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== Complete list of races in 1802 and 1803== |
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All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats, except where noted. |
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=== Races leading to the 8th Congress === |
=== Races leading to the 8th Congress === |
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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 this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.
Results
8th Congress (1803–1805):
- Majority Party: Democratic-Republican (25)
- Minority Party: Federalist (9)
- Other Parties: 0
- Total Seats: 34
Change in Senate composition
End of the previous Congress
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Beginning of the next Congress
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Complete list of races in 1802 and 1803
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 (Special: Class 3) |
John Armstrong, Jr. | Democratic-Republican | [?] | Incumbent resigned February 5, 1802. Winner was elected February 23, 1802. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ DeWitt Clinton (DR) |
| New Hampshire (Special: Class 3) |
James Sheafe (F) | Federalist | [?] | Incumbent resigned June 14, 1802. Winner was elected June 17, 1802. Federalist hold. |
√ William Plumer (F) |
| South Carolina (Special: Class 3) |
John E. Colhoun | Democratic-Republican | [?] | Incumbent died October 26, 1802. Winner was elected November 4, 1802. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Pierce Butler (DR) |
Races leading to the 8th Congress
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In these general elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1803; ordered by state. All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats, except where noted.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Special elections during the 8th Congress
In this special election, the winner was seated after March 4, 1803.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
| Virginia (Special: 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 was elected December 7, 1803. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Abraham B. Venable (DR) |
See also
References
- Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov
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