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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> |
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| nowrap | '''√ [[Samuel Smith (Maryland)|Samuel Smith]]''' (Democratic-Republican)<br/>{{dm}} |
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| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.<br/> |
| {{Party shading/Hold}} | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.<br/>New senator's election date unknown.<br/>Federalist hold. |
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| nowrap | '''√ [[John Quincy Adams]]''' (Federalist)<br/>{{dm}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/> |
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/>New senator [[United States Senate election in New York, 1803|elected]] February 1, 1803.<br/>'''Democratic-Republican gain''' |
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| nowrap | '''√ [[Theodorus Bailey (politician)|Theodorus Bailey]]''' (Democratic-Republican)<br/>[[Gouverneur Morris]] (Federalist)<br/>{{dm}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent retired.<br/> |
| {{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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| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent retired.<br/> |
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| nowrap | '''√ [[Samuel J. Potter]]''' (Democratic-Republican)<br/>{{dm}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | Incumbent lost re-election.<br/> |
| {{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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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 Unknown |
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 |
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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 | 1801 | 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) | Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election. New senator's election date unknown. Federalist hold. |
√ John Quincy Adams (Federalist) [data missing] |
New Jersey | Aaron Ogden | Federalist | 1801 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Legislature failed to elect. Federalist loss. |
None. |
New York | Gouverneur Morris | Federalist | 1800 (Special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected February 1, 1803. Democratic-Republican gain |
√ Theodorus Bailey (Democratic-Republican) Gouverneur Morris (Federalist) [data missing] |
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's election date unknown. Democratic-Republican gain |
√ Samuel J. Potter (Democratic-Republican) [data missing] |
Tennessee | Joseph Anderson | Democratic- Republican |
1799 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected September 22, 1803. | √ Joseph Anderson (Democratic-Republican) [data missing] |
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.[7] |
Virginia | Stevens Mason | Democratic- Republican |
1794 (Special) 1797 |
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 some time 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) | ||
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.[8] |
√ John Condit (Democratic-Republican) Unanimous. |
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[9] |
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[10] |
Complete list of races
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.[11]
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.[12]
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.[7] Spencer received 75 votes from the House and 4 from the Governor and Council.[7]
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.[9]
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.
- ^ a b c "Bennington: October 25, 1802". City Gazette. Charleston, South Carolina. November 20, 1802. p. 2 – via GenealogyBank.com.
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- ^ a b "Richmond: December 10, 1803". Wilmington, North Carolina: Wilmington Gazette. December 27, 1803. p. 4.
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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