The 1812–13 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states, coinciding with President James Madison's re-election. 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 1812 and 1813, 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 lost two seats but still retained an overwhelming Senate majority. As in recent elections, the minority Federalists had gone into the elections with such a small share of Senate seats (6 out of 36, or 16.7%) that if they had won every one of the elections, they would still not have controlled a majority.
Jean Destréhan had resigned October 1, 1812 without having qualified. Interim successor appointed October 8, 1812. Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected February 4, 1813 on the second ballot. Democratic-Republican hold.
The Maryland legislature failed to elect a senator before the March 3, 1813, the beginning of the term. Robert Henry Goldsborough was appointed to fill the seat.
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1813 United States Senate special election in Maryland
^"17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913)". National Archives and Records Administration. February 8, 2022.
^"Louisiana 1812 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 22, 2018., citing American Watchman; and Delaware Republican (Wilmington, DE). October 14, 1812.
^"Louisiana 1812 U.S. Senate, Special, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 22, 2018., citing The Louisiana Gazette and New-Orleans Advertiser (New Orleans, LA). December 3, 1812.
^"Kentucky 1813 U.S. Senate, Ballot 3". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 22, 2018., citing Muskingum Messenger (Zanesville, OH). January 27, 1813.
^"Louisiana 1813 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 23, 2018., citing Courrier de la Louisiane (New Orleans, LA). January 22, 1813.
^"New Hampshire 1812 U.S. Senate, Ballot 12". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 23, 2018., citing Concord Gazette (Concord, NH). December 29, 1812.
^"NY US Senate". Our Campaigns. August 8, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
^"North Carolina 1812 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 23, 2018., citing The Star (Raleigh, NC). December 11, 1812.
^Taylor, William A. (1900). Ohio in Congress from 1803 to 1901 with Notes and Sketches of Senators and Representatives and Other Historical Data and Incidents. Columbus, Ohio: The XX. Century Publishing Co. p. 98 – via Google Books.
^"Pennsylvania 1812 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 23, 2018., citing Journal of the Pennsylvania State Senate, 1812. 41–43.
^ ab"South Carolina 1812 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 23, 2018., citing City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser (Charleston, SC). December 10, 1812.
^"Vermont 1812 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 23, 2018., citing Columbian Phenix: or, Providence Patriot (Providence, RI). October 31, 1812.
^"Massachusetts 1813 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 23, 2018., citing The Virginia Patriot (Richmond, VA). June 11, 1813.
^"Maryland 1813 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 23, 2018., citing Republican Star or Eastern Shore General Advertiser (Easton, MD). May 25, 1813.
^"Delaware 1813 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 23, 2018., citing Journal of the Delaware State Senate, 1813. 12.
^"New Hampshire 1813 U.S. Senate, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 23, 2018., citing Portsmouth Oracle (Portsmouth, NH). June 12, 1813.
^"Georgia 1813 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 23, 2018., citing Liberty Hall (Cincinnati, OH). December 14, 1813.
^"Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - May 20, 1813". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
External linksedit
Party Division in the Senate, 1789–Present, via Senate.gov
January 01, 1970
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The 1812 13 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states coinciding with President James Madison s re election 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 1812 and 1813 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 1812 13 United States Senate elections 1810 amp 1811 Dates vary by state 1814 amp 1815 12 of the 36 seats in the United States Senate plus special elections 19 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Party Democratic Republican Federalist Last election 27 seats 7 seats Seats before 30 6 Seats won 8 4 Seats after 28 8 Seat change 2 2 Seats up 10 2Results Federalist hold Federalist gain Dem Republican hold Dem Republican gain Legislature Failed To ElectMajority Party before election Democratic Republican Elected Majority Party Democratic Republican The Democratic Republican Party lost two seats but still retained an overwhelming Senate majority As in recent elections the minority Federalists had gone into the elections with such a small share of Senate seats 6 out of 36 or 16 7 that if they had won every one of the elections they would still not have controlled a majority Contents 1 Change in composition 1 1 Before the elections 1 2 Result of the regular elections 2 Race summaries 2 1 Special elections during the 12th Congress 2 2 Races leading to the 13th Congress 2 3 Special elections during the 13th Congress 3 Connecticut 3 1 Connecticut regular 3 2 Connecticut special 4 Delaware special 5 Georgia 5 1 Georgia regular 5 2 Georgia special 6 Kentucky 7 Louisiana 8 Maryland 8 1 Maryland regular 8 2 Maryland special 9 Massachusetts special 10 New Hampshire 10 1 New Hampshire regular 10 2 New Hampshire special 11 New York 12 North Carolina 13 Ohio 14 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ordered by election date State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Louisiana Class 2 New seat Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30 1812 Inaugural senator elected September 3 1812 Democratic Republican gain nbsp Y Jean Destrehan Democratic Republican 21 nbsp Y Allan Magruder Democratic Republican 21 James Brown Democratic Republican 16 Eligius Fromentin Democratic Republican 5 Livingston 3 2 Louisiana Class 3 New seat Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30 1812 Inaugural senator elected September 3 1812 Democratic Republican gain Louisiana Class 2 Thomas Posey Democratic Republican 1812 Appointed Jean Destrehan had resigned October 1 1812 without having qualified Interim successor appointed October 8 1812 Interim appointee lost election New senator elected February 4 1813 on the second ballot Democratic Republican hold nbsp Y James Brown Democratic Republican 26 Thomas Posey Democratic Republican 14 Fulwar Skipwith Eliminated 3 Races leading to the 13th Congress edit In these regular elections the winner was seated on March 4 1813 except where noted due to late election ordered by state All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoralhistory Connecticut Chauncey Goodrich Federalist 1807 special Incumbent re elected in 1813 nbsp Y Chauncey Goodrich Federalist data missing Georgia Charles Tait Democratic Republican 1809 special Incumbent re elected in 1813 nbsp Y Charles Tait Democratic Republican data missing Kentucky John Pope Democratic Republican 1806 Incumbent retired New senator elected January 12 1813 on the third ballot Democratic Republican hold nbsp Y Jesse Bledsoe Democratic Republican 56 Stephen Ormsby Democratic Republican 51 Anthony Butler Eliminated Isham Talbot Democratic Republican Eliminated 4 Louisiana Allan B Magruder Democratic Republican 1812 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election New senator elected in 1813 Democratic Republican hold nbsp Y Eligius Fromentin Democratic Republican 25 Thomas Posey Democratic Republican 13 Richard Butler 6 Blank 5 Maryland Philip Reed Democratic Republican 1806 special 1806 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re election Legislature failed to elect Democratic Republican loss data missing New Hampshire Charles Cutts Federalist 1810 special Incumbent lost re election Legislature failed to elect after 12 ballots Federalist loss Jedediah Kilburn Smith Democratic Republican 89 John Goddard 83 Charles Cutts Federalist 3 David L Morril Democratic Republican 1 6 New York John Smith Democratic Republican 1804 special 1807 Incumbent lost re election New senator elected February 2 1813 Federalist gain nbsp Y Rufus King Federalist 51 5 James W Wilkin Democratic Republican 46 2 John Smith Democratic Republican 2 3 7 North Carolina Jesse Franklin Democratic Republican 17991804 Lost 1806 Incumbent retired New senator elected in 1812 Democratic Republican hold nbsp Y David Stone Democratic Republican 100 A D Murphy Democratic Republican 83 Thomas Davis Democratic Republican 12 8 Ohio Alexander Campbell Democratic Republican 1809 special Incumbent retired New senator elected February 6 1813 Democratic Republican hold nbsp Y Jeremiah Morrow Democratic Republican 63 Calvin Pease 18 9 Pennsylvania Andrew Gregg Democratic Republican 1806 Incumbent retired New senator elected December 8 1812 Democratic Republican hold nbsp Y Abner Lacock Democratic Republican 63 Daniel Montgomery Jr Democratic Republican 26 James Brady Independent 22 Isaac Weaver Democratic Republican 6 Not voting 5 10 South Carolina John Gaillard Democratic Republican 1804 special 1806 Incumbent re elected in late 1812 11 nbsp Y John Gaillard Democratic Republican 118 Henry Middleton Democratic Republican 37 James Gowdy 1 11 Vermont Stephen R Bradley Democratic Republican 17911795 Lost 1801 special 1806 Incumbent retired New senator elected October 21 1812 Democratic Republican hold nbsp Y Dudley Chase Democratic Republican Royall Tyler Democratic Republican 94 Scattering 4 12 Special elections during the 13th Congress edit In these special elections the winners were seated in 1813 after March 4 ordered by election date State Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party Electoral history Massachusetts Class 1 James Lloyd F Federalist 1808 special 1808 Resigned May 1 1813 New senator elected May 5 1813 Federalist hold nbsp Y Christopher Gore Federalist 381 William King Democratic Republican 10 Scattering 102 13 Connecticut Class 3 Chauncey Goodrich Federalist 1807 special 1812 Incumbent resigned May 13 1813 to become Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut New senator elected May 13 1813 Federalist hold nbsp Y David Daggett Federalist data missing Maryland Class 3 Vacant Legislature had failed to elect New senator elected May 21 1813 Federalist gain nbsp Y Robert Henry Goldsborough Federalist 53 Edward Lloyd Democratic Republican 35 14 Delaware Class 2 James A Bayard Federalist 1804 special 18051811 Resigned March 3 1813 New senator elected May 21 1813 Federalist hold nbsp Y William H Wells Federalist 14 George Monro Democratic Republican 10 Richard Bassett Federalist 1 15 New Hampshire Class 3 Charles Cutts Federalist 1810 special 1813 Appointed Interim appointee lost election New senator elected June 10 1813 on the second ballot Federalist hold nbsp Y Jeremiah Mason Federalist 129 Charles Cutts Federalist 39 John Goddard Eliminated Scattering 4 16 Georgia Class 2 William Bulloch Democratic Republican 1813 Appointed Unknown if interim appointee retired or lost re election New senator elected November 6 1813 Democratic Republican hold nbsp Y William Wyatt Bibb Democratic Republican 79 J Macintosh 39 17 Connecticut editSee also List of United States senators from Connecticut and 1812 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 Delaware special editSee also List of United States senators from Delaware This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Georgia editSee also List of United States senators from Georgia and 1812 United States House of Representatives election in Georgia Georgia regular edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Georgia special edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Kentucky editSee also List of United States senators from Kentucky This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Louisiana editSee also List of United States senators from Louisiana This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 Maryland editSee also List of United States senators from Maryland Maryland regular edit The Maryland legislature failed to elect a senator before the March 3 1813 the beginning of the term Robert Henry Goldsborough was appointed to fill the seat Maryland special edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2022 1813 United States Senate special election in Maryland 1806 May 20 1813 1819 80 members of the Maryland General Assembly nbsp Candidate Robert Henry Goldsborough Edward Lloyd Party Federalist Democratic Republican Legislative vote 47 35 Percentage 58 75 41 25 Robert H Goldsborough won election over Edward Lloyd by a margin of 20 45 or 18 votes for the Class 3 seat 18 Massachusetts special editSee also List of United States senators from Massachusetts This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it October 2019 New Hampshire editSee also List of United States senators from New Hampshire and 1812 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 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House of Representatives elections 1812 United States presidential election 12th United States Congress 13th 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 Louisiana 1812 U S Senate Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved February 22 2018 citing American Watchman and Delaware Republican Wilmington DE October 14 1812 Louisiana 1812 U S Senate Special Ballot 2 Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved February 22 2018 citing The Louisiana Gazette and New Orleans Advertiser New Orleans LA December 3 1812 Kentucky 1813 U S Senate Ballot 3 Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved February 22 2018 citing Muskingum Messenger Zanesville OH January 27 1813 Louisiana 1813 U S Senate Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved February 23 2018 citing Courrier de la Louisiane New Orleans LA January 22 1813 New Hampshire 1812 U S Senate Ballot 12 Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved February 23 2018 citing Concord Gazette Concord NH December 29 1812 NY US Senate Our Campaigns August 8 2012 Retrieved February 23 2015 North Carolina 1812 U S Senate Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved February 23 2018 citing The Star Raleigh NC December 11 1812 Taylor William A 1900 Ohio in Congress from 1803 to 1901 with Notes and Sketches of Senators and Representatives and Other Historical Data and Incidents Columbus Ohio The XX Century Publishing Co p 98 via Google Books Pennsylvania 1812 U S Senate Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved February 23 2018 citing Journal of the Pennsylvania State Senate 1812 41 43 a b South Carolina 1812 U S Senate Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved February 23 2018 citing City Gazette and Commercial Advertiser Charleston SC December 10 1812 Vermont 1812 U S Senate Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved February 23 2018 citing Columbian Phenix or Providence Patriot Providence RI October 31 1812 Massachusetts 1813 U S Senate Special Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved February 23 2018 citing The Virginia Patriot Richmond VA June 11 1813 Maryland 1813 U S Senate Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved February 23 2018 citing Republican Star or Eastern Shore General Advertiser Easton MD May 25 1813 Delaware 1813 U S Senate Special Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved February 23 2018 citing Journal of the Delaware State Senate 1813 12 New Hampshire 1813 U S Senate Ballot 2 Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved February 23 2018 citing Portsmouth Oracle Portsmouth NH June 12 1813 Georgia 1813 U S Senate Special Tufts Digital Collations and Archives A New Nation Votes American Election Returns 1787 1825 Tufts University Retrieved February 23 2018 citing Liberty Hall Cincinnati OH December 14 1813 Our Campaigns MD US Senate Race May 20 1813 www ourcampaigns com Retrieved 2022 11 05 External links editParty Division in the Senate 1789 Present via Senate gov 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