United States Senate elections, 1792 and 1793

United States Senate elections, 1792 and 1793

Dates vary by state
10 of the 30 seats in the United States Senate (as well as special elections) 16 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Party Pro-Administration Anti-Administration Last election 16 seats 9 Seats before 17 10 Seats won 7 6 Seats after 18 11 Seat change 1 1 Seats up 6 5
Majority faction before election Pro-Administration Elected Majority faction Pro-Administration

The United States Senate elections of 1792 and 1793 were elections of United States Senators that coincided with President George Washington's unanimous re-election. In these elections, terms were up for the ten senators in class 2.

Formal organized political parties had yet to form in the United States, but two political factions were present: The coalition of Senators who supported George Washington's administration were known as the Pro-Administration Party, and the Senators against him as the Anti-Administration Party. As these elections were prior to ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.

Results summary

Senate Party Division, 3rd Congress (1793–1795)

• Majority Party: Pro-Administration Party (16)
• Minority Party: Anti-Administration Party (13)
• Other Parties: 0
• Total Seats: 30
• Vacant: 1 (later filled by Pro-Administration)

Change in Senate composition

Note: There were no political parties in this Congress. Members are informally grouped into factions of similar interest, based on an analysis of their voting record.^[1]

Before the elections

After the June 18, 1792 admission of Kentucky.

Results of the election

Beginning of the next Congress

Two Pro-Administration Senators became Anti-Administration.

The vacant seat was filled February 28, 1793 by an Anti-Administration Senator; he was sworn in December 1793, but his service began upon election.

Race summaries

Bold state names indicate a link to a separate election article.

Elections during the 2nd Congress

In these elections, the winner was seated before March 4, 1793; ordered by election date.

Races leading to the 3rd Congress

In these general elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1793; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

Election in 1793 during the 3rd Congress

In this special election, the winner was seated after March 4, 1793, the beginning of the next Congress.

See also

• United States elections, 1792
  • United States presidential election, 1792
  • United States House of Representatives elections, 1792
• 2nd United States Congress
• 3rd United States Congress

References

External links

• Party Division in the Senate, 1789–present via Senate.gov