1818 and 1819 United States Senate elections
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The United States Senate elections of 1818 and 1819 were elections for the United States Senate that had the Democratic-Republican Party gain two seats. The Federalists had only three seats being contested, of which they lost two and the third was left vacant due to a failure to elect.
As these elections were prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.
Contents
- 1 Results summary
- 2 Change in composition
- 3 Race summaries
- 4 Alabama
- 5 Connecticut
- 6 Georgia
- 7 Georgia (Specials)
- 8 Illinois
- 9 Indiana
- 10 Kentucky
- 11 Kentucky (Special)
- 12 Louisiana
- 13 Louisiana (Special)
- 14 Maryland
- 15 Maryland (Special)
- 16 Massachusetts (Special)
- 17 New Hampshire
- 18 New York
- 19 North Carolina
- 20 Ohio
- 21 Pennsylvania
- 22 South Carolina
- 23 Tennessee (Special)
- 24 Vermont
- 25 Vermont (Special)
- 26 Virginia (Special)
- 27 See also
- 28 References
Results summary
Senate Party Division, 16th Congress (1819–1821)
- Majority Party: Democratic-Republican (30–37)
- Minority Party: Federalist (9)
- Vacant: 3–0
- Total Seats: 42–46
Change in composition
Before the elections
After the admission of Illinois.
Result of the general elections
Results of the 1819 special elections
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| DR12 | DR11 | width=50px Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican/active | DR10 Va. Hold |
width=50px Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican/active | DR9 Tenn. Hold |
width=50px Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican/active | DR8 Ky. Hold |
width=50px Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican/active | DR7 Ga. Hold |
DR6 | DR5 | DR4 | DR3 |
| DR13 | DR14 | DR15 | DR16 | DR17 | DR18 | DR19 | DR20 | DR21 | DR22 |
| Majority → | DR23 | ||||||||
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican/active | DR32 Ala. Cl.2 New seat |
DR31 | DR30 | DR29 | DR28 | DR27 | DR26 | DR25 | DR24 | |
| Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican/active | DR33 Ala. Cl.3 New seat |
Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican/active | DR34 Md. Cl.1 Gain |
Template:Party shading/Democratic-Republican/active | DR35 Md. Cl.3 Gain |
V1 | F8 | F7 | F6 | F5 | F4 | F3 |
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Race summaries
Special elections during the 15th Congress
In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1818 or before March 4, 1819; ordered by election date.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Louisiana (Class 2) |
William C. C. Claiborne | Democratic-Republican | 1817 | Incumbent died November 23, 1817. New senator elected January 12, 1818. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Massachusetts (Class 1) |
Eli P. Ashmun | Federalist | 1816 (Special) | Incumbent resigned May 10, 1818. New senator elected June 5, 1818. Federalist hold. |
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| Illinois (Class 3) |
New State | New State. New senators elected October 7, 1818[3] on the first and third ballot. Lots were drawn to assign them, respectively, to Classes 3 and 2. The Class 3 senator had to run again for re-election in 1819, see below. Two Democratic-Republican gains. |
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| Vermont (Class 3) |
James Fisk | Democratic-Republican | 1817 (Special) | Incumbent resigned January 8, 1818 to serve as collector of customs for the district of Vermont. New senator elected October 20, 1818 to finish the term. Winner also elected to the following term, see below. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Georgia (Class 2) |
George M. Troup | Democratic-Republican | 1816 (Special) 1816 |
Incumbent resigned September 23, 1818. New senator elected November 7, 1818 on the fourth ballot. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Races leading to the 16th Congress
In these general elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1819 (except where noted due to late election); ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.
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| Connecticut | David Daggett | Federalist | 1813 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected October 22, 1818 on the third ballot. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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| Georgia | Charles Tait | Democratic-Republican | 1809 (Special) 1813 |
Unknown if incumbent ran for re-election. New senator elected November 11, 1818. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Illinois | Ninian Edwards | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent re-elected in early February 1819.[3] | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Indiana | Waller Taylor | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected December 16, 1818. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Kentucky | Isham Talbot | Democratic-Republican | 1814 (Special) | Unknown if incumbent ran for re-election. New senator elected December 17, 1818. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Louisiana | Eligius Fromentin | Democratic-Republican | 1813 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected in January 11, 1819 on the second ballot. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Maryland | Robert Goldsborough | Federalist | 1813 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Legislature failed to elect and the seat became vacant. Federalist loss. |
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| New Hampshire | Clement Storer | Democratic-Republican | 1817 (Special) | Unknown if incumbent ran for re-election. New senator elected in 1818 on the third ballot. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| New York | Rufus King | Federalist | 1813 | Incumbent ran for re-election. Legislature failed to elect and the seat became vacant. Federalist loss. Incumbent would later be re-elected in 1820, late in the next Congress. |
John C. Spencer (Democratic-Republican: Clintonian) Philetus Swift Rufus King (Federalist) John Van Ness Yates (Democratic-Republican: Bucktail) John Wells (Federalist) Samuel Young (Democratic-Republican: Bucktail)[16] |
| North Carolina | Nathaniel Macon | Democratic-Republican | 1815 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected in 1818.[17] | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Ohio | Jeremiah Morrow | Democratic-Republican | 1812 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected January 30, 1819 on the fourth ballot.[19] Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Pennsylvania | Abner Lacock | Democratic-Republican | 1812 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected December 8, 1818.[20] Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| South Carolina | John Gaillard | Democratic-Republican | 1812 | Incumbent re-elected in 1818.[21] | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Vermont | James Fisk | Democratic-Republican | 1817 (Special) | Incumbent resigned January 8, 1818 to serve as collector of customs for the district of Vermont. New senator elected October 20, 1818. Winner also elected to finish the term, see above. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Special elections during the 16th Congress
In these special elections, the winners were seated in 1819 after March 4; ordered by election date. The new Congress was seated December 6, 1819, so some of these late-elected senators were seated after that.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Tennessee (Class 1) |
John H. Eaton | Democratic-Republican | 1818 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected October 9, 1819. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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| Georgia (Class 2) |
John Forsyth | Democratic-Republican | 1818 (Special) | Incumbent resigned February 17, 1819 to become U.S. Minister to Spain. New senator elected November 6, 1819. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Kentucky (Class 2) |
John Crittenden | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent resigned March 3, 1819 to return to private practice. New senator elected December 10, 1819. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Virginia (Class 2) |
John Eppes | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent resigned December 4, 1819 because of ill health. New senator elected December 10, 1819. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Alabama (Class 2) |
New State | New State. New senator elected December 14, 1819. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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| Alabama (Class 3) |
New State | New State. New senator elected December 14, 1819. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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| Maryland (Class 3) |
Vacant | Legislature had failed to elect, see above. New senator elected late December 14, 1819 and qualified December 21, 1819. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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| Maryland (Class 1) |
Alexander Hanson | Federalist | 1816 (Special) | Incumbent died April 23, 1819. New senator elected December 14, 1819 and qualified December 21, 1819. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Alabama
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See also
- 1818 United States elections
- 1818 and 1819 United States House of Representatives elections
- 16th United States Congress
- 17th United States Congress
References
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- Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov
