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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
| DR | DR | DR | DR | DR | DR | DR | |||
| DR | DR | DR | DR | DR | DR | DR | DR | DR | DR |
| DR | ← Majority | ||||||||
| V | V | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | |
| F | F | F | F | F | F | F | |||
Beginning of the next Congress
| DR | DR | DR | DR | DR | DR | DR | |||
| DR | DR | DR | DR | DR | DR | DR | DR | DR | DR |
| DR | ← Majority | ||||||||
| DR | DR | DR | DR | V | V | V | F | F | |
| F | F | F | F | F | F | F | |||
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See also
References
- Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov
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