1806–07 United States House of Representatives elections
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The 1806–07 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 29, 1806 (in New York) and August 4, 1807 (in Tennessee). Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 10th United States Congress convened on October 26, 1807. They occurred during Thomas Jefferson's second term. Elections were held for all 142 seats, representing 17 states.
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
[edit]116 | 26 |
Democratic-Republican | Federalist |
State | Type | Date | Total seats |
Democratic- Republican |
Federalist | ||
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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 | 1 | 1 |
New Hampshire | At-large | August 25, 1806 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Rhode Island | At-large | August 26, 1806[a] | 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 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
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 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
New Jersey | At-large | October 14–15, 1806 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
Massachusetts | Districts | November 3, 1806 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
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% |
2 | 26 18.3% |
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Special elections
[edit]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
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member / Delegate | 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] Winner was later elected to the next term; see below. |
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Connecticut at-large | John Cotton Smith | Federalist | 1800 (special) | Incumbent resigned sometime in August 1806. New member elected September 15, 1806 and seated December 1, 1806. Federalist hold. Winner declined to run for the next term; see below. |
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Georgia at-large | Joseph Bryan | Democratic- Republican |
1803 (special) | Incumbent resigned sometime in 1806. New member elected September 15, 1806 and seated September 1, 1806. Democratic-Republican hold. Winner was later elected to the next term; see below. |
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Georgia at-large | Thomas Spalding | Democratic- Republican |
1805 (contested) | Incumbent resigned sometime in 1806. New member elected before December 6, 1806 and seated January 26, 1807. Democratic-Republican hold. Winner had already been elected to the next term; see below. |
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Maryland 7 | Joseph H. Nicholson | Democratic- Republican |
1798 (special) | Incumbent resigned March 1, 1806. New member elected October 4, 1806 and seated December 3, 1806. Democratic-Republican hold. Winner also elected to the next term; see below. |
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Virginia 13 | Christopher H. Clark | Democratic- Republican |
1804 (special) | Incumbent resigned July 1, 1806. New member elected in early November 1806 and seated December 1, 1806.[6] Democratic-Republican hold. Winner later elected to the next term; see below. |
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Pennsylvania 1 | Michael Leib | Democratic- Republican |
1798 | Incumbent resigned February 14, 1806. New member elected November 27, 1806 and seated December 8, 1806. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Orleans Territory at-large | None (new district) | New delegate elected December 1, 1806. |
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10th Congress
[edit]District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
South Carolina 6 | Levi Casey | Democratic- Republican |
1803 | Incumbent/member-elect died February 3, 1807. Seat remained unfilled in the 9th Congress. New member elected June 1–2, 1807 and seated October 26, 1807.[7] Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Massachusetts 12 "Berkshire district" |
Barnabas Bidwell | Democratic- Republican |
1804 | Incumbent resigned July 13, 1807 to become Massachusetts Attorney General. New member elected in 1807 and seated November 2, 1807.[7] Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Delaware at-large | James M. Broom | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent/Representative-elect resigned in 1807. New member elected October 6, 1807 and seated December 2, 1807.[7] Federalist hold. |
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Connecticut
[edit]Connecticut elected its members on September 15, 1806.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Connecticut at-large 7 seats on a general ticket |
Benjamin Tallmadge | Federalist | 1801 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Jonathan O. Moseley | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
John Cotton Smith | Federalist | 1800 (special) | Incumbent resigned in August 1806. 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
[edit]Delaware elected its member October 7, 1806.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | 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. |
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Georgia
[edit]Georgia elected its members October 6, 1806.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Georgia at-large 4 seats on a general ticket |
Dennis Smelt | Democratic- Republican |
1806 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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David Meriwether | Democratic- Republican |
1804 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. | ||
Thomas Spalding | Democratic- Republican |
1805 (contest) | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. Incumbent resigned in 1806, leading to a special election; see above. | ||
Peter Early | Democratic- Republican |
1804 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
Indiana Territory
[edit]See Non-voting delegates, below.
Kentucky
[edit]Kentucky elected its members August 4, 1806.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Kentucky 1 | Matthew Lyon | Democratic-Republican | 1797 (Vermont) 1803 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 2 | John Boyle | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky 3 | Matthew Walton | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Kentucky 4 | Thomas Sandford | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Kentucky 5 | John Fowler | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Kentucky 6 | George M. Bedinger | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Maryland
[edit]Maryland elected its members October 6, 1806.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[c] | |
Maryland 1 | John Campbell | Federalist | 1801 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 2 | Leonard Covington | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Maryland 3 | Patrick Magruder | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. |
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Maryland 4 | Roger Nelson | Democratic-Republican | 1804 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland 5 Plural district with 2 seats |
Nicholas R. Moore | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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William McCreery | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Maryland 6 | John Archer | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Maryland 7 | Joseph H. Nicholson | Democratic-Republican | 1798 (special) | Incumbent resigned March 1, 1806. Democratic-Republican hold. Winner had already been elected to finish the current term; see above. |
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Maryland 8 | Charles Goldsborough | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts
[edit]Massachusetts elected its members November 3, 1806.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[c] | |
Massachusetts 1 "Suffolk district" |
Josiah Quincy | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 2 "Essex South district" |
Jacob Crowninshield | Democratic- Republican |
1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 3 "Essex North district" |
Jeremiah Nelson | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent retired. Federalist hold. |
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Massachusetts 4 "Middlesex district" |
Joseph Bradley Varnum | Democratic- Republican |
1794 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 5 "Hampshire South district" |
William Ely | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 6 "Hampshire North district" |
Samuel Taggart | Federalist | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 7 "Plymouth district" |
Joseph Barker | Democratic- Republican |
1804 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 8 "Barnstable district" |
Isaiah L. Green | Democratic- Republican |
1804 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 9 "Bristol district" |
Phanuel Bishop | Democratic- Republican |
1798 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Massachusetts 10 "Worcester South district" |
Seth Hastings | Federalist | 1800 (special) | Incumbent retired. Federalist hold. |
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Massachusetts 11 "Worcester North district" |
William Stedman | Federalist | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 12 "Berkshire district" |
Barnabas Bidwell | Democratic- Republican |
1804 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 13 "Norfolk district" |
Ebenezer Seaver | Democratic- Republican |
1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 14 "York district" District of Maine |
Richard Cutts | Democratic- Republican |
1801 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 15 "Cumberland district" District of Maine |
Peleg Wadsworth | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Massachusetts 16 "Lincoln district" District of Maine |
Orchard Cook | Democratic- Republican |
1804 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts 17 "Kennebec district" District of Maine |
John Chandler | Democratic- Republican |
1804 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi Territory
[edit]See Non-voting delegates, below.
New Hampshire
[edit]New Hampshire elected its members August 25, 1806.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[c] | |
New Hampshire at-large 5 seats on a general ticket |
Silas Betton | Federalist | 1802 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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Thomas W. Thompson | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||
Samuel Tenney | Federalist | 1800 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||
David Hough | Federalist | 1802 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican gain. | ||
Caleb Ellis | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican gain. |
New Jersey
[edit]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 | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[c] | |
New Jersey at-large 6 seats on a general ticket |
William Helms | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ebenezer Elmer | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent lost re-election. 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
[edit]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 | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
New York 1 | Eliphalet Wickes | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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New York 2/ New York 3 Joint ticket |
Gurdon S. Mumford | Democratic-Republican | 1804 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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George Clinton Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1805 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
New York 4 | Philip Van Cortlandt | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 5 | John Blake Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 6 | Daniel C. Verplanck | Democratic-Republican | 1803 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 7 | Martin G. Schuneman | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent retired. Federalist gain. |
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New York 8 | Henry W. Livingston | Federalist | 1802 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican gain. |
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New York 9 | Killian Van Rensselaer | Federalist | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 10 | Josiah Masters | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 11 | Peter Sailly | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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New York 12 | David Thomas | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 13 | Thomas Sammons | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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New York 14 | John Russell | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York 15 | Nathan Williams | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent retired. D-R Quid gain. |
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New York 16 | Uri Tracy | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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New York 17 | Silas Halsey | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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North Carolina
[edit]North Carolina elected its members August 15, 1806.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[c] | |
North Carolina 1 | Thomas Wynns | Democratic-Republican | 1802 (special) | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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North Carolina 2 | Willis Alston | Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 3 | Thomas Blount | Democratic-Republican | 1793 1804 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 4 | William Blackledge | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 5 | Thomas Kenan | Democratic-Republican | 1805 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 6 | Nathaniel Macon | Democratic-Republican | 1791 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 7 | Duncan McFarlan | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist gain. Election was later contested. |
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North Carolina 8 | Richard Stanford | Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 9 | Marmaduke Williams | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 10 | Evan S. Alexander | Democratic-Republican | 1806 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 11 | James Holland | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina 12 | Joseph Winston | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Ohio
[edit]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 | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[c] | |
Ohio at-large | Jeremiah Morrow | Democratic- Republican |
1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Orleans Territory
[edit]See Non-voting delegates, below.
Pennsylvania
[edit]Pennsylvania elected its members October 14, 1806.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[11] | |
Pennsylvania 1 Plural district with 3 seats |
Michael Leib | Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Incumbent resigned February 14, 1806. Democratic-Republican hold. Winner also elected to finish the current term; see above. |
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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. |
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Frederick Conrad | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent lost re-election. Federalist Quid gain. | ||
John Pugh | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected. | ||
Pennsylvania 3 Plural district with 3 seats |
Isaac Anderson | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent retired. Federalist Quid gain. |
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Christian Lower | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent retired. D-R Quid gain. | ||
John Whitehill | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent lost re-election. D-R Quid gain. | ||
Pennsylvania 4 Plural district with 2 seats |
Robert Whitehill | Democratic-Republican | 1805 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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David Bard | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent re-elected as a D-R Quid. D-R Quid gain. | ||
Pennsylvania 5 | Andrew Gregg | Democratic-Republican | 1791 | Incumbent lost re-election as a D-R Quid. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Pennsylvania 6 | James Kelly | Federalist | 1804 | Incumbent re-elected as a Federalist Quid. |
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Pennsylvania 7 | John Rea | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 8 | William Findley | Democratic-Republican | 1802 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 9 | John Smilie | Democratic-Republican | 1792 1798 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania 10 | John Hamilton | Democratic-Republican | 1804 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Federalist Quid. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Pennsylvania 11 | Samuel Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1805 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Rhode Island
[edit]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 | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[c] | |
Rhode Island at-large 2 seats on a general ticket |
Nehemiah Knight | Democratic- Republican |
1802 | Incumbent re-elected. | First ballot:
Second ballot:
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Joseph Stanton Jr. | Democratic- Republican |
1800 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
South Carolina
[edit]South Carolina elected its members October 13–14, 1806.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
South Carolina 1 "Charleston district" |
Robert Marion | Democratic- Republican |
1804 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 2 "Beaufort and Edgefield district" |
William Butler Sr. | Democratic- Republican |
1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 3 "Georgetown district" |
David R. Williams | Democratic- Republican |
1804 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 4 "Orangeburgh district" |
O'Brien Smith | Democratic- Republican |
1804 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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South Carolina 5 "Sumter district" |
Richard Winn | Democratic- Republican |
1802 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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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. |
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South Carolina 7 "Chester district" |
Thomas Moore | Democratic- Republican |
1800 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina 8 "Pendleton district" |
Elias Earle | Democratic- Republican |
1805 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Tennessee
[edit]Tennessee elected its members August 3–4, 1807, after the Congress began but before the first session met.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Tennessee 1 "Washington district" |
John Rhea | Democratic- Republican |
1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 2 "Hamilton district" |
George W. Campbell | Democratic- Republican |
1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee 3 "Mero district" |
William Dickson | Democratic- Republican |
1801 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Vermont
[edit]Vermont elected its members September 2, 1806.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates[c] | |
Vermont 1 "Southwestern district" |
Gideon Olin | Democratic- Republican |
1802 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Vermont 2 "Southeastern district" |
James Elliot | Federalist | 1802 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vermont 3 "Northeastern district" |
James Fisk | Democratic- Republican |
1805 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vermont 4 "Northwestern district" |
Martin Chittenden | Federalist | 1802 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia
[edit]Virginia elected its members in April 1807, after the Congress began but before the first session met.
District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Virginia 1 | John G. Jackson | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 2 | John Morrow | Democratic-Republican | 1805 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌ John Morrow (Democratic-Republican) 100% |
Virginia 3 | John Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 4 | David Holmes | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌ David Holmes (Democratic-Republican) 100% |
Virginia 5 | Alexander Wilson | Democratic-Republican | 1804 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 6 | Abram Trigg | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 7 | Joseph Lewis Jr. | Federalist | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 8 | Walter Jones | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 9 | Philip R. Thompson | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Virginia 10 | John Dawson | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 11 | James M. Garnett | Democratic-Republican | 1805 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia 12 | Burwell Bassett | Democratic-Republican | 1805 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌ Burwell Bassett (Democratic-Republican) 100% |
Virginia 13 | William A. Burwell | Democratic-Republican | 1806 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌ William A. Burwell (Democratic-Republican) 100% |
Virginia 14 | Matthew Clay | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌ Matthew Clay (Democratic-Republican) 99.5% |
Virginia 15 | John Randolph | D-R Quid | 1799 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌ John Randolph (D-R Quid) 100% |
Virginia 16 | John W. Eppes | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌ John W. Eppes (Democratic-Republican) 100% |
Virginia 17 | John Claiborne | Democratic-Republican | 1805 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌ John Claiborne (Democratic-Republican) 100% |
Virginia 18 | Peterson Goodwyn | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌ Peterson Goodwyn (Democratic-Republican) 100% |
Virginia 19 | Edwin Gray | D-R Quid | 1799 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌ Edwin Gray (D-R Quid) 100% |
Virginia 20 | Thomas Newton Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1799 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌ Thomas Newton Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 100% |
Virginia 21 | Thomas M. Randolph | Democratic-Republican | 1803 | Incumbent retired. Democratic-Republican hold. |
▌ Wilson C. Nicholas (Democratic-Republican) 100% |
Virginia 22 | John Clopton | Democratic-Republican | 1801 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Non-voting delegates
[edit]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 | This race | |||
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Delegate | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
Indiana Territory at-large | Benjamin Parke | Federalist | 1805 | Incumbent re-elected September 3, 1807.[12] |
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Mississippi Territory at-large | William Lattimore | Democratic- Republican |
1803 | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. Democratic-Republican hold. |
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Orleans Territory at-large (9th Congress) |
New district | New seat. New delegate elected August 1, 1806[f] to finish the current term. |
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Orleans Territory at-large (10th Congress) |
Daniel Clark | Independent | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected September 10, 1806.[f] |
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Rhode Island required a majority for election, which was not met for one seat requiring a second ballot.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h 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
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Date of election speculative." (acc. to source)
References
[edit]- ^ "9th Congress March 4, 1805, to March 3, 1807". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. 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. Archived from the original on March 7, 2020. 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. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020. 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. Archived from the original on March 16, 2020. 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. Archived from the original on March 6, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "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. Archived from the original on March 14, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "10th Congress March 4, 1807, to March 3, 1809". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. 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. Archived from the original on August 20, 2020. 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. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020. 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. Archived from the original on March 17, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^ "Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project" (PDF).
- ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MS Territorial Delegate Race - Sep 08, 1806". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Orleans Territorial Delegate - Initial Election Race - Aug 01, 1806". OurCampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Orleans Territorial Delegate Race - Sep 10, 1806". OurCampaigns.com.
Bibliography
[edit]- "A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825". Tufts Digital Library, Tufts University. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. 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.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (January 1, 1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0029201701.
- "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives* 1789–Present". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- Mapping Early American Elections project team (2019). "Mapping Early American Elections". Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)