1806–07 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1806–07 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 29, 1806 (in New York) and August 4, 1807 (in Tennessee). Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 10th United States Congress convened on October 26, 1807. They occurred during Thomas Jefferson's second term. Elections were held for all 142 seats, representing 17 states.

1806–07 United States House of Representatives elections

← 1804 & 1805 April 29, 1806 – August 4, 1807 1808 & 1809 →

All 142 seats in the United States House of Representatives
72 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Joseph Bradley Varnum Charles Goldsborough
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Leader's seat Massachusetts 4th Maryland 8th
Last election 114 seats 28 seats
Seats won 116 26
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2

'Results:
     Federalist hold      Federalist gain
     Democratic-Republican hold      Democratic-Republican gain
     Dissident Republican hold      Dissident Republican Gain
     Undistricted

Speaker before election

Nathaniel Macon
Democratic-Republican

Elected Speaker

Joseph Bradley Varnum
Democratic-Republican

The Democratic-Republicans continued to build on their huge supermajority. They were actually able to take over two more seats than they had in the previous Congress, which they controlled by a margin of better than three to one. Commitment to agrarian policy allowed the Democratic-Republicans to dominate rural districts, which represented the bulk of the nation. On the other hand, supporters of the Federalists, even in their traditional base of support in the urban centers of coastal New England, continued to lament the ineffectiveness of their party and its lack of electoral appeal.

Election summaries edit

116 26
Democratic-Republican Federalist
State Type Date Total
seats
Democratic-
Republican
Federalist
Seats Change Seats Change
New York Districts April 29 – May 1, 1806 17 15   2  
Kentucky Districts August 4, 1806 6 6   0  
North Carolina Districts August 15, 1806 12 11  1 1  1
New Hampshire At-large August 25, 1806 5 5  5 0  5
Rhode Island At-large August 26, 1806[a] 2 2   0  
Vermont Districts September 2, 1806 4 2   2  
Connecticut At-large September 15, 1806 7 0   7  
Georgia At-large October 6, 1806 4 4   0  
Maryland Districts 9 6  1 3  1
Delaware At-large October 7, 1806 1 0   1  
South Carolina Districts October 13–14, 1806 8 8   0  
Ohio At-large October 14, 1806 1 1   0  
Pennsylvania Districts 18 15  2 3  2
New Jersey At-large October 14–15, 1806 6 6   0  
Massachusetts Districts November 3, 1806 17 11  1 6  1
Late elections (After the March 4, 1807 beginning of the next Congress)
Virginia Districts April 1807 22 21   1  
Tennessee Districts August 3–4, 1807 3 3   0  
Total 142 116
81.7%
 2 26
18.3%
 2
House seats
Dem-Republican
81.69%
Federalist
18.31%

Special elections edit

There were special elections in 1806 and 1807 during the 9th United States Congress and 10th United States Congress.

Elections are sorted here by date then district.

9th Congress edit

District Incumbent This race
Member / Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
North Carolina 10
"Rowan district"
Nathaniel Alexander Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent resigned November 1805 after being elected Governor of North Carolina.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated February 24, 1806.[1]
Successor later elected to the next term; see below.
Connecticut at-large John Cotton Smith Federalist 1800 (special) Incumbent resigned sometime in August 1806.
New member elected September 15, 1806.
Federalist hold.
Successor seated December 1, 1806.
Successor declined to run for the next term, on a ballot the same day; see below.
Georgia at-large Joseph Bryan Democratic-Republican 1803 (special) Incumbent resigned sometime in 1806.
New member elected September 15, 1806.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated September 1, 1806.
Successor was later elected to the next term; see below.
Georgia at-large Thomas Spalding Democratic-Republican 1805 (election contest) Incumbent resigned sometime in 1806.
New member elected before December 6, 1806.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated January 26, 1807.
Successor had already been elected to the next term; see below.
Maryland 7 Joseph H. Nicholson Democratic-Republican 1798 (special) Incumbent resigned March 1, 1806.
New member elected October 4, 1806.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated December 3, 1806.
Successor also elected to the next term; see below.
Virginia 13 Christopher H. Clark Democratic-Republican 1804 (special) Incumbent resigned July 1, 1806.
New member elected in early November 1806.[6]
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated December 1, 1806.
Successor later elected to the next term; see below.
Pennsylvania 1 Michael Leib Democratic-Republican 1798 Incumbent resigned February 14, 1806.
New member elected November 27, 1806.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated December 8, 1806.
Orleans Territory at-large None (District created). New delegate elected December 1, 1806.

10th Congress edit

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Carolina 6 Levi Casey Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent/Representative-elect died February 3, 1807.
Seat remain unfilled in the 9th Congress.
New member elected June 1–2, 1807.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated October 26, 1807.[7]
Massachusetts 12
"Berkshire district"
Barnabas Bidwell Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent resigned July 13, 1807 to become Attorney General of Massachusetts.
New member elected in 1807.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor seated November 2, 1807.[7]
Delaware at-large James M. Broom Federalist 1804 Incumbent/Representative-elect resigned in 1807.
New member elected October 6, 1807.
Federalist hold.
Successor seated December 2, 1807.[7]

Connecticut edit

Connecticut elected its members on September 15, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Connecticut at-large
7 seats on a general ticket
Benjamin Tallmadge Federalist 1801 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Jonathan O. Moseley Federalist 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
John Cotton Smith Federalist 1800 (special) Incumbent resigned sometime in August 1806.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
Successor was not elected to finish the current term; see above.
Timothy Pitkin Federalist 1805 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Lewis B. Sturges Federalist 1805 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
John Davenport Federalist 1798 Incumbent re-elected.
Samuel W. Dana Federalist 1798 Incumbent re-elected.

Delaware edit

Delaware elected its member October 7, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Delaware at-large James M. Broom Federalist 1805 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Incumbent resigned before the next Congress and declined the seat, leading to a special election, see above.
  •  Y James M. Broom (Federalist) 60.5%
  • Thomas Fitzgerald (Democratic-Republican) 21.3%
  • Joseph Haslet (Democratic-Republican) 9.8%
  • Thomas Montgomery (Democratic-Republican) 8.3%

Georgia edit

Georgia elected its members October 6, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Georgia at-large
4 seats on a general ticket
Dennis Smelt Democratic-Republican 1806 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Dennis Smelt (Democratic-Republican) 18.4%
  •  Y George M. Troup (Democratic-Republican) 16.7%
  •  Y William W. Bibb (Democratic-Republican) 15.3%
  •  Y Howell Cobb (Democratic-Republican) 12.8%
  • Elijah Clarke (Unknown) 12.5%
  • William Barnett (Democratic-Republican) 7.2%
  • Thomas Carr (Unknown) 6.2%
  • James Simms (Unknown) 6.2%
  • Thomas Spalding (Democratic-Republican) 3.1%
  • Obediah Jones (Unknown) 1.0%
  • Buckner Harris (Unknown) 0.6%
David Meriwether Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Thomas Spalding Democratic-Republican 1805 (election contest) Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Incumbent then resigned sometime in 1806, leading to a special election, see above.
Peter Early Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.

Indiana Territory edit

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Kentucky edit

Kentucky elected its members August 4, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Kentucky 1 Matthew Lyon Democratic-Republican 1797 (Vermont)
1803
Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 2 John Boyle Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Kentucky 3 Matthew Walton Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Kentucky 4 Thomas Sandford Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Kentucky 5 John Fowler Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Kentucky 6 George M. Bedinger Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.

Maryland edit

Maryland elected its members October 6, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[c]
Maryland 1 John Campbell Federalist 1801 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 2 Leonard Covington Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Maryland 3 Patrick Magruder Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
Maryland 4 Roger Nelson Democratic-Republican 1804 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 5
Plural district with 2 seats
Nicholas R. Moore Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
William McCreery Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland 6 John Archer Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Maryland 7 Joseph H. Nicholson Democratic-Republican 1798 (special) Incumbent resigned March 1, 1806.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor had also been elected to finish the current term, see above.
  •  Y Edward Lloyd (Democratic-Republican) 81.1%
  • James Brown (Quid) 18.8%
Maryland 8 Charles Goldsborough Federalist 1804 Incumbent re-elected.

Massachusetts edit

Massachusetts elected its members November 3, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[c]
Massachusetts 1
"Suffolk district"
Josiah Quincy Federalist 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Josiah Quincy (Federalist) 57.7%
  • James Prince (Democratic-Republican) 42.2%
Massachusetts 2
"Essex South district"
Jacob Crowninshield Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 3
"Essex North district"
Jeremiah Nelson Federalist 1804 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
Massachusetts 4
"Middlesex district"
Joseph Bradley Varnum Democratic-Republican 1794 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 5
"Hampshire South district"
William Ely Federalist 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 6
"Hampshire North district"
Samuel Taggart Federalist 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Samuel Taggart (Federalist) 64.4%
  • Solomon Snead (Democratic-Republican) 35.6%
Massachusetts 7
"Plymouth district"
Joseph Barker Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 8
"Barnstable district"
Isaiah L. Green Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Isaiah L. Green (Democratic-Republican) 63.4%
  • Wendall Davis (Federalist) 34.6%
  • Others 2.0%
Massachusetts 9
"Bristol district"
Phanuel Bishop Democratic-Republican 1798 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  •  Y Josiah Dean (Democratic-Republican) 55.1%
  • Nicholas Tillinghast (Federalist) 43.1%
  • Nathaniel Morton (Unknown) 1.6%
Massachusetts 10
"Worcester South district"
Seth Hastings Federalist 1800 (special) Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist hold.
  •  Y Jabez Upham (Federalist) 53.9%
  • Edward Bangs (Democratic-Republican) 45.4%
Massachusetts 11
"Worcester North district"
William Stedman Federalist 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y William Stedman (Federalist) 63.6%
  • John Whiting (Democratic-Republican) 36.0%
Massachusetts 12
"Berkshire district"
Barnabas Bidwell Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 13
"Norfolk district"
Ebenezer Seaver Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 14
"York district" District of Maine
Richard Cutts Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Richard Cutts (Democratic-Republican) 55.9%
  • Joseph Leland (Federalist) 25.8%
  • Joseph Bartlett (Democratic-Republican) 18.4%
Massachusetts 15
"Cumberland district" District of Maine
Peleg Wadsworth Federalist 1792 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Massachusetts 16
"Lincoln district" District of Maine
Orchard Cook Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts 17
"Kennebec district" District of Maine
John Chandler Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Chandler (Democratic-Republican) 76.5%
  • John Crosby (Unknown) 20.6%
  • Benjamin Whitwell (Federalist) 2.9%

Mississippi Territory edit

See Non-voting delegates, below.

New Hampshire edit

New Hampshire elected its members August 25, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[c]
New Hampshire at-large
5 seats on a general ticket
Silas Betton Federalist 1802 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Thomas W. Thompson Federalist 1804 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Samuel Tenney Federalist 1800 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
David Hough Federalist 1802 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Caleb Ellis Federalist 1804 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.

New Jersey edit

New Jersey elected its members October 14–15, 1806. The Federalists ran a mixed ticket consisting of 2 Federalists (Aaron Ogden and John Beatty) and 4 Democratic-Republicans (William Helms, Ebenezer Elmer, George Maxwell, and Adam Boyd), one of whom (William Helms) was also on the Democratic-Republican ticket. The Federalists capitalized on resentment over the replacement on the official Democratic-Republican ticket of Ebenezer Elmer, from South Jersey, with Thomas Newbold from Monmouth County and the retention of James Sloan. This ticket was formed too late to gain sufficient support, but the Federalists did do much better in state elections that year than they had in previous elections.[10]

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[c]
New Jersey at-large
6 seats on a general ticket
William Helms Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
Ebenezer Elmer Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Henry Southard Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
Ezra Darby Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
John Lambert Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
James Sloan Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.

New York edit

New York elected representatives to the 10th Congress on April 29 – May 1, 1806. This was the second and last election in which Districts 2 and 3 were elected on a joint ticket. New York redistricted in the next election.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
New York 1 Eliphalet Wickes Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 2/
New York 3
Joint ticket
Gurdon S. Mumford Democratic-Republican 1804 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
George Clinton Jr. Democratic-Republican 1805 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
New York 4 Philip Van Courtlandt Democratic-Republican 1793 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Philip Van Courtlandt (Democratic-Republican) 46.5%
  • Peter A. Jay (Federalist) 41.0 %
  • Peter Taulman (Democratic-Republican) 6.5%
  • Samuel S. Smith (Democratic-Republican) 6.1%
New York 5 John Blake Jr. Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Blake Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 62.9%
  • Reuben Hopkins (Federalist) 37.1%
New York 6 Daniel C. Verplanck Democratic-Republican 1803 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
New York 7 Martin G. Schuneman Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
  •  Y Barent Gardenier (Federalist) 47.8%
  • William A. Thompson (Democratic-Republican) 34.7%
  • Johannes Bruyn (Democratic-Republican) 17.5%
New York 8 Henry W. Livingston Federalist 1802 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
New York 9 Killian Van Rensselaer Federalist 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 10 Josiah Masters Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 11 Peter Sailly Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  •  Y John Thompson (Democratic-Republican) 57.8%
  • Asahel Porter (Federalist) 39.6%
  • Peter Sailly (Democratic-Republican) 2.6%
New York 12 David Thomas Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
New York 13 Thomas Sammons Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  •  Y Peter Swart (Democratic-Republican) 69.4%
  • Isaac H. Tiffany (Federalist) 30.6%
New York 14 John Russell Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Russell (Democratic-Republican) 67.3%
  • Solomon Martin (Federalist) 33.7%
New York 15 Nathan Williams Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 16 Uri Tracy Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
New York 17 Silas Halsey Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  •  Y John Harris (Democratic-Republican) 35.1%
  • Daniel W. Lewis (Federalist) 33.6%
  • Silas Halsey (Democratic-Republican)
  • James Faulkner (Democratic-Republican) 1.8%

North Carolina edit

North Carolina elected its members August 15, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[c]
North Carolina 1 Thomas Wynns Democratic-Republican 1802 (special) Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
North Carolina 2 Willis Alston Democratic-Republican 1798 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 3 Thomas Blount Democratic-Republican 1793
1804
Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 4 William Blackledge Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 5 Thomas Kenan Democratic-Republican 1805 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Thomas Kenan (Democratic-Republican)[b]
  • Benjamin Smith (Democratic-Republican)
  • Samuel Jacelyn (Unknown)
  • Alexander D. Moore (Unknown)
North Carolina 6 Nathaniel Macon Democratic-Republican 1791 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 7 Duncan McFarlan Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
Election was later contested.
  •  Y John Culpepper (Federalist) 48.1%
  • Duncan McFarlan (Democratic-Republican) 47.2%
  • John Hay (Federalist) 3.7%
  • James Sanders (Democratic-Republican) 1.0%
North Carolina 8 Richard Stanford Democratic-Republican 1796 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Richard Stanford (Democratic-Republican) 94.3%
  • Calvin Jones (Unknown) 2.6%
North Carolina 9 Marmaduke Williams Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Marmaduke Williams (Democratic-Republican) 57.9%
  • Theophilus Lacy (Democratic-Republican) 42.1%
North Carolina 10 Evan S. Alexander Democratic-Republican 1806 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina 11 James Holland Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y James Holland (Democratic-Republican) 96.1%
  • Joseph Graham (Unknown) 3.7%
North Carolina 12 Joseph Winston Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.

Ohio edit

Ohio elected its member October 14, 1806. Both candidates were Democratic-Republicans, but from election articles published in The Scioto Gazette it was suggested that James Pritchard was the candidate of the Ohio Quids and that in a few counties, notably Columbiana and Jefferson, he was also supported by the Federalists.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[c]
Ohio at-large Jeremiah Morrow Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.

Orleans Territory edit

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Pennsylvania edit

Pennsylvania elected its members October 14, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[11]
Pennsylvania 1
Plural district with 3 seats
Michael Leib Democratic-Republican 1798 Incumbent resigned February 14, 1806.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor also elected to finish the current term; see above.
Jacob Richards Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Joseph Clay Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 2
Plural district with 3 seats
Robert Brown Democratic-Republican 1798 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Frederick Conrad Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
John Pugh Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 3
Plural district with 3 seats
Isaac Anderson Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
Christian Lower Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
John Whitehill Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 4
Plural district with 2 seats
Robert Whitehill Democratic-Republican 1805 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Robert Whitehill (Democratic-Republican) 47.7%
  •  Y David Bard (Democratic-Republican) 42.7%
  • Evers Doty (Democratic-Republican) 7.8%
  • Oliver Pollock (Unknown) 1.8%
David Bard Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 5 Andrew Gregg Democratic-Republican 1791 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 6 James Kelly Federalist 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 7 John Rea Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Rea (Democratic-Republican) 52.7%
  • Andrew Dunlap (Federalist) 29.7%
  • Henry Woods (Quid) 17.6%
Pennsylvania 8 William Findley Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 9 John Smilie Democratic-Republican 1792
1798
Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania 10 John Hamilton Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Pennsylvania 11 Samuel Smith Democratic-Republican 1805 (special) Incumbent re-elected.

Rhode Island edit

Rhode Island elected its members August 26, 1806. Rhode Island law required a majority of votes to win. In this election, only one candidate won a majority on the first ballot, and so a run-off election was required to choose the second seat.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[c]
Rhode Island at-large
2 seats on a general ticket
Nehemiah Knight Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent re-elected. First ballot:

Second ballot:
Joseph Stanton Jr. Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.

South Carolina edit

South Carolina elected its members October 13–14, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Carolina 1
"Charleston district"
Robert Marion Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 2
"Beaufort and Edgefield district"
William Butler Sr. Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y William Butler Sr. (Democratic-Republican) 73.6%
  • Richard B. Screven (Federalist) 26.2%
South Carolina 3
"Georgetown district"
David R. Williams Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 4
"Orangeburgh district"
O'Brien Smith Democratic-Republican 1804 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  •  Y John Taylor (Democratic-Republican) 55.3%
  • Henry Dana Ward (Federalist) 30.0%
  • Miles B. Pinkney (Democratic-Republican) 14.3%
South Carolina 5
"Sumter district"
Richard Winn Democratic-Republican 1802 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Richard Winn (Democratic-Republican) 73.0%
  • Anthony Butler (Federalist) 27.0%
South Carolina 6
"Abbeville district"
Levi Casey Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected but died February 3, 1807, leading to a special election; see above.
  •  Y Levi Casey (Democratic-Republican) 50.1%
  • John A. Elmer (Federalist) 25.2%
  • Joseph Calhoun (Democratic-Republican) 24.7%
South Carolina 7
"Chester district"
Thomas Moore Democratic-Republican 1800 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina 8
"Pendleton district"
Elias Earle Democratic-Republican 1805 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  •  Y Lemuel J. Alston (Democratic-Republican) 39.7%
  • William Hunter (Democratic-Republican) 30.3%
  • Elias Earle (Democratic-Republican) 30.0%

Tennessee edit

Tennessee elected its members August 3–4, 1807, after the Congress began but before the first session met.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee 1
"Washington district"
John Rhea Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John Rhea (Democratic-Republican)
  • Uncontested
Tennessee 2
"Hamilton district"
George W. Campbell Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 3
"Mero district"
William Dickson Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
  •  Y Jesse Wharton (Democratic-Republican) 62.5%
  • James Lyon (Unknown) 31.2%
  • Spencer Clack (Unknown) 3.5%
  • Moses Fisk (Unknown) 2.8%

Vermont edit

Vermont elected its members September 2, 1806.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[c]
Vermont 1
"Southwestern district"
Gideon Olin Democratic-Republican 1802 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Vermont 2
"Southeastern district"
James Elliot Federalist 1802 Incumbent re-elected.
Vermont 3
"Northeastern district"
James Fisk Democratic-Republican 1805 Incumbent re-elected.
Vermont 4
"Northwestern district"
Martin Chittenden Federalist 1802 Incumbent re-elected.

Virginia edit

Virginia elected its members in April 1807, after the Congress began but before the first session met.

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Virginia 1 John G. Jackson Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y John G. Jackson (Democratic-Republican) 58.9%
  • Noah Linsley (Federalist) 41.1%
Virginia 2 John Morrow Democratic-Republican 1805 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 3 John Smith Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 4 David Holmes Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 5 Alexander Wilson Democratic-Republican 1804 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Alexander Wilson (Democratic-Republican) 57.0%
  • Oliver Towles (Democratic-Republican) 23.4%
  • Robert Bailey (Quid) 19.3%
Virginia 6 Abram Trigg Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 7 Joseph Lewis Jr. Federalist 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Joseph Lewis Jr. (Federalist) 55.2%
  • John Littlejohn (Democratic-Republican) 44.8%
Virginia 8 Walter Jones Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Walter Jones (Democratic-Republican) 86.7%
  • Richard Barnes (Federalist) 13.3%
Virginia 9 Philip R. Thompson Democratic-Republican 1793 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Virginia 10 John Dawson Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 11 James M. Garnett Democratic-Republican 1805 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y James M. Garnett (Democratic-Republican) 63.2%
  • Larkin Smith (Democratic-Republican) 36.8%
Virginia 12 Burwell Bassett Democratic-Republican 1805 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 13 William A. Burwell Democratic-Republican 1806 (special) Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 14 Matthew Clay Democratic-Republican 1797 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 15 John Randolph Democratic-Republican 1799 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 16 John W. Eppes Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 17 John Claiborne Democratic-Republican 1805 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 18 Peterson Goodwyn Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 19 Edwin Gray Democratic-Republican 1799 Incumbent re-elected.
  •  Y Edwin Gray (Democratic-Republican)
  • Uncontested
Virginia 20 Thomas Newton Jr. Democratic-Republican 1799 Incumbent re-elected.
Virginia 21 Thomas M. Randolph Democratic-Republican 1803 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Virginia 22 John Clopton Democratic-Republican 1801 Incumbent re-elected.

Non-voting delegates edit

As in the previous congress, there were three territories with non-voting delegates in the 10th Congress. In Indiana Territory, the legislature elected the delegate. The source used did not have information about Mississippi or Orleans Territory. Mississippi used popular election in 1808, while Orleans Territory elected its delegate by the legislature in 1808, suggesting Orleans probably used legislative election this year, too.

District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Indiana Territory at-large Benjamin Parke Federalist 1805 Incumbent re-elected September 3, 1807.[12]
Mississippi Territory at-large William Lattimore Democratic-Republican 1803 Unknown if incumbent retired or lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Orleans Territory at-large
(9th Congress)
New district New seat.
New delegate elected August 1, 1806[f] to finish the current term.
Orleans Territory at-large
(10th Congress)
Daniel Clark Independent 1806 Incumbent re-elected September 10, 1806.[f]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Rhode Island required a majority for election, which was not met for one seat requiring a second ballot.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote are listed.
  4. ^ Also member of the official Federalist ticket
  5. ^ Victory by a 6-vote margin, 2,056-2,050
  6. ^ a b "Date of election speculative." (acc. to source)

References edit

  1. ^ "9th Congress March 4, 1805, to March 3, 1807". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Connecticut 1806 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "Georgia 1806 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "Georgia 1806 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "Maryland 1806 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Virginia 1806 U.S. House of Representatives, District 13, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "10th Congress March 4, 1807, to March 3, 1809". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  8. ^ "Massachusetts 1807 U.S. House of Representatives, Berkshire District, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  9. ^ "Delaware 1807 U.S. House of Representatives, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  10. ^ "New Jersey 1806 U.S. House of Representatives". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  11. ^ "Wilkes University Elections Statistics Project" (PDF).
  12. ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  13. ^ "Our Campaigns - MS Territorial Delegate Race - Sep 08, 1806". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  14. ^ "Our Campaigns - Orleans Territorial Delegate - Initial Election Race - Aug 01, 1806". OurCampaigns.com.
  15. ^ "Our Campaigns - Orleans Territorial Delegate Race - Sep 10, 1806". OurCampaigns.com.

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