The 1794–95 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1794 and 1795, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock.[1] In these elections, terms were up for the senators in Class 3.
Note: There were no political parties in the 3rd Congress. Members are informally grouped here into factions of similar interest, based on an analysis of their voting record.[2]
Incumbent disqualified February 28, 1794. New senator electedMarch 31, 1794. Pro-Administration gain. Winner would become a Federalist in the next Congress.
Incumbent resigned May 11, 1794 to become U.S. Minister to France. New senator electedNovember 18, 1794. Anti-Administration hold. Winner would become a Democratic-Republican in the next Congress.
Incumbent resigned May 11, 1794. New senator electedNovember 18, 1794. Anti-Administration hold. Winner would become a Democratic-Republican in the next Congress.
George Read (P) had resigned September 18, 1793 to become Chief Justice of Delaware. New senator electedFebruary 7, 1795. Pro-Administration gain. Winner would become a Federalist in the next Congress.
^"17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913)". National Archives and Records Administration. February 8, 2022.
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^"Delaware 1795 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 4, 2018., citing South-Carolina State Gazette, and Timothy and Mason's Daily Advertiser (Charleston, SC). March 16, 1795.
^. Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2018., citing Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 13, 1794.
^"Kentucky 1794 U.S. Senate, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 4, 2018., citing Election of United States Senators by the General Assembly (typed manuscript). Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort.
^"New York 1795 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 5, 2018., citing Journal of the New York Assembly, 1795. 32–33. Journal of the New York State Senate, 1795. 15.
^"North Carolina 1795 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 5, 2018., citing Legislative Papers. State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
^"Pennsylvania 1795 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 5, 2018., citing Gazette of the United States (Philadelphia, PA). February 26, 1795.
^"South Carolina 1794 U.S. Senate, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 30, 2018., citing Rogers, George C. Evolution of a Federalist: William Loughton Smith of Charleston (1758-1812). Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1962. 268.
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^"PA US Senate - Special Election 1794". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
^"U.S. Senate Election - 26 February 1795" (PDF). Wilkes University. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
External linksedit
"Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present" – via Senate.gov.
January 01, 1970
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The 1794 95 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states As these U S Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913 senators were chosen by state legislatures Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1794 and 1795 and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock 1 In these elections terms were up for the senators in Class 3 1794 95 United States Senate elections 1792 amp 1793 Dates vary by state 1796 amp 1797 10 of the 30 seats in the United States Senate plus special elections 16 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Party Federalist Democratic Republican Seats before 16 as Pro Administration 13 as Anti Administration Seats after 19 10 Seat change 3 3 Seats up 5 as Pro Administration 5 as Anti Administration Races won 8 2 Federalist hold Federalist gain Democratic Republican holdMajority Faction before election Pro Administration Elected Majority Faction Federalist This was the first election cycle with organized political parties in the United States with the Federalist Party emerging from the Pro Administration coalition and the Democratic Republican Party emerging from the Anti Administration coalition Contents 1 Results summary 2 Change in composition 2 1 Before the elections 2 2 Results of the elections 2 3 Beginning of the next Congress 3 Race summaries 3 1 Special elections during the 3rd Congress 3 2 Races leading to the 4th Congress 3 3 Elections during the 4th Congress 4 Connecticut 5 Delaware special 6 Georgia 7 Kentucky 8 Maryland 9 New Hampshire 10 New York 11 North Carolina 12 Pennsylvania 12 1 Pennsylvania special 12 2 Pennsylvania regular 13 South Carolina 14 Vermont 15 Virginia 15 1 Virginia special class 2 16 See also 17 References 18 External linksResults summary editSenate party division 4th Congress 1795 1797 Majority party Federalist 20 Minority party Democratic Republican 10 Other parties 0 Total seats 30Change in composition editBefore the elections edit Note There were no political parties in the 3rd Congress Members are informally grouped here into factions of similar interest based on an analysis of their voting record 2 After the March 31 1794 special election in Pennsylvania A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A6 A7 A8 A9Ga Ran A10Ky Unknown A11N H Ran A12N C Unknown A13Vt Ran V1Del P16S C Retired Majority P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12Conn Retired P13Md Ran P14N Y Ran P15Pa Retired P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Results of the elections edit A5 A4 A3 A2 A1 A6 A7 A8 DR1N H Gainfrom A DR2N C Gainfrom A V1Del F8Vt Gainfrom A F7S C Gainfrom P F6Pa Gainfrom P F5N Y Gainfrom P F4Md Gainfrom P P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 F1Conn Gainfrom P F2Ga Gainfrom A F3Ky Gainfrom A P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 Beginning of the next Congress edit See also 4th United States Congress Seven senators who were considered Anti Administration became Democratic Republicans and eleven Pro Administration became Federalists DR5Changed DR4Changed DR3Changed DR2Changed DR1Changed DR6Changed DR7Changed DR8Changed DR9 DR10 F20Del Gain F19 F18 F17 F16 Majority F6Changed F7Changed F8Changed F9Changed F10Changed F11Changed F12 F13 F14 F15 F5Changed F4Changed F3Changed F2Changed F1Changed Key A Anti Administration DR Democratic Republican F Federalist P Pro Administration V VacantRace summaries editExcept if when noted the number following candidates is the whole number vote s not a percentage Special elections during the 3rd Congress edit In these special elections the winner was seated before March 4 1795 ordered by election date State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Pennsylvania Class 1 Albert Gallatin Anti Administration 1793 special Incumbent disqualified February 28 1794 New senator elected March 31 1794 Pro Administration gain Winner would become a Federalist in the next Congress nbsp Y James Ross Pro Administration 51 72 Robert Coleman Unknown 40 23 Samuel Sitgreaves Federalist 1 15 Not voting 6 7 Virginia Class 1 James Monroe Anti Administration 1790 special Incumbent resigned May 11 1794 to become U S Minister to France New senator elected November 18 1794 Anti Administration hold Winner would become a Democratic Republican in the next Congress nbsp Y Stevens Thomson Mason Anti Administration data missing Virginia Class 2 John Taylor Anti Administration 1792 special Incumbent resigned May 11 1794 New senator elected November 18 1794 Anti Administration hold Winner would become a Democratic Republican in the next Congress nbsp Y Henry Tazewell Anti Administration data missing Delaware Class 1 Vacant George Read P had resigned September 18 1793 to become Chief Justice of Delaware New senator elected February 7 1795 Pro Administration gain Winner would become a Federalist in the next Congress nbsp Y Henry Latimer Pro Administration 15 John Dickinson Anti Administration 14 3 Races leading to the 4th Congress edit In these regular elections the winner was seated on March 4 1795 ordered by state All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Connecticut Stephen Mitchell Pro Administration 1793 Appointed Incumbent appointee retired New senator s election date unknown Federalist gain nbsp Y Jonathan Trumbull Jr Federalist data missing Georgia James Gunn Anti Administration 1789 Incumbent re elected November 13 1794 to a new party Federalist gain nbsp Y James Gunn Federalist 36 Edward Telfair 12 William Few 3 4 Kentucky John Edwards Anti Administration 1792 New state Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election New senator elected in 1794 on the second ballot Federalist gain nbsp Y Humphrey Marshall Federalist 28 John Breckinridge Democratic Republican 22 5 Maryland John Henry Pro Administration 1788 Incumbent re elected in 1795 to a new party Federalist gain nbsp Y John Henry Federalist data missing New Hampshire John Langdon Anti Administration 1788 Incumbent re election date to a new party unknown Democratic Republican gain nbsp Y John Langdon Democratic Republican data missing New York Rufus King Pro Administration 1789 Incumbent re elected January 27 1795 to a new party Federalist gain nbsp Y Rufus King Federalist 47 Thomas Tillotson Federalist 30 John Lawrence Federalist 1 6 North Carolina Benjamin Hawkins Anti Administration 1789 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election New senator elected in 1795 on the fifth ballot Democratic Republican gain nbsp Y Timothy Bloodworth Democratic Republican John Leigh Alfred Moore Federalist Nathaniel Macon Democratic Republican Withdrew John Skinner Withdrew Charles Johnson Democratic Republican Withdrew William Lenoir 7 Pennsylvania Robert Morris Pro Administration 1788 Incumbent retired New senator elected February 26 1795 Federalist gain nbsp Y William Bingham Federalist 58 Peter Muhlenberg Democratic Republican 35 8 South Carolina Ralph Izard Pro Administration 1789 Incumbent retired New senator elected in 1794 on the second ballot Federalist gain nbsp Y Jacob Read Federalist John Hunter Democratic Republican 9 Vermont Stephen R Bradley Anti Administration 1791 New state Incumbent lost re election New senator elected in 1794 Federalist gain nbsp Y Elijah Paine Federalist data missing Elections during the 4th Congress edit There were no elections in 1795 after March 4 Connecticut editSee also List of United States senators from Connecticut This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2019 Delaware special editDelaware special election nbsp 1790 February 7 1795 1797 Class 1 Senator nbsp nbsp Nominee Henry Latimer John Dickinson Party Federalist Democratic Republican Popular vote 15 14 Percentage 51 72 48 28 U S senator before election George Read Federalist Elected U S Senator Henry Latimer Federalist Main article 1795 United States Senate special election in Delaware See also List of United States senators from Delaware The Delaware special election was held February 7 1795 Incumbent Senator George Read had resigned to take the position of Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court Henry Latimer defeated the former Governor of Delaware Governor of Pennsylvania and Continental Congressmen from Delaware and Pennsylvania by one vote 1795 United States Senate election in Delaware 10 Party Candidate Votes Federalist Henry Latimer 15 51 72 Democratic Republican John Dickinson 14 48 28 Total votes 29 100 Georgia editSee also List of United States senators from Georgia This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2019 Kentucky editSee also List of United States senators from Kentucky This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2019 Maryland editSee also List of United States senators from Maryland This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2022 1795 United States Senate election in Maryland 1788 December 16 1794 1797 80 members of the Maryland General Assembly Candidate John Henry James Lloyd Party Federalist Democratic Republican Legislative vote Percentage John Henry won election over James Lloyd by an unknown number of votes for the Class 3 seat 11 New Hampshire editSee also List of United States senators from New Hampshire This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2019 New York editMain article 1795 United States Senate election in New York See also List of United States senators from New York This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2019 North Carolina editSee also List of United States senators from North Carolina This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2019 Pennsylvania editSee also List of United States senators from Pennsylvania and 1794 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania special edit nbsp Senator James Ross Main article 1794 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania special election March 31 1794 12 Party Candidate Votes Pro Administration James Ross 45 51 72 Unknown Robert Coleman 35 40 23 Federalist Samuel Sitgreaves 1 1 15 N A Not voting 6 6 70 Total votes 87 100 Pennsylvania regular edit nbsp Senator William Bingham Main article 1795 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania Incumbent Federalist Robert Morris who was elected in 1788 was not a candidate for re election to another term The Pennsylvania General Assembly convened on February 26 1795 to elect a senator for the term beginning March 4 1795 Pennsylvania general election February 26 1795 13 Party Candidate Votes Pro Administration William Bingham 58 56 86 Anti Administration Peter Muhlenberg 35 34 31 N A Not voting 9 8 82 Total votes 102 100 South Carolina editSee also List of United States senators from South Carolina This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2019 Vermont editSee also List of United States senators from Vermont This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2019 Virginia editSee also List of United States senators from Virginia Even though neither of Virginia s incumbent s terms were up both resigned in 1794 leading to two special elections This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2019 Future president James Monroe resigned March 27 1794 to become U S Minister to France Stevens Thomson Mason was elected November 18 1794 and would become a Democratic Republican in the next Congress Virginia special class 2 edit nbsp Senator Henry Tazewell This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2020 Incumbent John Taylor of Caroline resigned May 11 1794 Henry Tazewell was elected November 18 1794 and would become a Democratic Republican in the next Congress See also edit1794 United States elections 1794 95 United States House of Representatives elections 3rd United States Congress 4th United States CongressReferences edit 17th Amendment to the U S Constitution Direct Election of U S Senators 1913 National Archives and Records Administration February 8 2022 Martis Kenneth C The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress Delaware 1795 U S Senate Special Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved February 4 2018 citing South Carolina State Gazette and Timothy and Mason s Daily Advertiser Charleston SC March 16 1795 Georgia 1794 U S Senate Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Archived from the original on March 18 2020 Retrieved February 4 2018 citing Aurora General Advertiser Philadelphia PA December 13 1794 Kentucky 1794 U S Senate Ballot 2 Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved February 4 2018 citing Election of United States Senators by the General Assembly typed manuscript Kentucky Historical Society Frankfort New York 1795 U S Senate Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved February 5 2018 citing Journal of the New York Assembly 1795 32 33 Journal of the New York State Senate 1795 15 North Carolina 1795 U S Senate Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved February 5 2018 citing Legislative Papers State Archives of North Carolina Raleigh Pennsylvania 1795 U S Senate Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved February 5 2018 citing Gazette of the United States Philadelphia PA February 26 1795 South Carolina 1794 U S Senate Ballot 2 Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved January 30 2018 citing Rogers George C Evolution of a Federalist William Loughton Smith of Charleston 1758 1812 Columbia SC University of South Carolina 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