The 1806–07 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 1806 and 1807, 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.
The Democratic-Republican Party increased its overwhelming control of the Senate by one additional seat. 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 still have 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.
Incumbent resigned November 18, 1806 after losing re-election, see below. New senator electedNovember 19, 1806, despite being younger than the constitutional minimum. Democratic-Republican hold.
Incumbent resigned November 12, 1806 to become Governor of Maryland. New senator electedNovember 25, 1806. Democratic-Republican hold. Winner also elected to the next term, see below.
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected November 13, 1806 on the fourth ballot. Democratic-Republican hold. Incumbent then resigned immediately and a new senator was elected to finish the term, see above.
Incumbent resigned November 12, 1806 to become Governor of Maryland. New senator elected in 1806 or 1807. Democratic-Republican hold. Winner also elected to finish the current term, see above.
Incumbent retired to return to the State Superior Court, and then resigned early (February 17, 1807) New senator elected in 1806 on the seventh ballot. Democratic-Republican hold.
Incumbent died July 19, 1807. Samuel W. Dana (Federalist) was elected to finish the term,[c] but declined the election.[11] New senator electedOctober 25, 1807 on the second ballot. Federalist hold.
Predecessor Abraham Baldwin (DR) had died March 4, 1807. Incumbent appointee lost re-election. New senator electedNovember 7, 1807. Democratic-Republican hold.
Democratic-Republican Abraham Baldwin died March 4, 1807. Democratic-Republican George Jones was appointed August 27. 1807 to continue the term, pending a special election. Jones ran in the November 7, 1807 special election, but lost to Democratic-Republican William H. Crawford.
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The Maryland General Assembly convened to both fill the unexpired term of Robert Wright who resigned to become Governor of Maryland, and to fill the next term. This election was therefore both the regular and special.
Philip Reed won election over William Hayward by a margin of 17.50%, or 33 votes, for the Class 3 seat.[15]
^Dana 96, Asa Spalding (Democratic-Republican) 50, David Humphrey (Federalist) 8
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^"17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913)". National Archives and Records Administration. 8 February 2022.
^"Georgia 1806 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 11 February 2018., citing Georgia Republican (Savannah, GA). June 27, 1806.
^"Kentucky 1806 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 11 February 2018., citing The Western World (Frankfort, KY). November 22, 1806. Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 19, 1806.
^"Maryland 1806 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 11 February 2018., citing Votes and Proceedings of the Maryland State Senate, 1806. 11–12.
^"Kentucky 1806 U.S. Senate, Ballot 4". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 12 February 2018., citing The Western World (Frankfort, KY). November 22, 1806. Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). December 19, 1806.
^"New York 1807 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 13 February 2018., citing Journal of the New York Assembly, 1807. 38–39. Journal of the New York State Senate, 1807. 13–14.
^"North Carolina 1806 U.S. Senate, Ballot 7". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 13 February 2018., citing Legislative Papers for 1806. State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
^"Ohio 1807 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 13 February 2018., citing Taylor, William A. (1900). Ohio in Congress from 1803 to 1901. Columbus, Ohio: Century Publishing Co. p. 96 – via Internet Archive.
^"South Carolina 1806 U.S. Senate, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 14 February 2018., citing The Times (Charleston, SC). December 13, 1806. Charleston Courier (Charleston, SC). December 16, 1806.
^"Vermont 1806 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 14 February 2018., citing American Mercury (Hartford, CT). November 6, 1806. Weekly Wanderer (Randolph, VT). October 29, 1806.
^"Connecticut 1807 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 12 February 2018., citing Connecticut Herald (New Haven, CT). October 13, 1807.
^"Connecticut 1807 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 12 February 2018., citing American Mercury (Hartford, CT). November 5, 1807.
^"Rhode Island 1807 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 14 February 2018., citing Newport Mercury (Newport, RI). November 7, 1807.
^"Georgia 1807 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved 12 February 2018., citing Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA). November 14, 1807.
^"Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 25, 1806". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
External linksedit
"Party Division in the Senate, 1789-Present" – via Senate.gov.
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The 1806 07 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 1806 and 1807 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 1806 07 United States Senate elections 1804 amp 1805 Dates vary by state 1808 amp 1809 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 FederalistLast election 27 seats 7 seatsSeats before 27 7Seats won 10 1Seats after 28 6Seat change 1 1Seats up 9 2Results Dem Republican hold Dem Republican gain Federalist holdMajority Party before electionDemocratic Republican Elected Majority Party Democratic RepublicanThe Democratic Republican Party increased its overwhelming control of the Senate by one additional seat 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 still have 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 Contents 1 Results summary 2 Change in composition 2 1 Before the elections 2 2 Beginning of the next Congress 3 Race summaries 3 1 Special elections during the preceding Congress 3 2 Races leading to the next Congress 3 3 Special elections during the next Congress 4 Connecticut 4 1 Connecticut regular 4 2 Connecticut special 5 Georgia 5 1 Georgia special class 2 5 2 Class 3 5 2 1 Georgia special class 3 5 2 2 Georgia regular 6 Kentucky 6 1 Kentucky regular 6 2 Kentucky special 7 Maryland 8 New Hampshire 8 1 New Hampshire regular 8 2 New Hampshire special 9 New York 10 North Carolina 11 Ohio 12 Pennsylvania 13 Rhode Island special 14 South Carolina 15 Vermont 15 1 Vermont regular 15 2 Vermont special 16 See also 17 Notes 18 References 19 External linksResults summary editSenate party division 10th Congress 1807 1809 Majority party Democratic Republican 28 Minority party Federalist 6 Other parties 0 Total seats 34Change in composition editBefore the elections edit DR7 DR6 DR5 DR4 DR3 DR2 DR1DR8 DR9 DR10 DR11 DR12 DR13 DR14 DR15 DR16 DR17Majority DR18DR27Pa Retired DR26N C Retired DR25Ohio Unknown DR24Vt Ran DR23S C Ran DR22N Y Ran DR21Md Ran DR20Ky Ran DR19Ga RanF7N H Retired F6Conn Ran F5 F4 F3 F2 F1Beginning of the next Congress edit DR7 DR6 DR5 DR4 DR3 DR2 DR1DR8 DR9 DR10 DR11 DR12 DR13 DR14 DR15 DR16 DR17Majority DR18DR27Pa Hold DR26Ohio Hold DR25N C Hold DR24Md Hold DR23Ky Hold DR22Vt Re elected DR21S C Re elected DR20N Y Re elected DR19Ga Re electedDR28N H Gain F6Conn Re elected F5 F4 F3 F2 F1Key DR Democratic RepublicanF FederalistV VacantRace summaries editExcept if when noted the number following candidates is the whole number vote s not a percentage Special elections during the preceding Congress edit In these special elections the winner was seated during 1806 or before March 4 1807 ordered by election date State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party Electoral historyGeorgia Class 3 James Jackson Democratic Republican 17931795 Resigned 1800 Incumbent died March 19 1806 New senator elected June 19 1806 Democratic Republican hold nbsp Y John Milledge Democratic Republican 41 Barnot 24 Telfair a 13 2 Kentucky Class 3 John Adair Democratic Republican 1805 special Incumbent resigned November 18 1806 after losing re election see below New senator elected November 19 1806 despite being younger than the constitutional minimum Democratic Republican hold nbsp Y Henry Clay Democratic Republican 58 George M Bibb Democratic Republican 10 John Pope Federalist 1 3 Maryland Class 3 Robert Wright Democratic Republican 1801 special Incumbent resigned November 12 1806 to become Governor of Maryland New senator elected November 25 1806 Democratic Republican hold Winner also elected to the next term see below nbsp Y Philip Reed Democratic Republican 47 William Hayward Federalist 33 4 Races leading to the next Congress edit In these regular elections the winner was seated on March 4 1807 ordered by state All the elections involved the Class 3 seats State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party ElectoralhistoryConnecticut Uriah Tracy Federalist 1796 special 1801 Incumbent re elected in 1807 nbsp Y Uriah Tracy Federalist data missing Georgia John Milledge Democratic Republican 1806 special Incumbent re elected in 1806 nbsp Y John Milledge Democratic Republican data missing Kentucky John Adair Democratic Republican 1805 special Incumbent lost re election New senator elected November 13 1806 on the fourth ballot Democratic Republican hold Incumbent then resigned immediately and a new senator was elected to finish the term see above nbsp Y John Pope Democratic Republican 45 John Adair Democratic Republican 37 Samuel Hopkins Democratic Republican Eliminated 5 Maryland Robert Wright Democratic Republican 1801 special Incumbent resigned November 12 1806 to become Governor of Maryland New senator elected in 1806 or 1807 Democratic Republican hold Winner also elected to finish the current term see above nbsp Y Philip Reed Democratic Republican data missing New Hampshire William Plumer Federalist 1802 special Incumbent retired New senator elected in 1807 Democratic Republican gain nbsp Y Nahum Parker Democratic Republican data missing New York John Smith Democratic Republican 1804 special Incumbent re elected February 3 1807 nbsp Y John Smith Democratic Republican 112 John Jay Federalist 14 6 North Carolina David Stone Democratic Republican 1800 Incumbent retired to return to the State Superior Court and then resigned early February 17 1807 New senator elected in 1806 on the seventh ballot Democratic Republican hold nbsp Y Jesse Franklin Democratic Republican 102 Thomas Blount Democratic Republican 56 Benjamin Smith Democratic Republican 9 Thomas Davis Eliminated John H Binford Eliminated David Stone Democratic Republican Eliminated Capoe 1 Blank 1 7 Ohio Thomas Worthington Democratic Republican 1803 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election New senator elected January 1 1807 Democratic Republican hold nbsp Y Edward Tiffin Democratic Republican 25 Philemon Beecher Federalist 12 John Bigger Federalist 2 Return J Meigs Jr Democratic Republican 2 Tom Kinkey b 1 Tom Tuff b 1 8 Pennsylvania George Logan Democratic Republican 1801 Appointed 1801 special Incumbent retired New senator elected in 1806 Democratic Republican hold nbsp Y 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 December 9 1806 on the second ballot nbsp Y John Gaillard Democratic Republican 75 Samuel Farrow Democratic Republican 64 Joseph Blythe Eliminated 9 Vermont Stephen R Bradley Democratic Republican 17911795 Lost 1801 special Incumbent re elected in 1806 nbsp Y Stephen R Bradley Democratic Republican 120 Other 60 10 Special elections during the next Congress edit In this special election the winner was seated in 1807 after March 4 ordered by election date State Incumbent Results CandidatesSenator Party Electoral historyVermont Class 1 Israel Smith Democratic Republican 1802 Incumbent resigned October 1 1807 New senator elected October 10 1807 Democratic Republican hold nbsp Y Jonathan Robinson Democratic Republican data missing Connecticut Class 3 Uriah Tracy Federalist 1796 special 18011807 Incumbent died July 19 1807 Samuel W Dana Federalist was elected to finish the term c but declined the election 11 New senator elected October 25 1807 on the second ballot Federalist hold nbsp Y Chauncey Goodrich Federalist 80 A Spalding Democratic Republican 74 Roger Griswold Federalist 17 D Humphrey Federalist 10 J C Smith Federalist 2 E Boardman Democratic Republican 1 J Davenport Democratic Republican 1 12 Rhode Island Class 2 James Fenner Democratic Republican 1804 Incumbent resigned September 1807 to become Governor of Rhode Island New senator elected October 26 1807 Democratic Republican hold nbsp Y Elisha Mathewson Democratic Republican 57 Jonathan Russell Democratic Republican 18 James Burrill Jr Federalist 2 13 Georgia Class 2 George Jones Democratic Republican 1807 Appointed Predecessor Abraham Baldwin DR had died March 4 1807 Incumbent appointee lost re election New senator elected November 7 1807 Democratic Republican hold nbsp Y William H Crawford Democratic Republican 59 George Jones Democratic Republican 27 14 Connecticut editSee also List of United States senators from Connecticut and 1806 United States House of Representatives election in Connecticut Connecticut regular edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Connecticut special edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Georgia editSee also List of United States senators from Georgia and 1806 United States House of Representatives election in Georgia Georgia special class 2 edit nbsp Senator William H CrawfordDemocratic Republican Abraham Baldwin died March 4 1807 Democratic Republican George Jones was appointed August 27 1807 to continue the term pending a special election Jones ran in the November 7 1807 special election but lost to Democratic Republican William H Crawford This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Class 3 edit nbsp Senator John MilledgeDemocratic Republican James Jackson who had served since 1793 died March 19 1806 Georgia special class 3 edit Democratic Republican John Milledge was elected June 19 1806 This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Georgia regular edit Milledge was later re elected to the next term This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Kentucky editSee also List of United States senators from Kentucky and 1806 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky Kentucky regular edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Kentucky special edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Maryland editSee also List of United States senators from Maryland This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2022 1806 United States Senate elections in Maryland 1801 November 25 1806 1813 80 members of the Maryland General Assembly nbsp Candidate Philip Reed William HaywardParty Democratic RepublicanLegislative vote 47 33Percentage 58 75 41 25 The Maryland General Assembly convened to both fill the unexpired term of Robert Wright who resigned to become Governor of Maryland and to fill the next term This election was therefore both the regular and special Philip Reed won election over William Hayward by a margin of 17 50 or 33 votes for the Class 3 seat 15 New Hampshire editSee also List of United States senators from New Hampshire and 1806 United States House of Representatives election in New Hampshire New Hampshire regular edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 New Hampshire special edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 New York editMain article 1807 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 October 2019 North Carolina editSee also List of United States senators from North Carolina This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Ohio editSee also List of United States senators from Ohio This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Pennsylvania editSee also List of United States senators from Pennsylvania This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Rhode Island special editSee also List of United States senators from Rhode Island This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 South Carolina editSee also List of United States senators from South Carolina This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Vermont editSee also List of United States senators from Vermont and 1806 United States House of Representatives elections in Vermont Vermont regular edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Vermont special edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 See also edit1806 United States elections 1806 07 United States House of Representatives elections 9th United States Congress 10th United States CongressNotes edit Possibly Thomas Telfair a b more than likely fictional characters Dana 96 Asa Spalding Democratic Republican 50 David Humphrey Federalist 8References edit 17th Amendment to the U S Constitution Direct Election of U S Senators 1913 National Archives and Records Administration 8 February 2022 Georgia 1806 U S Senate Special Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved 11 February 2018 citing Georgia Republican Savannah GA June 27 1806 Kentucky 1806 U S Senate Special Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved 11 February 2018 citing The Western World Frankfort KY November 22 1806 Aurora General Advertiser Philadelphia PA December 19 1806 Maryland 1806 U S Senate Special Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved 11 February 2018 citing Votes and Proceedings of the Maryland State Senate 1806 11 12 Kentucky 1806 U S Senate Ballot 4 Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved 12 February 2018 citing The Western World Frankfort KY November 22 1806 Aurora General Advertiser Philadelphia PA December 19 1806 New York 1807 U S Senate Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved 13 February 2018 citing Journal of the New York Assembly 1807 38 39 Journal of the New York State Senate 1807 13 14 North Carolina 1806 U S Senate Ballot 7 Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved 13 February 2018 citing Legislative Papers for 1806 State Archives of North Carolina Raleigh Ohio 1807 U S Senate Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved 13 February 2018 citing Taylor William A 1900 Ohio in Congress from 1803 to 1901 Columbus Ohio Century Publishing Co p 96 via Internet Archive South Carolina 1806 U S Senate Ballot 2 Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved 14 February 2018 citing The Times Charleston SC December 13 1806 Charleston Courier Charleston SC December 16 1806 Vermont 1806 U S Senate Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved 14 February 2018 citing American Mercury Hartford CT November 6 1806 Weekly Wanderer Randolph VT October 29 1806 Connecticut 1807 U S Senate Special Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved 12 February 2018 citing Connecticut Herald New Haven CT October 13 1807 Connecticut 1807 U S Senate Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved 12 February 2018 citing American Mercury Hartford CT November 5 1807 Rhode Island 1807 U S Senate Special Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved 14 February 2018 citing Newport Mercury Newport RI November 7 1807 Georgia 1807 U S Senate Special Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved 12 February 2018 citing Augusta Chronicle Augusta GA November 14 1807 Our Campaigns MD US Senate Race Nov 25 1806 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved 5 November 2022 External links edit Party Division in the Senate 1789 Present via Senate gov Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1806 07 United States Senate elections amp oldid 1202694036 North Carolina, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
