1796 and 1797 United States Senate elections
The United States Senate elections of 1796 and 1797 were elections for the United States Senate which, coinciding with John Adams's election as President, had the ruling Federalist Party gain one seat.
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11 of the 32 seats in the United States Senate (plus special elections) 17 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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As these elections were prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by state legislatures.
Results summary
Senate Party Division, 5th Congress (1797–1799)
- Majority Party: Federalist (22)
- Minority Party: Democratic-Republican (9)
- Vacant: 1 (later filled by Democratic-Republican)
- Total Seats: 32
Change in composition
Before the elections
After the August 2, 1796 admission of Tennessee.
| DR6 | DR5 | DR4 | DR3 | DR2 | DR1 | ||||
| DR7 | DR8 | DR9 N.Y. Ran |
DR10 Tenn. Ran |
DR11 Va. Unknown |
V2 | V1 | F19 Vt. Resigned |
F17 R.I. Ran |
F16 Pa. Ran |
| Majority → | |||||||||
| F7 | F8 | F9 | F10 | F11 | F12 Conn. Ran |
F13 Del. Ran |
F14 Md. Ran |
F18 Mass. Resigned |
F15 N.J. Ran |
| F6 | F5 | F4 | F3 | F2 | F1 | ||||
Results of the regular elections
| DR6 | DR5 | DR4 | DR3 | DR2 | DR1 | ||||
| DR7 | DR8 | DR9 Va. Re-elected |
V2 Tenn. DR Loss |
V2 | V1 | F19 Vt. Hold |
F17 R.I. Re-elected |
F16 Pa. Re-elected |
F20 N.Y. Gain |
| Majority → | |||||||||
| F7 | F8 | F9 | F10 | F11 | F12 Conn. Re-elected |
F13 Del. Re-elected |
F14 Md. Re-elected |
F18 Mass. Hold |
F15 N.J. Re-elected |
| F6 | F5 | F4 | F3 | F2 | F1 | ||||
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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 4th Congress
In these special elections, the winners were seated before March 4, 1797; ordered by election date.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
| Georgia (Class 2) |
George Walton | Federalist | 1795 (Appointed) | Appointee retired when successor elected. New senator elected February 20, 1796. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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| Connecticut (Class 1) |
Oliver Ellsworth | Federalist | 1788 1791 |
Incumbent resigned to become Chief Justice of the United States. New senator elected May 12, 1796. Federalist hold. |
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| Massachusetts (Class 1) |
George Cabot | Federalist | 1790 | Incumbent resigned June 9, 1796. New senator elected June 11, 1796 on the second ballot. Federalist hold. Successor also elected the same day to the next term, see below. |
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| Massachusetts (Class 2) |
Caleb Strong | Federalist | 1788 1793 |
Incumbent resigned June 1, 1796. New senator elected June 11, 1796 on the second ballot. Federalist hold. |
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| Connecticut (Class 3) |
Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. | Federalist | 1794 or 1795 | Incumbent resigned June 10, 1796 to become Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut. New senator elected October 13, 1796. Federalist hold. |
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| Vermont (Class 1) |
Moses Robinson | Democratic-Republican | 1791 (New state) | Incumbent resigned October 15, 1796. New senator elected October 18, 1796. Federalist gain. Successor also elected the same day to the next term, see below. |
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| New York (Class 3) |
Rufus King | Federalist | 1789 1795 |
Incumbent resigned May 23, 1796 to become U.S. Minister to Great Britain. New senator elected November 9, 1796. Federalist hold. |
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| New Jersey (Class 2) |
Frederick Frelinghuysen | Federalist | 1792 or 1793 | Incumbent resigned November 12, 1796. New senator elected November 12, 1796. Federalist hold. |
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| Maryland (Class 1) |
Richard Potts | Federalist | 1793 (Special) | Incumbent resigned October 24, 1796. New senator elected November 28, 1796. Federalist hold. Successor also later elected to the next term, see below. |
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| South Carolina (Class 2) |
Pierce Butler | Democratic-Republican | 1789 1793 |
Incumbent resigned October 25, 1796. New senator elected December 8, 1796. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Races leading to the 5th Congress
In these regular elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1797; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
| Connecticut | James Hillhouse | Federalist | 1796 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected in 1797. |
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| Delaware | Henry Latimer | Federalist | 1795 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected January 6, 1797. |
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| Maryland | John Eager Howard | Federalist | 1796 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected December 9, 1796. |
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| Massachusetts | George Cabot | Federalist | 1790 | Incumbent resigned June 9, 1796. New senator elected June 11, 1796 on the third ballot. Federalist hold. Winner also elected to finish the current term, see above. |
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| New Jersey | John Rutherfurd | Federalist | 1790 | Incumbent re-elected in 1796. |
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| New York | Aaron Burr | Democratic-Republican | 1791 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected January 24, 1797. Federalist gain. |
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| Pennsylvania | James Ross | Federalist | 1794 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected February 16, 1797. |
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| Rhode Island | Theodore Foster | Federalist | 1790 1791 |
Incumbent re-elected in 1797. |
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| Tennessee | William Cocke | Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Legislature failed to elect. Democratic-Republican loss. Incumbent later appointed to continue term.[11] |
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| Vermont | Moses Robinson | Democratic-Republican | 1791 (New state) | Incumbent resigned October 15, 1796. New senator elected October 18, 1796. Federalist gain. Winner also elected to finish the current term, see above. |
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| Virginia | Stevens Mason | Democratic-Republican | 1794 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected November 29, 1796. |
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Special elections during the 5th Congress
In these special elections, the winners were elected after the March 4, 1797 beginning of the next Congress.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
| Tennessee (Class 1) |
William Cocke | Democratic-Republican | 1796 1797 (Appointed) |
Interim appointee lost re-election. New senator elected September 26, 1797. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Tennessee (Class 2) |
William Blount | Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Incumbent expelled July 8, 1797.[14] New senator elected September 26, 1797. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| Vermont (Class 1) |
Isaac Tichenor | Federalist | 1796 (Special) | Incumbent resigned October 17, 1797 to become Governor of Vermont. New senator elected October 17, 1797. Federalist hold. |
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| Rhode Island (Class 2) |
William Bradford | Federalist | 1793 | Incumbent resigned in October 1797. New senator elected November 13, 1797. Federalist hold. |
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| Maryland (Class 3) |
John Henry | Federalist | 1788 1795 |
Incumbent resigned July 10, 1797 to become Governor of Maryland. New senator elected December 8, 1797. Federalist hold. |
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Connecticut
Connecticut (Regular)
Connecticut (Special, Class 1)
Connecticut (Special, Class 3)
Delaware
Georgia (Special)
Maryland
Maryland (Regular)
Maryland (Special, 1796)
Maryland (Special, 1797)
Massachusetts
Massachusetts (Regular)
Massachusetts (Special, Class 1)
Massachusetts (Special, Class 2)
New Jersey
New Jersey (Regular)
New Jersey (Special)
New York
New York (Regular)
New York (Special)
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Rhode Island (Regular)
Rhode Island (Special)
South Carolina (Special)
Tennessee
Tennessee (Initial)
Tennessee became a state June 1, 1796 and elected its new senators August 2, 1796.
Tennessee (Special, Class 1)
The term of the initially-elected senator, Democratic-Republican William Cocke, ended March 3, 1797 and the Tennessee legislature failed to elect a senator for the new term. The Governor of Tennessee, therefore, appointed Cocke to begin the term, pending a special election. Cocke, however, lost that October 6, 1798 special election to Democratic-Republican Daniel Smith.
Tennessee (Special, Class 2)
Democratic-Republican William Blount was expelled July 8, 1797 for conspiracy with the Kingdom of Great Britain. Democratic-Republican Joseph Anderson was elected September 26, 1797 to finish Blount's term.
Vermont
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Senator Nathaniel Chipman
Senator Isaac Tichenor
Incumbent Democratic-Republican Moses Robinson resigned October 15, 1796.
Federalist Isaac Tichenor was elected October 18, 1796 both to finish Robinson's term and to the new term that would begin March 4, 1797. However, Tichenor resigned just one year later, October 17, 1797, to become Governor of Vermont. Federalist Nathaniel Chipman was then elected October 17, 1797 to finish the term.
Vermont (Special, 1797)
Virginia
See also
References
- Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov
- "Massachusetts 1796 U.S. Senate, Special, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 4, 2018., citing The Hampshire and Berkshire Chronicle (Springfield, MA). June 21, 1796.
- "Massachusetts 1796 U.S. Senate, Special, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 4, 2018., citing Political Gazette (Newburyport, MA). June 16, 1796.
- "New York 1796 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 4, 2018., citing Journal of the New York Assembly, 1796. 18. Journal of the New York State Senate, 1796. 12.
- "New Jersey 1796 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 4, 2018., citing The Albany Gazette (Albany, NY). November 21, 1796.
- "Maryland 1796 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 4, 2018., citing Charles Carroll to James McHenry. Nov. 28, 1796. Reel 2, Item 990. Charles Carroll Papers. Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore.
- "South Carolina 1796 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 4, 2018., citing Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 30, 1796.
- "Delaware 1797 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 4, 2018., citing Journal of the Delaware State Senate, 1797. 18.
- "Massachusetts 1796 U.S. Senate, Ballot 3". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 4, 2018., citing Hampshire and Berkshire Chronicle (Springfield, MA). June 21, 1796.
- "New York 1797 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 4, 2018., citing Journal of the New York Assembly, 1797. 68. Journal of the New York State Senate, 1797. 43-44.
- "Pennsylvania 1797 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 4, 2018., citing The New World (Philadelphia, PA). February 17, 1797.
- United States Congress. "William Cocke (id: C000572)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- "Virginia 1796 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 4, 2018., citing The Virginia Argus (Richmond, VA). December 2, 1796.
- "Tennessee 1797 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 30, 2018., citing Commercial Advertiser (New York, NY). November 11, 1797.
- United States Congress. "William Blount (id: B000570)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- "Maryland 1797 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 4, 2018., citing Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 13, 1797.
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