United States Senate elections, 1798 and 1799
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The United States Senate election of 1798 was an election for the United States Senate, occurring during the middle of President John Adams's administration, which had no net change in political control of the Senate.
As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by state legislatures.
Results
6th Congress (1799–1801):
- Majority Party: Federalist (22)
- Minority Party: Democratic-Republican (9)
- Other Parties: 0
- Total Seats: 31
Change in Senate composition
Before the elections
| DR6 | DR5 | DR4 | DR3 | DR2 | DR1 | ||||
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| DR7 | DR8 | DR9 | DR10 | F22 | F21 | F20 | F19 | F18 | F17 |
| Majority → | |||||||||
| F7 | F8 | F9 | F10 | F11 | F12 | F13 | F14 | F15 | F16 |
| F6 | F5 | F4 | F3 | F2 | F1 | ||||
Results of the elections
| DR6O | DR5O | DR4√ | DR3 | DR2 | DR1 | ||||
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| DR7O | DR8O | DR9O | V1+ | F22O | F21O | F20O | F19O | F18√ | F17√ |
| Majority → | |||||||||
| F7 | F8 | F9 | F10 | F11 | F12 | F13 | F14 | F15 | F16 |
| F6 | F5 | F4 | F3 | F2 | F1 | ||||
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Complete list of races
Special elections during the 5th Congress
In these special elections, the winner was seated before March 4, 1799; ordered by election date.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
| New York (Special: Class 1) |
Philip Schuyler | Federalist | 1789 1797 |
Incumbent resigned January 3, 1798. Winner elected January 11, 1798 to finish term ending March 4, 1801. (Winner later resigned, see below.) Federalist hold. |
√ John Sloss Hobart (F) |
| Delaware (Special: Class 2) |
John Vining | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent resigned January 19, 1798. Winner elected January 19, 1798 to term ending March 4, 1799. (Winner died August 11, 1798, see below.) Federalist hold. |
√ Joshua Clayton (F) |
| New York (Special: Class 1) |
William North | Federalist | May 1798 (Appointed) | Predecessor resigned to become Judge of the U.S. District Court of New York. Interim appointee served until winner qualified. Winner elected August 17, 1798 to finish term ending March 4, 1801. Federalist hold. |
√ James Watson (F) |
| South Carolina (Special: Class 2) |
John Hunter | Democratic- Republican |
1796 (Special) | Incumbent resigned November 26, 1798. Winner elected December 6, 1798. (Winner also elected to next term, see below.) Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Charles Pinckney (DR) |
| Tennessee (Special: Class 1) |
Daniel Smith | Democratic- Republican |
October 1798 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired when successor qualified. Winner elected December 12, 1798 to finish term ending March 4, 1803. Winner qualified upon resignation from other Senate seat on March 4, 1799. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Joseph Anderson (DR) |
| Delaware (Special: Class 2) |
Joshua Clayton | Federalist | January 1798 | Died August 11, 1798. Winner elected January 17, 1799 to term ending March 4, 1799. (Winner also elected to next term, see below.) Federalist hold. |
√ William H. Wells (F) |
Races leading to the 6th Congress
In these general elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1799; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
| Delaware | William H. Wells | Federalist | January 1799 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ William H. Wells (F) |
| Georgia | Josiah Tattnall | Democratic- Republican |
1796 | [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Winner elected in 1799. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Abraham Baldwin (DR) |
| Kentucky | John Brown | Democratic- Republican |
1792 (New seat) 1792 |
Incumbent re-elected in 1799. | √ John Brown (DR) |
| Massachusetts | Theodore Sedgwick | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent retired to run for the U.S. House of Representatives. Winner elected in 1799. Federalist hold. |
√ Samuel Dexter (F) |
| New Hampshire | Samuel Livermore | Federalist | 1792 | Incumbent re-elected in 1798. | √ Samuel Livermore (F) |
| New Jersey | Richard Stockton | Federalist | 1796 | Incumbent retired. Winner elected in 1799. Federalist hold. |
√ Jonathan Dayton (F) |
| North Carolina | Alexander Martin | Democratic- Republican |
1792 | Incumbent lost re-election. Winner elected December 12, 1798.[1] Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Jesse Franklin (DR) Alexander Martin (DR) |
| Rhode Island | Ray Greene | Federalist | 1797 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected in 1799. | √ Ray Greene (F) |
| South Carolina | Charles Pinckney | Democratic- Republican |
1798 | Incumbent re-elected December 6, 1798. | √ Charles Pinckney (DR) |
| Tennessee | Joseph Anderson | Democratic- Republican |
1797 (Special) | Incumbent resigned March 4, 1799 when elected to the Class 1 seat (see below). Winner elected in 1799. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ William Cocke (DR) |
| Virginia | Henry Tazewell | Democratic- Republican |
1794 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected in 1798, but died January 24, 1799 before the term began. (Seat remained vacant until nine months into the next term, see below.) Democratic-Republican loss. |
√ Henry Tazewell (DR) |
Special elections during the 6th Congress
In this special election, the winner was seated after March 4, 1799, the beginning of the next Congress.
| State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
| Virginia | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Incumbent Henry Tazewell (DR) had been re-elected in 1798 but died January 24, 1799 before the term began. Winner elected December 5, 1799 to the next term. Democratic-Republican gain. |
√ Wilson C. Nicholas (DR) |
See also
References
- Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present, via Senate.gov
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