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1810–11 United States Senate elections

1810–11 United States Senate elections
← 1808 & 1809 Dates vary by state 1812 & 1813 →
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 Federalist
Seats before 26 8
Seats after 26 7
Seat change Steady Decrease 1
Seats up 8 2
Races won 8 1
Results:
     Federalist hold      Dem-Republican hold
     Legislature Failed To Elect
Majority Party before election


Democratic-Republican

Elected Majority Party


Democratic-Republican

The 1810–11 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 1810 and 1811, 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 2.

The Democratic-Republican Party maintained their Senate majority. The minority Federalists had gone into the elections with such a small share of Senate seats (8 out of 34, or 23.5%) that, had they won all of the elections, they would still not have reached a majority.

Change in composition

Senate Composition in 1809

Democratic-Republicans: 28 seats Federalists: 6 seats

Senate Composition in 1811

Democratic-Republicans: 30 seats Federalists: 6 seats

Key Changes

Democratic-Republicans: The Democratic-Republicans gained 2 seats, increasing their majority from 28 to 30 seats. Federalists: The number of Federalist seats remained unchanged at 6.

Context

The Democratic-Republican Party continued to dominate the Senate, reflecting the broader political landscape of the era. The period was marked by the lead-up to the War of 1812, with growing tensions between the United States and Great Britain influencing political discourse and legislative priorities.[2]

DR7 DR6 DR5 DR4 DR3 DR2 DR1
DR8 DR9 DR10 DR11 DR12 DR13 DR14 DR15 DR16 DR17
Majority → DR18
Ga.
Ran
F8
Mass.
Ran 		DR26
Va.
Ran 		DR25
Tenn.
Ran 		DR24
S.C.
Retired 		DR23
R.I.
Unknown 		DR22
N.C.
Ran 		DR21
N.J.
Ran 		DR20
N.H.
Ran 		DR19
Ky.
Retired
F7
Del.
Ran 		F6 F5 F4 F3 F2 F1

Result of the regular elections

DR7 DR6 DR5 DR4 DR3 DR2 DR1
DR8 DR9 DR10 DR11 DR12 DR13 DR14 DR15 DR16 DR17
Majority → DR18
Ga.
Re-elected
V1
Mass.
F Loss 		DR26
Va.
Re-elected 		DR25
Tenn.
Re-elected 		DR24
S.C.
Hold 		DR23
R.I.
Hold 		DR22
N.C.
Re-elected 		DR21
N.J.
Re-elected 		DR20
N.H.
Re-elected 		DR19
Ky.
Hold
F7
Del.
Re-elected 		F6 F5 F4 F3 F2 F1
Key
DR# Democratic-Republican
F# Federalist
V# Vacant

Race summaries

Except if/when noted, number following candidates is whole number votes.

Special elections during the 11th Congress

In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1810 or before March 4, 1811; ordered by election date.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Delaware
(Class 1) 		Samuel White Federalist 1796 (special)
1801 (appointed)
1803
1809 		Incumbent died November 4, 1809.
New senator elected January 12, 1810.
Federalist hold.
New Hampshire
(Class 3) 		Nahum Parker Democratic-
Republican 		1807 Incumbent resigned June 1, 1810.
New senator elected June 21, 1810.
Federalist gain.
Connecticut
(Class 1) 		James Hillhouse Federalist 1796 (special)
1797
1803
1809 		Incumbent resigned June 10, 1810.
New senator elected in June 1810.
Federalist hold.
Ohio
(Class 1) 		Return J. Meigs Jr. Democratic-
Republican 		1808 (special)
1808 		Incumbent resigned December 8, 1810, to become Governor of Ohio.
New senator elected December 15, 1810 on the sixth ballot.
Democratic-Republican hold.
South Carolina
(Class 2) 		Thomas Sumter Democratic-
Republican 		1801 (special)
1809 		Incumbent resigned December 16, 1810.
New senator elected December 18, 1810 on the third ballot.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner also elected to the next term; see below.

Races leading to the 12th Congress

In these regular elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1811 (except where noted due to late election); ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral
history
Delaware James A. Bayard Federalist 1804 (special)
1805 		Incumbent re-elected January 8, 1811.
Georgia William H. Crawford Democratic-
Republican 		1807 (special) Incumbent re-elected in 1810 or 1811.
Kentucky Henry Clay Democratic-
Republican 		1810 (appointed) Appointee retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
New senator elected January 8, 1811.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Massachusetts Timothy Pickering Federalist 1803 (special)
1805 		Incumbent lost re-election.
Legislature failed to elect due to partisan deadlock in the Massachusetts Senate.
Federalist loss.
New Hampshire Nicholas Gilman Democratic-
Republican 		1804 Incumbent re-elected June 21, 1810, on the fourth ballot.
New Jersey John Condit Democratic-
Republican 		1803 (appointed)
1803 (special)
1809 (lost)
1809 (appointed)
1809 (special) 		Incumbent re-elected November 5, 1810.
North Carolina James Turner Democratic-
Republican 		1804 Incumbent re-elected November 28, 1810 on the third vote.
Rhode Island Elisha Mathewson Democratic-
Republican 		1807 (special) Incumbent retired or lost re-election.
New senator elected November 2, 1810.
Democratic-Republican hold.
South Carolina Thomas Sumter Democratic-
Republican 		1801 (special)
1809 		Incumbent resigned December 16, 1810.
New senator elected December 18, 1810 on the third ballot.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner also elected to finish the current term; see above.
Tennessee Jenkin Whiteside Democratic-
Republican 		1809 (special) Incumbent re-elected early October 28, 1809.
Virginia William B. Giles Democratic-
Republican 		1804 (appointed)
1804 (special)
1804 		Incumbent re-elected January 2, 1811.

Special elections during the 12th Congress

In these special elections, the winners were seated in 1811 after March 4; ordered by election date.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Massachusetts
(Class 2) 		Vacant Legislature had failed to elect; see above.
New senator elected late June 6, 1811 on the second ballot.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Tennessee
(Class 2) 		Jenkin Whiteside Democratic-
Republican 		1809 (special) Incumbent resigned October 8, 1811.
New senator elected October 1, 1811.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Rhode Island
(Class 1) 		Christopher G. Champlin Federalist 1809 (special) Incumbent resigned October 12, 1811.
New senator elected October 28, 1811.
Federalist hold.

Connecticut (special)

See also: List of United States senators from Connecticut and 1810 United States House of Representatives election in Connecticut

Delaware

See also: List of United States senators from Delaware and 1810 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware

Delaware (regular)

Delaware (special)

Georgia

See also: List of United States senators from Georgia and 1810 United States House of Representatives election in Georgia

Kentucky

See also: List of United States senators from Kentucky and 1810 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

Massachusetts

See also: List of United States senators from Massachusetts and 1810–1811 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts

Massachusetts (regular)

Massachusetts (special)

New Hampshire

See also: List of United States senators from New Hampshire and 1810–1811 United States House of Representatives election in New Hampshire

New Hampshire (regular)

New Hampshire (special)

New Jersey

See also: List of United States senators from New Jersey and 1810 United States House of Representatives election in New Jersey

North Carolina

See also: List of United States senators from North Carolina and 1810 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina

Ohio (special)

See also: List of United States senators from Ohio and 1810 United States House of Representatives election in Ohio

Rhode Island

See also: List of United States senators from Rhode Island and 1810 United States House of Representatives election in Rhode Island

Rhode Island (regular)

Rhode Island (special)

South Carolina

See also: List of United States senators from South Carolina and 1810 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

South Carolina (regular)

South Carolina (special)

Tennessee

See also: List of United States senators from Tennessee and 1811 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

Tennessee (regular)

Tennessee (special)

Virginia

See also: List of United States senators from Virginia and 1811 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Charles Cutts (NH) has conflicting accounts of whether he was a Democratic-Republican or a Federalist.

References

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  2. ^ "U.S. Senate: Party Division". www.senate.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
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  6. ^ "Connecticut". The enquirer. Richmond, Va. June 12, 1810. p. 3. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  7. ^ Taylor, William A. (1900). Ohio in Congress from 1803 to 1901 with Notes nad Sketches of Senators and Representatives and Other Historical Data and Incidents. Columbus, Ohio: The XX. Century Publishing Co. – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Ohio 1810 U.S. Senate, Special, Ballot 6". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 26, 2018., citing Muskingum Messenger (Zanesville, OH). December 8, 1810. Liberty Hall (Cincinnati, OH). December 24, 1810. The Western Spy (Cincinnati, OH). December 29, 1810, Taylor, William A. (1899). Ohio Statesmen and Annals of Progress: From the year 1788 to the year 1900. Columbus, Ohio: Press of the Westbote. p. 68.
  9. ^ a b "South Carolina 1810 U.S. Senate, Special, Ballot 3". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 29, 2018., citing The Spirit of 'Seventy-Six (Washington, DC). January 1, 1811.
  10. ^ "Delaware 1811 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 25, 2018., citing American Watchman; and Delaware Republican (Wilmington, DE). January 12, 1811.
  11. ^ "Kentucky 1811 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 29, 2018., citing The Reporter (Lexington, KY). January 12, 1811.
  12. ^ "Massachusetts 1810 U.S. Senate, House of Representatives Vote". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 29, 2018., citing Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). June 9, 1810.
  13. ^ "Massachusetts 1810 U.S. Senate, State Senate Vote, Ballot 4". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 29, 2018., citing Columbian Centinel. Massachusetts Federalist (Boston, MA). June 16, 1810.
  14. ^ "New Hampshire 1810 U.S. Senate, Ballot 4". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 25, 2018., citing Concord Gazette (Concord, NH). June 26, 1810. Farmer's Museum (Walpole, NH). July 2, 1810.
  15. ^ "New Jersey 1810 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 22, 2018., citing The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 9, 1810.
  16. ^ "North Carolina 1810 U.S. Senate, Ballot 3". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Archived from the original on March 15, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2018., citing The True Republican, and Newbern Weekly Advertiser (New Bern, NC). December 5, 1810.
  17. ^ "Rhode Island 1810 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 19, 2018., citing The Columbian Phenix (Providence, RI). November 3, 1810.
  18. ^ "Tennessee 1809 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 29, 2018., citing Journal of the Tennessee House of Representatives, 1809. 115.
  19. ^ "Virginia 1811 U.S. Senate". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 22, 2018., citing Independent American (Georgetown, DC). January 8, 1811.
  20. ^ "Massachusetts 1811 U.S. Senate, State Senate Vote, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved January 29, 2018., citing American Watchman; and Delaware Republican (Wilmington, DE). June 15, 1811. Norfolk Gazette and Publick Ledger (Norfolk, VA). June 17, 1811. Republican Star or Eastern Shore General Advertiser (Easton, MD). June 18, 1811.
  21. ^ "Tennessee 1811 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2018., citing Wilson's Knoxville Gazette (Knoxville, TN). October 7, 1811.
  22. ^ "Rhode Island 1811 U.S. Senate, Special". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 19, 2018., citing The True American and Commercial Advertiser (Philadelphia, PA). November 8, 1811.
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