also elected to finish the current term, see above. |
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New Hampshire | William Plumer | Federalist | 1802(special) | Incumbent retired. New senatorelectedin 1807. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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New York | John Smith | Democratic- Republican |
1804(special) | Incumbentre-electedFebruary 3, 1807. |
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North Carolina | David Stone | Democratic- Republican |
1800 | Incumbent retired to return to theState Superior Court,and then resigned early (February 17, 1807) New senatorelectedin 1806 on the seventh ballot. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Ohio | Thomas Worthington | Democratic- Republican |
1803 | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. New senatorelectedJanuary 1, 1807. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Pennsylvania | George Logan | Democratic- Republican |
1801(Appointed) 1801(special) |
Incumbent retired. New senatorelected in 1806. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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South Carolina | John Gaillard | Democratic- Republican |
1804(special) | Incumbentre-electedDecember 9, 1806 on the second ballot. |
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Vermont | Stephen R. Bradley | Democratic- Republican |
1791 1795(Lost) 1801(special) |
Incumbentre-electedin 1806. |
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Special elections during the next Congress[edit]
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 senatorelectedOctober 10, 1807. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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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,[c]but declined the election.[11] New senatorelectedOctober 25, 1807on the second ballot. Federalist hold. |
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Rhode Island (Class 2) |
James Fenner | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent resigned September 1807 to becomeGovernor of Rhode Island. New senatorelectedOctober 26, 1807. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Georgia (Class 2) |
George Jones | Democratic-Republican | 1807(Appointed) | PredecessorAbraham Baldwin(DR) had died March 4, 1807. Incumbent appointee lost re-election. New senatorelectedNovember 7, 1807. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Connecticut[edit]
Connecticut (regular)[edit]
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Connecticut (special)[edit]
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Georgia[edit]
Georgia (special, class 2)[edit]
Democratic-RepublicanAbraham Baldwindied March 4, 1807. Democratic-RepublicanGeorge Joneswas appointed August 27. 1807 to continue the term, pending a special election. Jones ran in the November 7, 1807 special election, but lost to Democratic-RepublicanWilliam H. Crawford.
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Class 3[edit]
Democratic-RepublicanJames Jackson,who had servedsince 1793died March 19, 1806.
Georgia (special, class 3)[edit]
Democratic-RepublicanJohn Milledgewas elected June 19, 1806.
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Georgia (regular)[edit]
Milledge was later re-elected to the next term.
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Kentucky[edit]
Kentucky (regular)[edit]
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Kentucky (special)[edit]
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Maryland[edit]
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80 members of theMaryland General Assembly | ||||||||||||||||
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The Maryland General Assembly convened to both fill the unexpired term ofRobert Wrightwho resigned to becomeGovernor of Maryland,and to fill the next term. This election was therefore both the regular and special.
Philip Reedwon election over William Hayward by a margin of 17.50%, or 33 votes, for the Class 3 seat.[15]
New Hampshire[edit]
New Hampshire (regular)[edit]
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New Hampshire (special)[edit]
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New York[edit]
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North Carolina[edit]
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Ohio[edit]
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Pennsylvania[edit]
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Rhode Island (special)[edit]
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South Carolina[edit]
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Vermont[edit]
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Vermont (special)[edit]
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See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^PossiblyThomas Telfair
- ^ab'more than likely…fictional characters'
- ^Dana 96,Asa Spalding(Democratic-Republican) 50, David Humphrey (Federalist) 8
References[edit]
- ^"17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913)".National Archives and Records Administration.8 February 2022.
- ^"Georgia 1806 U.S. Senate, Special".Tufts Digital Collations and Archives.A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825.Tufts University.Retrieved11 February2018.,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.Retrieved11 February2018.,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.Retrieved11 February2018.,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.Retrieved12 February2018.,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.Retrieved13 February2018.,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.Retrieved13 February2018.,citing Legislative Papers for 1806. State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
- ^"Ohio 1807 U.S. Senate".Tufts Digital Collations and Archives.A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825.Tufts University.Retrieved13 February2018.,citingTaylor, William A. (1900).Ohio in Congress from 1803 to 1901.Columbus, Ohio:Century Publishing Co. p.96– viaInternet Archive.
- ^"South Carolina 1806 U.S. Senate, Ballot 2".Tufts Digital Collations and Archives.A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825.Tufts University.Retrieved14 February2018.,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.Retrieved14 February2018.,citing American Mercury (Hartford, CT). November 6, 1806. Weekly Wanderer (Randolph, VT). October 29, 1806.
- ^"Connecticut 1807 U.S. Senate, Special".Tufts Digital Collations and Archives.A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825.Tufts University.Retrieved12 February2018.,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.Retrieved12 February2018.,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.Retrieved14 February2018.,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.Retrieved12 February2018.,citing Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA). November 14, 1807.
- ^"Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 25, 1806".www.ourcampaigns.com.Retrieved5 November2022.
External links[edit]
- "Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present"– via Senate.gov.