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| [[John Armstrong, Jr.]] |
| [[John Armstrong, Jr.]] |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican |
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican |
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| [[United States Senate special election in New York, 1801|1801 (Special)]] |
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| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned February 5, 1802.<br/>Winner [[United States Senate special election in New York, 1802|elected]] '''February 11, 1802'''.<br/>Democratic-Republican hold. |
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned February 5, 1802.<br/>Winner [[United States Senate special election in New York, 1802|elected]] '''February 11, 1802'''.<br/>Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| nowrap | '''√ [[DeWitt Clinton]]''' (Democratic-Republican) 82 votes<br/>[[Matthew Clarkson]] 45 votes<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= New York 1802 U.S. Senate, Special | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ny.ussenate.1802}}, citing The Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, NY). February 16, 1802.</ref> |
| nowrap | '''√ [[DeWitt Clinton]]''' (Democratic-Republican) 82 votes<br/>[[Matthew Clarkson]] 45 votes<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= New York 1802 U.S. Senate, Special | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ny.ussenate.1802}}, citing The Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, NY). February 16, 1802.</ref> |
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| [[James Sheafe]] |
| [[James Sheafe]] |
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| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist |
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist |
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| [[United States Senate election in New Hampshire, 1800|1800]] |
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| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned June 14, 1802.<br/>Winner [[United States Senate special election in New Hampshire, 1802|elected]] '''June 17, 1802'''.<br/>Federalist hold. |
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent resigned June 14, 1802.<br/>Winner [[United States Senate special election in New Hampshire, 1802|elected]] '''June 17, 1802'''.<br/>Federalist hold. |
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| nowrap | '''√ [[William Plumer]]''' (Federalist) 86 votes<br/>[[Nicholas Gilman]] 70 votes<br/>[[Nahum Parker]] 2 votes<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= New Hampshire 1802 U.S. Senate, Special | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:nh.ussenator.1802}}, citing Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH). June 24, 1802. The Providence Gazette (Providence, RI). July 3, 1802.</ref> |
| nowrap | '''√ [[William Plumer]]''' (Federalist) 86 votes<br/>[[Nicholas Gilman]] 70 votes<br/>[[Nahum Parker]] 2 votes<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= New Hampshire 1802 U.S. Senate, Special | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:nh.ussenator.1802}}, citing Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH). June 24, 1802. The Providence Gazette (Providence, RI). July 3, 1802.</ref> |
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| [[John E. Colhoun]] |
| [[John E. Colhoun]] |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican |
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican |
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| [[United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1800|1800]] |
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| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent died October 26, 1802.<br/>Winner [[United States Senate special election in South Carolina, 1802|elected]] '''November 4, 1802'''.<br/>Democratic-Republican hold. |
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent died October 26, 1802.<br/>Winner [[United States Senate special election in South Carolina, 1802|elected]] '''November 4, 1802'''.<br/>Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| nowrap | '''√ [[Pierce Butler]]''' (Democratic-Republican) 103 votes<br/>[[Thomas Edwards]] 3 votes<br/>R. Anderson 1 vote<br/>[[John Douglass (South Carolina politician)|John Douglass]] 1 vote<br/>E. More 1 vote<br/>Pickens 1 vote<br/>[[A. B. Stark]] 1 vote<br/>Tucker 1 vote<br/>B. Waring 1 vote<br/>Nothing 1 vote<br/>blank 11 votes<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= South Carolina 1802 U.S. Senate, Special | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:sc.ussenate.1802}}, citing Original Election Returns. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia. The Carolina Gazette (Charleston, SC). December 16, 1802. National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC). December 22, 1802.</ref> |
| nowrap | '''√ [[Pierce Butler]]''' (Democratic-Republican) 103 votes<br/>[[Thomas Edwards]] 3 votes<br/>R. Anderson 1 vote<br/>[[John Douglass (South Carolina politician)|John Douglass]] 1 vote<br/>E. More 1 vote<br/>Pickens 1 vote<br/>[[A. B. Stark]] 1 vote<br/>Tucker 1 vote<br/>B. Waring 1 vote<br/>Nothing 1 vote<br/>blank 11 votes<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= South Carolina 1802 U.S. Senate, Special | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:sc.ussenate.1802}}, citing Original Election Returns. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia. The Carolina Gazette (Charleston, SC). December 16, 1802. National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC). December 22, 1802.</ref> |
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| [[James Hillhouse]] |
| [[James Hillhouse]] |
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| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist |
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist |
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| [[United States Senate election in Connecticut, 1796|1796]] |
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| Incumbent [[United States Senate election in Connecticut, 1803|re-elected]] October 27, 1802. |
| Incumbent [[United States Senate election in Connecticut, 1803|re-elected]] October 27, 1802. |
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| nowrap | '''√ [[James Hillhouse]]''' (Federalist) 117 votes<br/>[[Ephraim Kirby]] 53 votes<br/>[[Oliver Ellsworth]] (Federalist) 2 votes<br/>[[Nathaniel Smith]] 1 vote<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= Connecticut 1802 U.S. Senate | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ct.ussenator.1802}}, citing American Mercury (Hartford, CT). November 4, 1802.</ref> |
| nowrap | '''√ [[James Hillhouse]]''' (Federalist) 117 votes<br/>[[Ephraim Kirby]] 53 votes<br/>[[Oliver Ellsworth]] (Federalist) 2 votes<br/>[[Nathaniel Smith]] 1 vote<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= Connecticut 1802 U.S. Senate | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ct.ussenator.1802}}, citing American Mercury (Hartford, CT). November 4, 1802.</ref> |
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| [[Samuel White (U.S. politician)|Samuel White]] |
| [[Samuel White (U.S. politician)|Samuel White]] |
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| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist |
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist |
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| 1801 (Appointed) |
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| Incumbent [[United States Senate election in Delaware, 1803|re-elected]] January 11, 1803. |
| Incumbent [[United States Senate election in Delaware, 1803|re-elected]] January 11, 1803. |
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| nowrap | '''√ [[Samuel White (U.S. politician)|Samuel White]]''' (Federalist) 20 votes<br/>[[George Read Jr.|George Read]] (Democratic-Republican) 9 votes<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= Delaware 1803 U.S. Senate | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:de.ussenator.1803}}, citing Journal of the Delaware State Senate, 1803. 13-14.</ref> |
| nowrap | '''√ [[Samuel White (U.S. politician)|Samuel White]]''' (Federalist) 20 votes<br/>[[George Read Jr.|George Read]] (Democratic-Republican) 9 votes<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= Delaware 1803 U.S. Senate | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:de.ussenator.1803}}, citing Journal of the Delaware State Senate, 1803. 13-14.</ref> |
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| [[John E. Howard]] |
| [[John E. Howard]] |
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| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist |
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist |
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| [[United States Senate special election in Maryland, 1796|1796 (Special)]]<br/>[[United States Senate election in Maryland, 1796|1796]] |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New senator [[United States Senate election in Maryland, 1802|elected]] November 17, 1802.<br/>'''Democratic-Republican gain'''. |
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New senator [[United States Senate election in Maryland, 1802|elected]] November 17, 1802.<br/>'''Democratic-Republican gain'''. |
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| nowrap | '''√ [[Samuel Smith (Maryland)|Samuel Smith]]''' (Democratic-Republican) 46 votes<br/>[[John Eager Howard]] (Federalist) 30 votes<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= Maryland 1802 U.S. Senate | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:md.ussenator.1802}}, citing Votes and Proceedings of the Maryland State Senate, 1802. 10.</ref> |
| nowrap | '''√ [[Samuel Smith (Maryland)|Samuel Smith]]''' (Democratic-Republican) 46 votes<br/>[[John Eager Howard]] (Federalist) 30 votes<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= Maryland 1802 U.S. Senate | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:md.ussenator.1802}}, citing Votes and Proceedings of the Maryland State Senate, 1802. 10.</ref> |
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| [[Jonathan Mason (Massachusetts politician)|Jonathan Mason]] |
| [[Jonathan Mason (Massachusetts politician)|Jonathan Mason]] |
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| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist |
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist |
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| [[United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 1800|1800 (Special)]] |
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| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New senator [[United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1803|elected]] February 7, 1803 on the fourth ballot.<br/>Federalist hold. |
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New senator [[United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1803|elected]] February 7, 1803 on the fourth ballot.<br/>Federalist hold. |
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| nowrap | '''√ [[John Quincy Adams]]''' (Federalist) 105 votes<br/>[[Thompson J. Skinner]] (Democratic-Republican) 70 votes<br/>[[Nicholas Tillinghast]] (Federalist) 9 votes<br/>[[Timothy Pickering]] (Federalist) 6 votes<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= Massachusetts 1803 U.S. Senate, Ballot 4 | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ma.ussenator4.1803}}, citing Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). February 5, 1803. The Independent Chronicle (Boston, MA). February 7, 1803. Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). February 9, 1803. Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). February 9, 1803. Boston Gazette (Boston, MA). February 10, 1803. Republican Star or Eastern Shore General Advertiser (Easton, MD). March 1, 1803. Frederick-Town Herald (Fredericktown, MD). March 5, 1803.</ref> |
| nowrap | '''√ [[John Quincy Adams]]''' (Federalist) 105 votes<br/>[[Thompson J. Skinner]] (Democratic-Republican) 70 votes<br/>[[Nicholas Tillinghast]] (Federalist) 9 votes<br/>[[Timothy Pickering]] (Federalist) 6 votes<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= Massachusetts 1803 U.S. Senate, Ballot 4 | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ma.ussenator4.1803}}, citing Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). February 5, 1803. The Independent Chronicle (Boston, MA). February 7, 1803. Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). February 9, 1803. Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). February 9, 1803. Boston Gazette (Boston, MA). February 10, 1803. Republican Star or Eastern Shore General Advertiser (Easton, MD). March 1, 1803. Frederick-Town Herald (Fredericktown, MD). March 5, 1803.</ref> |
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| [[Aaron Ogden]] |
| [[Aaron Ogden]] |
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| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist |
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist |
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| [[United States Senate special election in New Jersey, 1801|1801 (Special)]] |
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| {{Party shading/Loss}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Legislature failed to elect.<br/>'''Federalist loss.''' |
| {{Party shading/Loss}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>Legislature failed to elect.<br/>'''Federalist loss.''' |
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| [[Joseph Bloomfield]] (Democratic-Republican) 26 votes<br/>[[Aaron Ogden]] (Federalist) 26 votes<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= New Jersey 1802 U.S. Senate, Ballot 2 | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:nj.ussenate.2.1802}}, citing Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT). December 15, 1802.</ref> |
| [[Joseph Bloomfield]] (Democratic-Republican) 26 votes<br/>[[Aaron Ogden]] (Federalist) 26 votes<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= New Jersey 1802 U.S. Senate, Ballot 2 | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:nj.ussenate.2.1802}}, citing Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT). December 15, 1802.</ref> |
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| [[Gouverneur Morris]] |
| [[Gouverneur Morris]] |
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| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist |
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist |
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| [[United States Senate special election in New York, April 1800|1800 (Special)]] |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New senator [[United States Senate election in New York, 1803|elected]] February 1, 1803 on the 2nd ballot.<br/>'''Democratic-Republican gain'''. |
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New senator [[United States Senate election in New York, 1803|elected]] February 1, 1803 on the 2nd ballot.<br/>'''Democratic-Republican gain'''. |
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| nowrap | '''√ [[Theodorus Bailey (politician)|Theodorus Bailey]]''' (Democratic-Republican) 59 votes<br/>[[John Woodworth]] (Democratic-Republican) 57 votes<br/>[[Gouverneur Morris]] (Federalist) eliminated on 1st ballot<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= New York 1803 U.S. Senate, Ballot 2 | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ny.ussenate.special2.1803}}, citing Journal of the New York Assembly, 1803. 39-40.</ref> |
| nowrap | '''√ [[Theodorus Bailey (politician)|Theodorus Bailey]]''' (Democratic-Republican) 59 votes<br/>[[John Woodworth]] (Democratic-Republican) 57 votes<br/>[[Gouverneur Morris]] (Federalist) eliminated on 1st ballot<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= New York 1803 U.S. Senate, Ballot 2 | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ny.ussenate.special2.1803}}, citing Journal of the New York Assembly, 1803. 39-40.</ref> |
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| [[James Ross (Pennsylvania politician)|James Ross]] |
| [[James Ross (Pennsylvania politician)|James Ross]] |
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| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist |
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist |
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| [[United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania, 1794|1794 (Special)]]<br/>[[United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1797|1797]] |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New senator [[United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1802|elected]] December 14, 1802.<br/>'''Democratic-Republican gain'''. |
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New senator [[United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1802|elected]] December 14, 1802.<br/>'''Democratic-Republican gain'''. |
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| nowrap | '''√ [[Samuel Maclay]]''' (Democratic-Republican) 59.46%<br/>[[Isaac Weaver]] (Democratic-Republican) 25.23%<br/>[[William Maclay (Pennsylvania senator)|William Maclay]] (Democratic-Republican) 9.91%<br/>Not voting 5.41% |
| nowrap | '''√ [[Samuel Maclay]]''' (Democratic-Republican) 59.46%<br/>[[Isaac Weaver]] (Democratic-Republican) 25.23%<br/>[[William Maclay (Pennsylvania senator)|William Maclay]] (Democratic-Republican) 9.91%<br/>Not voting 5.41% |
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| [[Theodore Foster]] |
| [[Theodore Foster]] |
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| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist |
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist |
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| [[United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 1796|1796]] |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New senator [[United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 1802|elected]] in 1802.<br/>'''Democratic-Republican gain'''. |
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New senator [[United States Senate election in Rhode Island, 1802|elected]] in 1802.<br/>'''Democratic-Republican gain'''. |
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| nowrap | '''√ [[Samuel J. Potter]]''' (Democratic-Republican)<br/>Unopposed<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 31, 2018 | title= Rhode Island 1802 U.S. Senate | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ri.ussenator.1802}}, citing The Providence Phoenix (Providence, RI). November 2, 1802.</ref> |
| nowrap | '''√ [[Samuel J. Potter]]''' (Democratic-Republican)<br/>Unopposed<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 31, 2018 | title= Rhode Island 1802 U.S. Senate | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ri.ussenator.1802}}, citing The Providence Phoenix (Providence, RI). November 2, 1802.</ref> |
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| [[Joseph Anderson]] |
| [[Joseph Anderson]] |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-<br/>Republican |
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-<br/>Republican |
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| [[United States Senate special election in Tennessee, 1799|1799 (Special)]] |
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| {{Party shading/Loss}} | Legislature did not elect until September 22, 1803, after the term began, see below.{{cn | date=February 2018}}<br/>'''Democratic-Republican loss'''. |
| {{Party shading/Loss}} | Legislature did not elect until September 22, 1803, after the term began, see below.{{cn | date=February 2018}}<br/>'''Democratic-Republican loss'''. |
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| nowrap | None. |
| nowrap | None. |
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| [[Nathaniel Chipman]] |
| [[Nathaniel Chipman]] |
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| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist |
| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | Federalist |
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| [[United States Senate special election in Vermont, 1797|1797 (Special)]] |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New senator [[United States Senate election in Vermont, 1802|elected]] in 1802.<br/>'''Democratic-Republican gain'''. |
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New senator [[United States Senate election in Vermont, 1802|elected]] in 1802.<br/>'''Democratic-Republican gain'''. |
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| nowrap | '''√ [[Israel Smith]]''' (Democratic-Republican), 111<br/>[[Abel Spencer]] (Federalist), 79<br/>Scattering, 6.<ref name=Bennington>{{Cite news | date=November 20, 1802 | title=Bennington: October 25, 1802 | url=http://www.genealogybank.com | newspaper=City Gazette | location=[[Charleston, South Carolina]] | page=2 | subscription=yes | via=GenealogyBank.com}}</ref> |
| nowrap | '''√ [[Israel Smith]]''' (Democratic-Republican), 111<br/>[[Abel Spencer]] (Federalist), 79<br/>Scattering, 6.<ref name=Bennington>{{Cite news | date=November 20, 1802 | title=Bennington: October 25, 1802 | url=http://www.genealogybank.com | newspaper=City Gazette | location=[[Charleston, South Carolina]] | page=2 | subscription=yes | via=GenealogyBank.com}}</ref> |
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| [[Stevens Thomson Mason (Virginia)|Stevens Mason]] |
| [[Stevens Thomson Mason (Virginia)|Stevens Mason]] |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-<br/>Republican |
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-<br/>Republican |
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| [[United States Senate special elections in Virginia, 1794|1794 (Special)]]<br/>[[United States Senate election in Virginia, 1796|1796]] |
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| Incumbent [[United States Senate election in Virginia, 1803|re-elected]] in 1803. |
| Incumbent [[United States Senate election in Virginia, 1803|re-elected]] in 1803. |
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| nowrap | '''√ [[Stevens Thomson Mason (Virginia)|Stevens Mason]]''' (Democratic-Republican)<br/>{{dm}} |
| nowrap | '''√ [[Stevens Thomson Mason (Virginia)|Stevens Mason]]''' (Democratic-Republican)<br/>{{dm}} |
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| [[John Condit]] |
| [[John Condit]] |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican |
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican |
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| 1803 (Appointed) |
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| Legislature had failed to elect.<br/>Condit was then appointed September 1, 1803 to continue the term.<br/>He was then [[United States Senate special election in New Jersey, 1803|elected]] '''November 3, 1803'''. |
| Legislature had failed to elect.<br/>Condit was then appointed September 1, 1803 to continue the term.<br/>He was then [[United States Senate special election in New Jersey, 1803|elected]] '''November 3, 1803'''. |
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| nowrap | '''√ [[John Condit]]''' (Democratic-Republican)<br/>Unanimous<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= New Jersey 1803 U.S. Senate | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:nj.ussenate.1803}}, citing The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). November 8, 1803.</ref><ref>http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=112577</ref> |
| nowrap | '''√ [[John Condit]]''' (Democratic-Republican)<br/>Unanimous<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= New Jersey 1803 U.S. Senate | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:nj.ussenate.1803}}, citing The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). November 8, 1803.</ref><ref>http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=112577</ref> |
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| [[John Taylor of Caroline|John Taylor]] |
| [[John Taylor of Caroline|John Taylor]] |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican |
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Democratic-Republican |
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| [[United States Senate special election in Virginia, 1792|1792 (Special)]]<br/>[[United States Senate election in Virginia, 1793|1793]] |
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| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Predecessor [[Stevens T. Mason]] (DR) had died May 10, 1803, having just begun the new term.<br/>Interim appointee served from June 4, 1803, and did not seek election to finish the term.<br/>Winner [[United States Senate special election in Virginia, 1803|elected]] '''December 7, 1803'''.<br/>Democratic-Republican hold. |
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Predecessor [[Stevens T. Mason]] (DR) had died May 10, 1803, having just begun the new term.<br/>Interim appointee served from June 4, 1803, and did not seek election to finish the term.<br/>Winner [[United States Senate special election in Virginia, 1803|elected]] '''December 7, 1803'''.<br/>Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| nowrap | '''√ [[Abraham B. Venable]]''' (Democratic-Republican)<br/>Unanimous<ref name=VASpec>{{Cite news | date=December 27, 1803 | title=Richmond: December 10, 1803 | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/55652168 | publisher=[[Wilmington Gazette]] | location=[[Wilmington, North Carolina]] | page=4 | subscription=yes | quote=Mr. Taylor having declined to serve longer, Abraham B. Venable, esq., was on Wednesday last unanimously elected by the General Assembly in the room of Mr. Taylor.}}</ref> |
| nowrap | '''√ [[Abraham B. Venable]]''' (Democratic-Republican)<br/>Unanimous<ref name=VASpec>{{Cite news | date=December 27, 1803 | title=Richmond: December 10, 1803 | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/55652168 | publisher=[[Wilmington Gazette]] | location=[[Wilmington, North Carolina]] | page=4 | subscription=yes | quote=Mr. Taylor having declined to serve longer, Abraham B. Venable, esq., was on Wednesday last unanimously elected by the General Assembly in the room of Mr. Taylor.}}</ref> |
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| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Incumbent retired.<br/>New senator [[United States Senate elections in Tennessee, 1803|elected early]] '''September 23, 1803'''.<br/>Democratic-Republican hold. |
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| nowrap | '''√ [[Daniel Smith (surveyor)|Daniel Smith]]''' (Democratic-Republican) 35 votes<br/>[[Jenkin Whiteside]] 1 vote<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= Tennessee 1803 U.S. Senate, Special | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:tn.ussenate.special.1803}}, citing Journal of the Tennessee House of Representatives, 1803. 27. Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1803. White, Robert Hiram. Messages of the Governors of Tennessee, 1796-1821. Vol. 1. Nashville: The Tennessee Historical Commission, 1952.</ref> |
| nowrap | '''√ [[Daniel Smith (surveyor)|Daniel Smith]]''' (Democratic-Republican) 35 votes<br/>[[Jenkin Whiteside]] 1 vote<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | accessdate= January 30, 2018 | title= Tennessee 1803 U.S. Senate, Special | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:tn.ussenate.special.1803}}, citing Journal of the Tennessee House of Representatives, 1803. 27. Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia, PA). October 18, 1803. White, Robert Hiram. Messages of the Governors of Tennessee, 1796-1821. Vol. 1. Nashville: The Tennessee Historical Commission, 1952.</ref> |
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The United States Senate elections of 1802 and 1803 were elections for the United States Senate which had the Democratic-Republican Party assume an overwhelming control thereof.
As these election were prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.
Change in Senate composition
Before the elections
DR6 | DR5 | DR4 | DR3 | DR2 | DR1 | ||||
DR7 | DR8 | DR9 | DR10 | DR11 | DR12 | DR13 | DR14 | DR15 | DR16 Ran |
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Majority → | DR17 Ran | ||||||||
F7 Ran |
F8 Ran |
F9 Ran |
F10 Ran |
F11 Ran |
F12 Ran |
F13 Unknown |
F14 Unknown |
F15 Retired | |
F6 | F5 | F4 | F3 | F2 | F1 |
Result of the elections
DR6 | DR5 | DR4 | DR3 | DR2 | DR1 | ||||
DR7 | DR8 | DR9 | DR10 | DR11 | DR12 | DR13 | DR14 | DR15 | DR16 Re-elected |
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Majority → | DR17 Re-elected | ||||||||
F7 Re-elected |
F8 Re-elected |
F9 Hold |
V1 Fed loss |
DR22 Gain |
DR21 Gain |
DR20 Gain |
DR19 Gain |
DR18 Gain | |
F6 | F5 | F4 | F3 | F2 | F1 |
Beginning of the 1st session, October 17, 1803
DR7 | DR6 | DR5 | DR4 | DR3 | DR2 | DR1 | |||
DR8 | DR9 | DR10 | DR11 | DR12 | DR13 | DR14 | DR15 | DR16 | DR17 |
Majority → | DR18 | ||||||||
F8 | F9 | DR25 Gain |
DR24 Gain |
DR23 Gain |
DR22 Hold |
DR21 | DR20 | DR19 | |
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F7 | F6 | F5 | F4 | F3 | F2 | F1 |
Key: |
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Race summaries
Special elections during the 7th Congress
In these special elections, the winner was seated before March 4, 1803; ordered by election date.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
New York (Class 3) |
John Armstrong, Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1801 (Special) | Incumbent resigned February 5, 1802. Winner elected February 11, 1802. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ DeWitt Clinton (Democratic-Republican) 82 votes Matthew Clarkson 45 votes[1] |
New Hampshire (Class 3) |
James Sheafe | Federalist | 1800 | Incumbent resigned June 14, 1802. Winner elected June 17, 1802. Federalist hold. |
√ William Plumer (Federalist) 86 votes Nicholas Gilman 70 votes Nahum Parker 2 votes[2] |
South Carolina (Class 3) |
John E. Colhoun | Democratic-Republican | 1800 | Incumbent died October 26, 1802. Winner elected November 4, 1802. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Pierce Butler (Democratic-Republican) 103 votes Thomas Edwards 3 votes R. Anderson 1 vote John Douglass 1 vote E. More 1 vote Pickens 1 vote A. B. Stark 1 vote Tucker 1 vote B. Waring 1 vote Nothing 1 vote blank 11 votes[3] |
Races leading to the 8th Congress
In these general elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1803; 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 | Incumbent re-elected October 27, 1802. | √ James Hillhouse (Federalist) 117 votes Ephraim Kirby 53 votes Oliver Ellsworth (Federalist) 2 votes Nathaniel Smith 1 vote[4] |
Delaware | Samuel White | Federalist | 1801 (Appointed) | Incumbent re-elected January 11, 1803. | √ Samuel White (Federalist) 20 votes George Read (Democratic-Republican) 9 votes[5] |
Maryland | John E. Howard | Federalist | 1796 (Special) 1796 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected November 17, 1802. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Samuel Smith (Democratic-Republican) 46 votes John Eager Howard (Federalist) 30 votes[6] |
Massachusetts | Jonathan Mason | Federalist | 1800 (Special) | Incumbent retired. New senator elected February 7, 1803 on the fourth ballot. Federalist hold. |
√ John Quincy Adams (Federalist) 105 votes Thompson J. Skinner (Democratic-Republican) 70 votes Nicholas Tillinghast (Federalist) 9 votes Timothy Pickering (Federalist) 6 votes[7] |
New Jersey | Aaron Ogden | Federalist | 1801 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Legislature failed to elect. Federalist loss. |
Joseph Bloomfield (Democratic-Republican) 26 votes Aaron Ogden (Federalist) 26 votes[8] |
New York | Gouverneur Morris | Federalist | 1800 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected February 1, 1803 on the 2nd ballot. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Theodorus Bailey (Democratic-Republican) 59 votes John Woodworth (Democratic-Republican) 57 votes Gouverneur Morris (Federalist) eliminated on 1st ballot[9] |
Pennsylvania | James Ross | Federalist | 1794 (Special) 1797 |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected December 14, 1802. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Samuel Maclay (Democratic-Republican) 59.46% Isaac Weaver (Democratic-Republican) 25.23% William Maclay (Democratic-Republican) 9.91% Not voting 5.41% |
Rhode Island | Theodore Foster | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected in 1802. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Samuel J. Potter (Democratic-Republican) Unopposed[10] |
Tennessee | Joseph Anderson | Democratic- Republican |
1799 (Special) | Legislature did not elect until September 22, 1803, after the term began, see below.[citation needed] Democratic-Republican loss. |
None. |
Vermont | Nathaniel Chipman | Federalist | 1797 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected in 1802. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Israel Smith (Democratic-Republican), 111 Abel Spencer (Federalist), 79 Scattering, 6.[11] |
Virginia | Stevens Mason | Democratic- Republican |
1794 (Special) 1796 |
Incumbent re-elected in 1803. | √ Stevens Mason (Democratic-Republican) [data missing] |
Special elections during the 8th Congress
In this special election, the winner was seated in 1803 after March 4.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Ohio (Class 1) |
New seat | Ohio joined the Union in 1803. Winner elected April 1, 1803. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ John Smith (Democratic-Republican) | ||
Ohio (Class 3) |
New seat | Ohio joined the Union in 1803. Winner elected April 1, 1803. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Thomas Worthington (Democratic-Republican) | ||
Tennessee (Class 1) |
Vacant | Legislature had failed to elect.[citation needed] Predecessor re-elected late September 22, 1803 on the 4th ballot. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Joseph Anderson (Democratic-Republican) 19 votes Daniel Smith 17 votes[12] | ||
New Jersey (Class 1) |
John Condit | Democratic-Republican | 1803 (Appointed) | Legislature had failed to elect. Condit was then appointed September 1, 1803 to continue the term. He was then elected November 3, 1803. |
√ John Condit (Democratic-Republican) Unanimous[13][14] |
Virginia (Class 1) |
John Taylor | Democratic-Republican | 1792 (Special) 1793 |
Predecessor Stevens T. Mason (DR) had died May 10, 1803, having just begun the new term. Interim appointee served from June 4, 1803, and did not seek election to finish the term. Winner elected December 7, 1803. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Abraham B. Venable (Democratic-Republican) Unanimous[15] |
Early race leading to the Congress-after-next
In this general election, the winner was seated on March 4, 1805; ordered by state.
This election involved a Class 2 seat.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Tennessee | William Cocke | Democratic- Republican |
1799 (Special) | Incumbent retired. New senator elected early September 23, 1803. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Daniel Smith (Democratic-Republican) 35 votes Jenkin Whiteside 1 vote[16] |
New Jersey (special)
The New Jersey legislature had failed to elect by March 4, 1803. The governor appointed John Condit (DR) September 1, 1803 to continue the term. Condit was then unanimously elected November 3, 1803 to finish the term. No vote totals were recorded.[17]
Ohio
Ohio joined the Union in 1803. New Democratic-Republican senators were elected April 1, 1803. Official records indicate that John Smith and Thomas Worthington were elected, and that Smith received the "long" term, while Worthington received the "short" one. They do not indicate if there were other candidates, or what the vote totals were.[18]
Vermont
Federalist Senator Nathaniel Chipman lost re-election to Democratic-Republican Israel Smith. Smith received 102 votes in the Vermont House of Representatives and 9 from the Governor and Council.[11] Spencer received 75 votes from the House and 4 from the Governor and Council.[11]
Virginia
Two-term Democratic-Republican incumbent Stevens Mason was re-elected in 1803.
Virginia (special)
Democratic-Republican Senator Stevens T. Mason died May 10, 1803, having just begun the new term. John Taylor (DR) was appointed but chose not to run to finish the term. Abraham B. Venable (DR) was elected December 7, 1803 as the unanimous choice of the Virginia General Assembly. No vote totals were recorded.[15]
See also
References
- ^ "New York 1802 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 30, 2018., citing The Poughkeepsie Journal (Poughkeepsie, NY). February 16, 1802.
- ^ "New Hampshire 1802 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 30, 2018., citing Courier of New Hampshire (Concord, NH). June 24, 1802. The Providence Gazette (Providence, RI). July 3, 1802.
- ^ "South Carolina 1802 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 30, 2018., citing Original Election Returns. South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia. The Carolina Gazette (Charleston, SC). December 16, 1802. National Intelligencer and Washington Advertiser (Washington, DC). December 22, 1802.
- ^ "Connecticut 1802 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 30, 2018., citing American Mercury (Hartford, CT). November 4, 1802.
- ^ "Delaware 1803 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 30, 2018., citing Journal of the Delaware State Senate, 1803. 13-14.
- ^ "Maryland 1802 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 30, 2018., citing Votes and Proceedings of the Maryland State Senate, 1802. 10.
- ^ "Massachusetts 1803 U.S. Senate, Ballot 4". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 30, 2018., citing Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). February 5, 1803. The Independent Chronicle (Boston, MA). February 7, 1803. Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). February 9, 1803. Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA). February 9, 1803. Boston Gazette (Boston, MA). February 10, 1803. Republican Star or Eastern Shore General Advertiser (Easton, MD). March 1, 1803. Frederick-Town Herald (Fredericktown, MD). March 5, 1803.
- ^ "New Jersey 1802 U.S. Senate, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 30, 2018., citing Middlebury Mercury (Middlebury, VT). December 15, 1802.
- ^ "New York 1803 U.S. Senate, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 30, 2018., citing Journal of the New York Assembly, 1803. 39-40.
- ^ "Rhode Island 1802 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 31, 2018., citing The Providence Phoenix (Providence, RI). November 2, 1802.
- ^ a b c "Bennington: October 25, 1802". City Gazette. Charleston, South Carolina. November 20, 1802. p. 2 – via GenealogyBank.com.
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- ^ "New Jersey 1803 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 30, 2018., citing The Centinel of Freedom (Newark, NJ). November 8, 1803.
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=112577
- ^ a b "Richmond: December 10, 1803". Wilmington, North Carolina: Wilmington Gazette. December 27, 1803. p. 4.
Mr. Taylor having declined to serve longer, Abraham B. Venable, esq., was on Wednesday last unanimously elected by the General Assembly in the room of Mr. Taylor.
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- ^ New Jersey Legislature (1804). Minutes and Proceedings of the Joint Meeting, November 3, 1803. Trenton, NJ: Sherman, Mershon & Thomas. p. 44.
- ^ Taylor, William A. (1900). Ohio in Congress from 1803 to 1901. Columbus, Ohio: Century Publishing Co. p. 97 – via Google books.
Sources
- Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov