United States Senate elections, 1806 and 1807

United States Senate elections, 1806 and 1807
United States
Dates vary by state

11 of the 34 seats in the United States Senate (plus special elections)
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Last election 27 seats (79.4%) 7 seats (20.6%)
Seats before 27 (79.4%) 7 (20.6%)
Seats won 28 (82.4%) 6 (17.6%)
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Seats up 9 2

Majority party before election

Democratic-Republican

Elected Majority party

Democratic-Republican

The United States Senate election of 1806 and 1807 were elections that had the Democratic-Republican Party increase its overwhelming control of the Senate by one additional Senator. The Federalists went into the elections with such a small share of Senate seats (7 out of 34, or 21%) that even if they had won every election, they would have still remained a minority caucus. As it was, however, they lost one of the two seats they were defending and picked up no gains from their opponents.

As these elections were prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by state legislatures.

Senate Party Division, 10th Congress (1807–1809)

Change in Senate composition

Before the elections

DR7 DR6 DR5 DR4 DR3 DR2 DR1
DR8 DR9 DR10 DR11 DR12 DR13 DR14 DR15 DR16 DR17
Majority → DR18
DR27 DR26 DR25 DR24 DR23 DR22 DR21 DR20 DR19
F7 F6 F5 F4 F3 F2 F1

Beginning of the next Congress

DR7 DR6 DR5 DR4 DR3 DR2 DR1
DR8 DR9 DR10 DR11 DR12 DR13 DR14 DR15 DR16 DR17
Majority → DR18
DR27
Hold
DR26
Hold
DR25
Hold
DR24
Re-elected
DR23
Re-elected
DR22
Re-elected
DR21
Re-elected
DR20
Re-elected
DR19
Re-elected
DR28
Gain
F6
Re-elected
F5 F4 F3 F2 F1
Key:
DR# Democratic-Republican
F# Federalist
V# Vacant

Race summaries

Bold states link to specific election articles.

Special elections during the preceding Congress

In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1806 or before March 4, 1807; ordered by election date.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Georgia
(Class 3)
James Jackson Democratic-Republican 1793 (Class 2)
Resigned in 1795
1801
Incumbent died March 19, 1806.
Winner elected June 19, 1806.
Democratic-Republican hold.
John Milledge (Democratic-Republican)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Kentucky
(Class 3)
John Adair Democratic-Republican 1805 (Special) Incumbent resigned November 18, 1806 after losing the election to the next term.
Winner elected November 19, 1806, despite being younger than the constitutional age minimum.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Henry Clay (Democratic-Republican)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Maryland
(Class 3)
Robert Wright Democratic-Republican 1801 (Special) Incumbent resigned November 12, 1806 (as well as to the next term, see below).
Winner elected November 25, 1806.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Philip Reed (Democratic-Republican)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

Races leading to the next Congress

In these general elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1807; ordered by state.

All the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral
history
Connecticut Uriah Tracy Federalist 1796 (Special)
1801
Incumbent re-elected. Uriah Tracy (Federalist)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Georgia John Milledge Democratic-
Republican
1806 (Special) Incumbent re-elected. John Milledge (Democratic-Republican)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Kentucky Henry Clay Democratic-
Republican
1806 (Special) Incumbent retired.
Winner elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
John Pope (Democratic-Republican)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Maryland Philip Reed Democratic-
Republican
1797 (Special) Incumbent elected November 25, 1806, as well as being elected to finish the preceding term. Philip Reed (Democratic-Republican)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
New Hampshire William Plumer Federalist 1802 (Special) Incumbent retired.
Winner elected in 1807.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Nahum Parker (Democratic-Republican)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
New York John Smith Democratic-
Republican
1804 (Special) Incumbent re-elected. John Smith (Democratic-Republican), Unopposed
North Carolina David Stone Democratic-
Republican
1800 Incumbent retired to return to the State Superior Court, and then resigned early (February 17, 1807)
Winner elected in 1806.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Jesse Franklin (Democratic-Republican)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Ohio Thomas Worthington Democratic-
Republican
1803 Incumbent retired.[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Winner elected in 1806.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Edward Tiffin (Democratic-Republican)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Pennsylvania George Logan Democratic-
Republican
1801 (Appointed)
1801 (Special)
Incumbent retired.
Winner elected in 1806.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Andrew Gregg (Democratic-Republican) 49.11%
Nathaniel Boileau (Democratic-Republican) 35.71%
John Steele (Democratic-Republican) 12.5%
Not voting 2.68%
South Carolina John Gaillard Democratic-
Republican
1804 (Special) Incumbent re-elected. John Gaillard (Democratic-Republican)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Vermont Stephen R. Bradley Democratic-
Republican
1791
Lost in 1795
1801 (Special)
Incumbent re-elected. Stephen R. Bradley (Democratic-Republican)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

Special elections during the next Congress

In this special election, the winner was seated in 1807 after March 4; ordered by election date.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Vermont
(Class 1)
Israel Smith Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent resigned October 1, 1807.
Winner elected October 10, 1807.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Jonathan Robinson (Democratic-Republican)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Connecticut
(Class 3)
Uriah Tracy Federalist 1796 (Special)
1801
1807
Incumbent died July 19, 1807.
Winner elected October 25, 1807.
Federalist hold.
Chauncey Goodrich (Federalist)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Rhode Island
(Class 2)
James Fenner Democratic-Republican 1805 Incumbent resigned September 1807.
Winner elected October 26, 1807.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Elisha Mathewson (Democratic-Republican)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Georgia
(Class 2)
George Jones Democratic-Republican 1807 (Appointed) Predecessor Abraham Baldwin (DR) had died March 4, 1807.
Incumbent appointee did not seek election.
Winner elected November 7, 1807.
Democratic-Republican hold.
William H. Crawford (Democratic-Republican)
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

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