United States House of Representatives elections, 1800
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Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 7th Congress in 1800 and 1801, at the same time as the 1800 presidential election, in which Vice President Thomas Jefferson, a Democratic Republican, defeated incumbent President John Adams, a Federalist.
These elections resulted in the Democratic-Republicans picking up 22 seats from the Federalists. This brought the Democratic-Republicans a solid majority of 68 seats, whereas the Federalists were only able to secure 38. Many state legislatures also changed to Democratic-Republican control, with the result that many new Democratic-Republicans were voted into the Senate. The Federalists never again succeeded in gaining a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, and it was soon normal for them to control fewer than a third of the seats until the national Federalist party disintegrated completely in the early 1820s.
The victory of Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans can be attributed partially to unpopular policies pursued by the Adams administration, including the Alien and Sedition Acts, which sought to curtail guarantees of freedom of speech and freedom of the press spelled out in the Bill of Rights.
The difference between Federalist policies in support of a strong national government and the Democratic-Republican preference for states' rights played a prominent role in the election. Federal taxation became an issue as Southerners and Westerners rejected federal taxes levied on property.
Election summaries
68 | 38 |
Democratic-Republican | Federalist |
State | Type | Date | Total seats |
Democratic- Republican |
Federalist | ||
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Seats | Change | Seats | Change | ||||
Connecticut | At-large | September 22, 1800 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
Delaware | At-large | October 7, 1800 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Georgia | At-large | October 6, 1800 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Massachusetts | District (14) | November 3, 1800[Note 1] | 14 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
New Hampshire | At-large | August 25, 1800 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
New Jersey | At-large[Note 2] | December 24, 1800 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
New York | District (10) | April 29 – May 1, 1800 | 10 | 6 | 4 | ||
North Carolina | District (10) | August 15, 1800 | 10 | 6 | 4 | ||
Pennsylvania | District (12[Note 3]) | October 14, 1800 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Rhode Island | At-large | August 26, 1800[Note 4] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
South Carolina | District (6) | October 24, 1800 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Vermont | District (2) | September 2, 1800[Note 5] | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
1801 elections | |||||||
Kentucky | District (2) | August 3, 1801 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Maryland | District (8) | January 1, 1801 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Tennessee | At-large | August 4, 1801 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Virginia | District (19) | April 23, 1801 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Total | 106 | 68 64.2% |
22 | 38 35.8% |
22 |
Complete returns
Connecticut
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates[Note 6] |
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Connecticut at-large 7 seats on a general ticket |
William Edmond | Federalist | 1797 (special) | Re-elected | Samuel W. Dana (F) 11.1% Roger Griswold (F) 10.9% John Cotton Smith[Note 7] (F) 10.8% William Edmond (F) 10.4% Elizur Goodrich (F) 10.2% John Davenport (F) 9.3% Elias Perkins (F) 8.6% Calvin Goddard[Note 8] (F) 5.7% Benjamin Talmadge[Note 8] (F) 5.3% Simeon Baldwin (F) 5.2% Timothy Pitkin (F) 3.8% William Moseley (F) 2.7% Epaphroditus Champion (F) 2.3% Chauncey Goodrich (F) 1.7% Jonathan Brace (F) 1.0% William Hart (DR) 0.8% Gideon Granger (DR) 0.4% Sylvester Gilbert (DR) 0.1% |
Chauncey Goodrich | Federalist | 1794 | Lost re-election Federalist hold | ||
Previous incumbent Jonathan Brace (F) resigned in 1800 | Federalist hold | ||||
Roger Griswold | Federalist | 1794 | Re-elected | ||
Elizur Goodrich | Federalist | 1798 | Re-elected | ||
John Davenport | Federalist | 1798 | Re-elected | ||
Samuel W. Dana | Federalist | 1796 | Re-elected |
William Edmond (F) and Elizur Goodrich (F) both declined to serve another term and were replaced by Calvin Goddard (F) and Benjamin Talmadge (F)
Delaware
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Delaware at-large | James A. Bayard | Federalist | 1796 | Re-elected | James A. Bayard (F) 53.4% John Patten (DR) 46.6% |
Georgia
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Georgia at-large 2 seats on a general ticket |
James Jones | Federalist | 1798 | Re-elected as Democratic-Republican |
James Jones (DR[Note 9]) 47.9% Benjamin Taliaferro (DR[Note 9]) 42.1% Francis Willis (DR) 10.0% |
Benjamin Taliaferro | Federalist | 1798 | Re-elected as Democratic-Republican |
James Jones (DR) died on January 11, 1801, and was replaced in a special election by John Milledge (DR)
Milledge subsequently resigned in 1802 upon being elected Governor of Georgia and was replaced by Peter Early. Benjamin Taliaferro (DR) also resigned in 1802 to be replaced by David Meriwether (DR)
Kentucky
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Kentucky 1 Known as the Southern district |
Thomas T. Davis | Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Re-elected | Thomas T. Davis (DR) 78.8% John Pope (DR) 21.2% |
Kentucky 2 Known as the Northern district |
John Fowler | Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Re-elected | John Fowler (DR) 67.9% William Garrard 19.4% Philemon Thomas 12.8% |
Maryland
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maryland 1 | George Dent | Federalist | 1792 | Retired Federalist hold |
John Campbell (F) 76.6% Frances Digges (DR) 23.4% |
Maryland 2 | John C. Thomas | Federalist | 1798 | Lost re-election Democratic-Republican gain |
Richard Sprigg, Jr. (DR) 65.0% John C. Thomas (F) 35.0% |
Maryland 3 | William Craik | Federalist | 1796 (special) | Retired Federalist hold |
Thomas Plater (F) 53.1% Patrick Magruder (DR) 46.9% |
Maryland 4 | George Baer, Jr. | Federalist | 1796 | Retired Democratic-Republican gain |
Daniel Hiester (DR) 57.4% Eli Williams (F) 42.6% |
Maryland 5 | Samuel Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1792 | Re-elected | Samuel Smith[Note 10] (DR) Charles Ridgely (F) |
Maryland 6 | Gabriel Christie | Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Retired Democratic-Republican hold |
John Archer (DR) 95.7% John Carlisle (F) 3.9% Philip Thomas (F) 0.4% |
Maryland 7 | Joseph H. Nicholson | Democratic-Republican | 1798 (special) | Re-elected | Joseph H. Nicholson (DR) 99.7% Solomon Jones 0.3% |
Maryland 8 | John Dennis | Federalist | 1796 | Re-elected | John Dennis (F) 89.4% William Polk (DR) 10.6% |
Richard Sprigg, Jr. (DR) of the 2nd district resigned February 11, 1802, and was replaced in a special election by Walter Bowie (DR)
Massachusetts
Massachusetts' electoral law required a majority for election, which was not met in the 1st and 6th districts, necessitating a second trial.
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates | ||
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First ballot | Second ballot | ||||||
Massachusetts 1 Known as the 1st Western district |
Theodore Sedgwick | Federalist | 1798 | Democratic-Republican gain | John Bacon (DR) 49.3% Ephraim Williams (F) 49.1% Scattering 1.6% |
John Bacon (DR) 59.0% Ephraim Williams (F) 41.0% | |
Massachusetts 2 Known as the 2nd Western district |
William Shepard | Federalist | 1796 | Re-elected | William Shepard (F) 73.4% William Lyman 12.9% Scattiner 13.8% | ||
Massachusetts 3 Known as the 3rd Western district |
Samuel Lyman | Federalist | 1794 | Federalist hold | Ebenezer Mattoon[Note 7] (F) 75.9% Thomas Dwight (DR) 14.6% Daniel Bigelow 4.9% Scattering 4.6% | ||
Massachusetts 4 Known as the 4th Western district |
Previous incumbent Dwight Foster (F) was elected to the Senate June 6, 1800 | Democratic-Republican hold | Levi Lincoln Sr.[Note 7] (DR) 52.8% Jabez Upham 41.5% Salem Towne (F) 3.8% Seth Hastings (F) 1.9% | ||||
Massachusetts 5 Known as the 1st Southern district |
Lemuel Williams | Federalist | 1798 | Re-elected | Lemuel Williams (F) 61.9% Isaiah L. Green (DR) 26.6% Isaiah Coffin (DR) 11.5% | ||
Massachusetts 6 Known as the 2nd Southern district |
John Reed Sr. | Federalist | 1794 | Democratic-Republican gain | Nahum Mitchell (F) 36.2% Josiah Smith (DR) 32.7% Samuel Niles (DR) 8.9% Benjamin Whiteman (F) 6.9% Nathaniel Goodwin (F) 5.9% Daniel Snow (DR) 3.6% Scattering 5.9% |
Josiah Smith (DR) 50.7% Nahum Mitchell (F) 45.4% Samuel Niles (DR) 3.9% | |
Massachusetts 7 Known as the 3rd Southern district |
Phanuel Bishop | Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Re-elected | Phanuel Bishop (DR) 57.6% Elisha May (F) 25.7% Stephen Bullock (DR[Note 9]) 9.9% Laban Wheaton (F) 6.9% | ||
Massachusetts 8 Known as the 1st Middle district |
Harrison Gray Otis | Federalist | 1796 | Retired Democratic-Republican gain |
William Eustis (DR) 52.9% Josiah Quincy (F) 47.1% | ||
Massachusetts 9 Known as the 2nd Middle district |
Joseph Bradley Varnum | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Re-elected | Joseph Bradley Varnum (DR) 71.8% Timothy Bigelow (F) 27.2% Others 1.0% | ||
Massachusetts 10 Known as the 3rd Middle district |
Previous incumbent Samuel Sewall (F) had been appointed as judge to Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court January 10, 1800 | Federalist hold | Nathan Read[Note 7] (F) 55.0% Jacob Crowninshield (DR) 44.0% | ||||
Massachusetts 11 Known as the 4th Middle district |
Bailey Bartlett | Federalist | 1797 (special) | Retired Federalist hold |
Manasseh Cutler (F) 75.5% Thomas Kitteridge (DR) 21.4% Others 3.1% | ||
District of Maine | Massachusetts 12 Known as the 1st Eastern district |
Silas Lee | Federalist | 1798 | Re-elected | Silas Lee (F) 50.8% Henry Dearborn (DR) 45.6% Scattering 3.6% | |
Massachusetts 13 Known as the 2nd Eastern district |
Peleg Wadsworth | Federalist | 1792 | Re-elected | Peleg Wadsworth (F) 76.8% John Chandler (DR) 14.1% Stephen Longfellow (F) Scattering 4.7% | ||
Massachusetts 14 Known as the 3rd Eastern district |
George Thatcher | Federalist | 1788 | Re-elected | George Thatcher (F) 61.8% Richard Cutts (DR) 38.2% |
In the 14th district, George Thatcher (F) declined to serve in the 8th Congress. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy, which was won by Richard Cutts (DR). At the time Thatcher left office, he was the last member of the House to have served continuously from the 1st Congress.
In the 4th district, Levi Lincoln Sr. (DR) resigned upon being appointed United States Attorney General March 5, 1801, and was replaced in a special election by Seth Hastings (F).
In the 12th district, Silas Lee (F) resigned August 20, 1801, and was replaced in a special election by Samuel Thatcher (DR)
New Hampshire
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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New Hampshire at-large 4 seats on a general ticket |
James Sheafe | Federalist | 1799 (special) | Retired Federalist hold |
Abiel Foster (F) 19.3% Samuel Tenney[Note 7] (F) 17.7% George B. Upham (F) 16.5% Joseph Peirce (F) 14.9% Nahum Parker (DR) 6.3% John Goddard (DR) 5.5% Joseph Badger (DR) 4.9% Ezra Bartlett (DR) 4.1% Michael McClary 2.5% Thomas Cogswell 1.7% Scattering 6.7% |
Jonathan Freeman | Federalist | 1796 | Retired Federalist hold | ||
Previous incumbent William Gordon (F) resigned to accept position as New Hampshire Attorney General | Federalist hold | ||||
Abiel Foster | Federalist | 1794 | Re-elected |
Joseph Peirce (F) resigned in 1802, and a special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy, won by Samuel Hunt
New Jersey
In 1800, New Jersey returned to its traditional at-large district, continued to use this system to select representatives until it was abolished in 1842, with a single exception in 1813.
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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New Jersey at-large 5 seats on a general ticket |
John Condit Redistricted from the 1st district |
Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Re-elected | James Mott (DR) 10.3% Ebenezer Elmer (DR) 10.2% John Condit (DR) 10.2% William Helms (DR) 10.2% Henry Southard (DR) 10.1% Aaron Ogden (F) 9.9% Peter DeVroom (F) 9.8% James H. Imlay (F) 9.8% Franklin Davenport (F) 49.8% William Coxe (F) 9.8% |
Aaron Kitchell Redistricted from the 2nd district |
Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Retired Democratic-Republican hold | ||
James Linn Redistricted from the 3rd district |
Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Retired Democratic-Republican hold | ||
James H. Imlay Redistricted from the 4th district |
Federalist | 1797 | Lost re-election Democratic-Republican gain | ||
Franklin Davenport Redistricted from the 5th district |
Federalist | 1798 | Lost re-election Democratic-Republican gain |
New York
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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New York 1 | John Smith | Democratic-Republican | 1799 (special) | Re-elected | John Smith (DR) 56.0% Silas Wood (F) 44.0% |
New York 2 | Edward Livingston | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Retired Democratic-Republican hold |
Samuel L. Mitchill (DR) 51.0% Jacob Morton (F) 49.0% |
New York 3 | Philip Van Courtlandt | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Re-elected | Philip Van Courtlandt (DR) 59.7% Samuel Bayard (F) 40.3% |
New York 4 | Lucas C. Elmendorf | Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Re-elected | Lucas C. Elmendorf (DR) 60.0% John Hathorn (DR) 36.8% Leonard Bronk (F) 3.2% |
New York 5 | Theodorus Bailey | Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Retired Democratic-Republican hold |
Thomas Tillotson (DR) 61.6% David Brooks (F) 38.4% |
New York 6 | John Bird | Federalist | 1798 | Re-elected | John Bird (F) 53.4% Henry W. Livingston (DR) 45.5% John Woodworth (DR) 1.1% |
New York 7 | John Thompson | Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Lost re-election Democratic-Republican hold |
David Thomas (DR) 50.8% John Williams (F) 47.8% John Thompson (DR) 1.3% |
New York 8 | Henry Glen | Federalist | 1793 | Lost re-election Federalist hold |
Killian K. Van Rensselaer (F) 50.3% George Tiffany (DR) 40.8% Henry Glen (F) 8.9% |
New York 9 | Jonas Platt | Federalist | 1798 | Retired Federalist hold |
Benjamin Walker (F) 64.3% Jacob Eaker (DR) 34.5% Scattering 1.2% |
New York 10 | William Cooper | Federalist | 1798 | Retired Federalist hold |
Thomas Morris (F) 54.3% William Stuart (DR) 39.6% John Paterson (DR) 4.4% Scattering 1.8% |
There were three vacancies during the 7th Congress. The first was in the 6th district when John Bird (F) resigned on July 25, 1801. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy, electing John P. Van Ness (DR). The second occurred in the 5th district when Thomas Tillotson (DR) was appointed Secretary of State of New York and resigned his seat August 10, 1801. A special election was held to fill the resulting vacancy, resulting in Theodorus Bailey (DR) taking the seat back. The third and last vacancy occurred in the 6th district when Thomas Jefferson named John P. Van Ness (DR) as a major in the militia of the Territory of Columbia. His seat was declared vacant January 17, 1801, and was left unfilled for the remainder of the 7th Congress.
North Carolina
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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North Carolina 1 | Joseph Dickson | Federalist | 1798 | Lost re-election Democratic-Republican gain |
James Holland (DR) 60.9% Joseph Dickson (F) 38.1% |
North Carolina 2 | Archibald Henderson | Federalist | 1798 | Re-elected | Archibald Henderson (F) 49.3% Musendine Matthews (F) 29.0% Matthew Locke (DR) 21.7% |
North Carolina 3 | Robert Williams | Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Re-elected | Robert Williams (DR) 75.1% John Hamilton (F) 24.9% |
North Carolina 4 | Richard Stanford | Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Re-elected | Richard Stanford (DR) 61.6% William Strudwick (F) 38.4% |
North Carolina 5 | Nathaniel Macon | Democratic-Republican | 1791 | Re-elected | Nathaniel Macon (DR) 97.4% Scattering 2.6% |
North Carolina 6 | William H. Hill | Federalist | 1798 | Re-elected | William H. Hill (F) 65.2% James Gillespie (DR) 34.8% |
North Carolina 7 | William Barry Grove | Federalist | 1791 | Re-elected | William Barry Grove (F) 77.8% Samuel D. Purviance (DR) 22.2% |
North Carolina 8 | David Stone | Federalist | 1798 | Re-elected | David Stone[Note 10] (F) John H. Jaycocks (F) John White |
North Carolina 9 | Willis Alston | Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Re-elected | Willis Alston (DR) 58.1% Thomas Blount (DR) 41.9% |
North Carolina 10 | Richard Dobbs Spaight | Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Lost re-election Federalist gain |
John Stanly (F) 60.1% Richard Dobbs Spaight (DR) 39.9% |
Two vacancies occurred during the 7th Congress, both in the 8th district. The first occurred before the meeting of the Congress when David Stone (F) was elected to the Senate and was won by Charles Johnson (DR) The second vacancy occurred when Johnson died on July 23, 1802, the resulting vacancy was won by Thomas Wynns (DR).
Pennsylvania
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates[2] |
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Pennsylvania 1 | Robert Waln | Federalist | 1798 (Special) | Retired Democratic-Republican gain |
William Jones (DR) 50.2% Francis Gurney (F) 49.8% |
Pennsylvania 2 | Michael Leib | Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Re-elected | Michael Leib (DR) 77.8% John Lardner (F) 22.2% |
Pennsylvania 3 | Richard Thomas | Federalist | 1794 | Retired Federalist hold |
Joseph Hemphill (F) 53.3% Joseph Shallcroft (DR) 46.7% |
Pennsylvania 4 Plural district with 2 seats |
Peter Muhlenberg | Democratic-Republican | 1798 | Re-elected | Peter Muhlenberg (DR) 34.4% Robert Brown (DR) 34.4% Cawallader C. Evans (F) 15.6% John Arndt (F) 15.5% |
Robert Brown | Democratic-Republican | 1798 (Special) | Re-elected | ||
Pennsylvania 5 | Joseph Hiester | Democratic-Republican | 1797 (Special) | Re-elected | Joseph Hiester (DR) 83.2% Roswell Wells (F) 16.8% |
Pennsylvania 6 | John A. Hanna | Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Re-elected | John A. Hanna (DR) 74.6% Samuel Maclay (F) 25.4% |
Pennsylvania 7 | John W. Kittera | Federalist | 1791 | Retired Federalist hold |
Thomas Boude (F) 54.1% John Whitehill (DR) 45.9% |
Pennsylvania 8 | Thomas Hartley | Federalist | 1788 | Died Democratic-Republican gain |
John Stewart (DR) 54.8%[Note 7] John Eddie (F) 45.2% |
Pennsylvania 9 | Andrew Gregg | Democratic-Republican | 1791 | Re-elected | Andrew Gregg (DR) 72.6% David Mitchell (F) 27.4% |
Pennsylvania 10 | Henry Woods | Federalist | 1798 | Re-elected | Henry Woods (F) 53.6% David Bard (DR) 46.4% |
Pennsylvania 11 | John Smilie | Democratic-Republican | 1792 1798 |
Re-elected | John Smilie (DR) 100% |
Pennsylvania 12 | Albert Gallatin | Democratic-Republican | 1794 | Re-elected | Albert Gallatin (DR) 72.9% Presley Neville (F) 27.1% |
Peter Muhlenberg (DR) of the 4th district was elected to the Senate before the start of the 7th Congress and was replaced in a special election by Isaac Van Horne (DR)
Albert Gallatin (DR) of the 12th district was appointed Secretary of the Treasury in May 1801, and was replaced in a special election by William Hoge (DR)
Rhode Island
In 1800, Rhode Island switched to a general ticket for its two seats, instead of electing each one separately. Only one candidate received a majority, requiring a run-off election to choose a Representative for the second seat.
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates[Note 11] | |
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First ballot | Second ballot | |||||
Rhode Island at-large 2 seats on a general ticket |
John Brown | Federalist | 1798 | Lost re-election Democratic-Republican gain |
Thomas Tillinghast (DR) 40.2% Joseph Stanton Jr. (DR) 24.0% Richard Jackson Jr. (F) 19.9% Asher Robbins (F) 12.9% John Brown (F) 2.2% |
Joseph Stanton Jr. (DR) 61.4% Thomas Noyes (F) 38.6% |
Christopher G. Champlin | Federalist | 1796 | Retired Democratic-Republican gain |
South Carolina
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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South Carolina 1 Also known as the Charleston District |
Thomas Pinckney | Federalist | 1797 (special) | Retired Federalist hold |
Thomas Lowndes (F) 87.0%[Note 12] Robert Simons (DR) 13.0% |
South Carolina 2 Also known as the Beaufort District |
John Rutledge, Jr. | Federalist | 1796 | Re-elected | John Rutledge, Jr. (F) 60.3% Charles J. Colcock (DR) 39.7% |
South Carolina 3 Also known as the Georgetown District |
Benjamin Huger | Federalist | 1798 | Re-elected | Benjamin Huger (F) 54.5% Lemuel Benton (DR) 45.1% Tristam Thomas 0.4% |
South Carolina 4 Also known as the Camden District |
Thomas Sumter | Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Re-elected | Thomas Sumter (DR) 63.3% Richard Winn (F) 32.6% William Bracey (F) 4.1% |
South Carolina 5 Also known as the Ninety-Six District |
Robert Goodloe Harper | Federalist | 1794 | Retired Democratic-Republican gain |
William Butler Sr. (DR) 63.9% John Nicholls (F) 31.0% Charles Goodwyn (F) 5.1% |
South Carolina 6 Also known as the Washington District |
Abraham Nott | Federalist | 1798 | Retired Democratic-Republican gain |
Thomas Moore (DR) 50.7% William Smith (DR) 49.3% |
In the 4th district, Thomas Sumter (DR) resigned on December 15, 1801, upon being elected to the Senate. A special election was held to fill the vacancy, which elected Richard Winn (DR)
Tennessee
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Tennessee at-large | William C. C. Claiborne | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Re-elected | William C. C. Claiborne (DR) 86.3% John Rhea (DR) 13.6% |
Claiborne did not serve in the 7th Congress as he was appointed Governor of Mississippi Territory and was replaced in a special election by William Dickson (DR)
Vermont
Vermont electoral law required a candidate to win a majority to take office, necessitating a run-off election in the 2nd (Eastern) district.
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates[Note 11] | |
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First ballot | Second ballot | |||||
Vermont 1 Known as the Western district |
Matthew Lyon | Democratic-Republican | 1796 | Retired Democratic-Republican hold |
Israel Smith (DR) 63.5% Daniel Chipman (F) 34.8% Amos March 1.8% | |
Vermont 2 Known as the Eastern district |
Lewis R. Morris | Federalist | 1797 (special) | Re-elected | Lewis R. Morris (F) 24.9% Nathaniel Niles (DR) 24.7% Amasa Paine (F) 15.6% Stephen Jacobs (F) 11.3% William Chamberlain (F) 10.6% Stephen R. Bradley 7.3% Lot Hall (F) 5.5% |
Lewis R. Morris (F) 55.7% Nathaniel Niles (DR) 25.4% Amasa Paine (F) 12.4% William Chamberlain (F) 4.5% Others 2.0% |
Virginia
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Virginia 1 | Robert Page | Federalist | 1799 | Retired Democratic-Republican gain |
John Smith (DR) 59.3% Phillip C. Pendleton (F) 40.7% |
Virginia 2 | David Holmes | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Re-elected | David Holmes[Note 10] (DR) Alexander Sinclair (F) |
Virginia 3 | George Jackson | Democratic-Republican | 1799 | Re-elected | George Jackson[Note 10] (DR) Jonathan J. Jacobs (F) Skidmore[Note 13] (F) |
Virginia 4 | Abram Trigg | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Re-elected | Abram Trigg[Note 10] (DR) |
Virginia 5 | John J. Trigg | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Re-elected | John J. Trigg[Note 10] (DR) |
Virginia 6 | Matthew Clay | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Re-elected | Matthew Clay[Note 10] (DR) |
Virginia 7 | John Randolph | Democratic-Republican | 1799 | Re-elected | John Randolph[Note 10] (DR) |
Virginia 8 | Samuel Goode | Federalist | 1799 | Democratic-Republican gain | Thomas Claiborne[Note 10] (DR) |
Virginia 9 | Joseph Eggleston | Democratic-Republican | 1798 (special) | Democratic-Republican hold | William B. Giles[Note 10] (DR) |
Virginia 10 | Edwin Gray | Democratic-Republican | 1799 | Re-elected | Edwin Gray[Note 10] (DR) Nicholas Faulcon (DR) |
Virginia 11 | Josiah Parker | Federalist | 1789 | Lost re-election Democratic-Republican gain |
Thomas Newton Jr. (DR) 93.6% John Niveson (F) 5.7% Josiah Parker (F) 0.7% |
Virginia 12 | Thomas Evans | Federalist | 1797 | Retired Federalist hold |
John Stratton[Note 10] (F) John Page (DR) |
Virginia 13 | Littleton Waller Tazewell | Democratic-Republican | 1800 (special) | Retired Democratic-Republican hold |
John Clopton[Note 10] (DR) Samuel Tyler (DR) |
Virginia 14 | Samuel J. Cabell | Democratic-Republican | 1795 | Re-elected | Samuel J. Cabell[Note 10] (DR) |
Virginia 15 | John Dawson | Democratic-Republican | 1797 | Re-elected | John Dawson[Note 10] (DR) |
Virginia 16 | Anthony New | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Re-elected | Anthony New[Note 10] (DR) Carter Braxton James M. Garnett (DR) Tunstall Banks Andrew Monroe Richard Banks Archibald Petetrie |
Virginia 17 | Leven Powell | Federalist | 1799 | Lost re-election Democratic-Republican gain |
Richard Brent[Note 10] (DR) Leven Powell (F) Joseph Lane Samuel Clapham |
Virginia 18 | John Nicholas | Democratic-Republican | 1793 | Retired Democratic-Republican hold |
Philip R. Thompson[Note 10] (DR) John Blackwell (F) |
Virginia 19 | Henry Lee | Federalist | 1799 | Retired Democratic-Republican gain |
John Taliaferro (DR) 63.0% John Taylor (F) 37.0% |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Majority required for election, a second trial had to be held in two districts on March 9, 1801
- ↑ Changed from district method
- ↑ Includes 1 plural district
- ↑ Majority required for election, necessitating a second trial for one seat
- ↑ Majority required for election, which was not met in one district. A second trial was held on December 2, 1800
- ↑ Between the two sources used, there is disagreement over the ordering of the candidates. Both sources have the same numbers of votes recorded, but disagree on which candidates received those votes, one source lists Goddard as 8th, Talmadge as 9th, etc., as listed here, while the other has them as 11th, 12th, etc., three places off for all of them until the bottom three listed here which are moved up to 8th-10th, suggesting that one of the two sources accidentally misplaced three names on the list. I used the ordering that placed Goddard and Talmadge in 8th and 9th place as it seemed more likely that they'd been at the top of the runners-up given that they were subsequently elected to fill vacancies in the 7th Congress
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Also elected to fill vacancy in 6th Congress
- 1 2 Elected in subsequent special election
- 1 2 3 Changed parties
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data
- 1 2 Only candidates with at least 1% of the vote listed
- ↑ Percent based on incomplete records
- ↑ Source did not give full name
References
Bibliography
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- Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses. McFarland and Company. ISBN 978-0786402830.
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External links
- Office of the Historian (Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)