Dates vary by state 1806 / 1807 → 25 9 27 7 Winner Democratic-Republican | 22 seats 9 seats 9 2 2 2 | |
The United States Senate elections of 1804 and 1805 were elections that expanded the Democratic-Republican Party's overwhelming control over the United States Senate. The Federalists went into the elections with such a small share of Senate seats (9 out of 34, or 27%) that even if they had won every election, they would have still remained a minority caucus.
Contents
- Results summary
- Special elections during the 8th Congress
- Races leading to the 9th Congress
- Special elections during the 9th Congress
- References
As these elections were prior to the ratification of the seventeenth amendment, senators were chosen by state legislatures.
Results summary
Senate Party Division, 9th Congress (1805–1807)
Special elections during the 8th Congress
In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1804 or before March 4, 1805; ordered by election date.
Races leading to the 9th Congress
In these general elections, the winner was seated on March 4, 1805; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.
Special elections during the 9th Congress
In this special election, the winner was seated in 1805 after March 4.